As one of the top Nurse-Midwifery programs in the country, we offer unique clinical opportunities arranged by the School and exposure to the latest research. In addition, you’ll graduate with a skill set that far surpasses that of other institutions including endometrial biopsies, IUD insertion, and OB ultrasonography.
Penn Nursing’s Nurse-Midwifery program creates leaders in the field whose practice and life’s work reflect the highest standards of care for families and communities, both locally and globally. To this end, Midwifery education is a process whereby students and faculty engage and grow in an environment conducive to inquiry, learning, and critical thinking. Scholarship, research, education, and practice are guided by an ethical commitment to the well-being of clients and their families; the promotion of comprehensive, quality public health; and the growth of the profession of Midwifery, thus enabling all people the choice of Midwifery care throughout their lives.
We prepare you for a midwifery practice focused on providing family-centered, comprehensive care to essentially healthy people and their families. We believe that the autonomous practice of nurse practitioners/midwives is based on the health promotion model and interdependent practice—a system that emphasizes the unique aspects each health professional brings to the care of a client.
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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To develop well-rounded midwives, we offer courses ranging from advanced physiology and pathophysiology to the use of ultrasonography during pregnancy. We also cover public policy, complementary therapies, and fetal evaluation. You’ll become a highly competent clinician, and an effective and a culturally sensitive patient advocate while learning to manage a team within the varied systems of healthcare delivery.
Your clinical work can be completed in hospitals, birthing centers, and in home birth experiences, as well as abroad through international study opportunities. As an added benefit, clinical experiences and preceptors for our students are all arranged and coordinated by the School.
Click the link below to view the curriculum for this program in the University catalog or download a sample plan of study: Full-time Summer 2024 start; Part-time Fall 2024 start; Full-time Summer 2025 start.
BSN degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
College level statistics course
RN
**All students are required to know and abide by policies and practices stated in the University of Pennsylvania’s Pennbook and Penn Nursing’s MSN Handbook.
*Please note: BSN students who graduate in May from Nursing School and who are interested in applying to the Nurse-Midwifery Program are not eligible to apply full-time to the Program for that summer due to RN licensure requirements. These applicants are encouraged to either apply for part-time study beginning in the fall with an option to enter the Clinical Cohort/Clinical Course Sequence the following summer term, OR to apply for direct entry into the Clinical Cohort the following summer term.
Decision Notification: late-February
Decision Notification: late-December
Decision Notification: late-April
Decision Notification: mid-May
*Dates subject to change without notice.
Applicants to this program may be eligible for the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program Fellowship, which offers a free Penn education to budding NPs who are committed to working in underserved communities after graduation.
Discount available for employees of our Academic Practice Partners. Click here to learn more.
| Full-time: $109,939 |
| Part-time: $126,048 |
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.
Our graduates go on to become home-birth practitioners, birth center practice directors, directors of midwifery educational programs, and directors of CNM services in large teaching and small community hospitals.
Upon completion, you’ll be eligible for two national certifications: the certification exam for Certified Nurse-Midwives, given by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB).
