More About the Certified Nurse-Midwifery Program

Learn more about the courses you will take in the Certified Nurse-Midwifery DNP program.

Program of Study

Our Certified Nurse Midwifery (CNM) DNP program is a 3-year full-time program for students entering the program with a bachelor's degree and an RN or Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion (APNI) to DNP students who have successfully completed pre-licensure program of study.

During the first year of advanced practice coursework, RN to DNP and APNI to DNP students have different programs of study. In year two and three all courses are taken together.

The CNM Doctor of Nursing Practice program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME), 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 240-485-1802, www.midwife.org/acme.

Program of study shown is based on 2024-2025 AY. Programs of study and course sequencing may change periodically due to state and national certification changes. All courses begin with prefix NURS.

Program of study is listed as proposed to WABON, under current review and consideration as of Sept. 2024.

CNM Program of Study Year 1

APNI to DNP Students

Students in the APNI to DNP program complete a 4-year program of study (176 total credits). Their first five quarters of graduate study are focused on pre-licensure coursework. They begin the first year of advanced practice study after completion of pre-licensure coursework.

RN to DNP Students

Students entering the CNM program with an RN have a 3-year program of study (113 total credits) that includes advanced practice and doctoral coursework.

Year 1 for APNI to DNP Students Beginning Advanced Practice Courses

The courses below include the first year of CNM advanced practice study for APNI students, which begins after completion of pre-licensure coursework.

Fall Quarter Year 1 (14 credits)

6020 Epidemiologic Analysis of Populations at Risk

6024 Advanced Pathophysiology

6130 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge

6160 Leadership in Health Care Systems

Winter Quarter Year 1 (12 credits)

6004 Pharmacology for Registered Nurses

6075 Clinical Reasoning

6111 Health Informatics

6190 Quality Improvement Process and Methodologies

Spring Quarter Year 1 (11 credits)

6010 Health Care Policy for a Just and Humane World

6017 Health Care Economics and Finance

6021 Mental Health in Primary Care and Community Lab

6121 Mental Health in Primary Care and Community Theory

Year 1 Courses for RN to DNP Students

Summer Quarter Year 1 (11 credits)

6004 Pharmacology for Registered Nurses

6024 Advanced Pathophysiology

6110 Ethical Care for Social Justice

Fall Quarter Year 1 (13 credits)

6020 Epidemiologic Analysis of Populations at Risk

6075 Clinical Reasoning

6130 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge

6190 Quality Improvement Process and Methodologies

Winter Quarter Year 1 (12 credits)

6017 Health Care Economics and Finance

6111 Health Informatics

6120 Population-Based Health Care

6160 Leadership in Health Care Systems

Spring Quarter Year 1 (11 credits)

6010 Health Care Policy for a Just and Humane World

6014 Theory Informed Critical Inquiry I

6021 Mental Health in Primary Care and Community Lab

6121 Mental Health in Primary Care and Community Theory

CNM Program of Study Year 2 and 3

During the second and third year of advanced practice and doctoral coursework APNI and RN to DNP students follow the same program of study.

CNM Year 2 Courses

Summer Quarter Year 2 (0 credits)

No courses

Fall Quarter Year 2 (14 credits)

6001 Advanced Health Assessment Lab

6101 Advanced Health Assessment Theory

6022 Advanced Pharmacological Applications for Primary Care

6206 Primary Care of Women

Winter Quarter Year 2 (13 credits)

6015 Critical Inquiry II

6102 Antepartum, Postpartum and Newborn Lab

6104 Management of Gynecologic and Reproductive Health Lab

6202 Management of Antepartum, Newborn and Postpartum

6204 Management of Gynecologic and Reproductive Health Theory

Spring Quarter Year 2 (11 credits)

6018 Health Program Planning and Development

6108 Intrapartum and Newborn Lab

6200 Life Saving Skills for Childbearing Women and Newborns

6208 Management of Intrapartum, Postpartum and Newborn

CNM Year 3 Courses

Summer Quarter Year 3 (7 credits)

6201 Midwifery Clinical Practicum I

6212 Midwifery and Women's Health History and Professional Issues

Fall Quarter Year 3 (8 credits)

6203 Midwifery Clinical Practicum II

6901 DNP Internship I

Winter Quarter Year 3 (7-9 credits)

6207 Midwifery Integration 1: Practicum III

6903 DNP Project Internship II

Spring Quarter Year 3 (7-9 credits)

6209 Midwifery Integration 2: Practicum IV

6905 DNP Internship III

DNP Project Presentation and Program Synthesis

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