Our program focuses on the family as well as the infant through their first two years of life, and prepares students with skills and leadership in a variety of settings including intensive care nurseries, well baby nursery, home care, and high-risk follow-up programs.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing is routinely ranked in the top five graduate schools of nursing according to U.S. News & World Report. We are geographically located near the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine) as well as the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). We offer small cohorts with low faculty-to-student ratios, personalized attention, and the opportunity to learn from world renown experts in the field. Our extensive network of colleagues and alumni allow us to help place graduates before or soon-after graduation in the geographic area of their choice.
The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prepared at the master’s degree level. The NNP is prepared to practice across a continuum, providing primary, acute, chronic, and critical care to infants and toddlers through age two. NNPs primarily work in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) settings, selecting and performing clinically indicated advanced diagnostic and therapeutic invasive procedures. The National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NANNP) is the national association that represents neonatal nurse practitioners in the United States. Certification is governed by the National Certification Corporation (NCC) for Obstetrics, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties.
All of Penn Nursing’s programs are accredited. To learn more about the accreditation and pass rates, please visit our Accreditation page.
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We offer the program full-time and part-time plans of study, as well as a post-graduate APRN certificate program. Our world renowned Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program focuses on building future leaders in the field through clinical practice, hands-on education, extensive simulation, and robust research opportunities.
The curriculum includes research, the infant with special healthcare needs, embryology, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and management of the neonate. In addition, the NNP faculty find both clinical sites and preceptors at myriad level III and IV NICUs for our students. On campus access at the University of Pennsylvania, allows our students to take advantage of all Penn has to offer.
Click the link below to view the curriculum and different plans of study for this program in the University catalog.
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BSN degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
College level statistics course
RN
A minimum of two years full-time RN experience (post-orientation) in United States level III-IV NICU* within the last 3-5 years. Delivery room experience is encouraged but not required.
*International experience must be evaluated on an individual basis.
Priority Deadline: November 4, 2024 |
Final Deadline: February 3, 2025 |
Spring 2025 Enrollment | Summer 2025 Enrollment | Fall 2025 Enrollment |
Deadline: October 15, 2024 | Deadline: March 15, 2025 | Deadline: April 1, 2025 |
*Dates subject to change without notice.
Discount available for employees of our Academic Practice Partners. Click here to learn more.
| Full-time: $86,873 |
| Part-time, 2 years: $88,475 |
| Part-time, 3 years: $92,625 |
Your program costs will depend on your individual plan of study. Tuition is charged per CU based on your enrollment for the semester.
*Summer semesters are charged per CU regardless of enrollment status
**Registration for less than 4 CUs is charged per CU
***Registration for 4 CUs is charged the full-time rate
Tuition and fees do not represent the full cost of attendance for your program. Learn more about these expenses by visiting the University’s Student Registration & Financial Services website.
At the completion of this advanced level of nursing education, Penn Nursing MSN graduates will:
Successful completion of the program qualifies you to apply for national certification from the Neonatal Certification Corporation (NCC) as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC) as well as licensure in all 50 states.
