Program Description
The Advanced-Practice Certificate in midwifery is a distance education program with required on-campus intensives for aspiring midwives who already hold a graduate degree in a health-related field, such as an MSN, DNP, or MPH. The curriculum is completed in three years. This accredited program leads to eligibility to sit for the American Midwifery Certification Board exam. Graduates are eligible to earn certification as either a Certified Nurse-Midwife or Certified Midwife. Applicants may be eligible for the Advanced Placement Option.
Curriculum: 3 years, 50.5 credits
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| MIDW 501 | Orientation Residency | 1 |
| MIDW 643 | Adv Physiol & Patho Prim Care | 4 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Spring | ||
| MIDW 699 | Adv. Health Assessment | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer | ||
| MIDW 645 | Reproductive & Sexual Hlthcare | 4 |
| MIDW 638 | Advanced Pharmacology I | 2.5 |
| Credits | 6.5 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MIDW 610 | Antepartum Care | 4 |
| MIDW 612 | Postpartum/Newborn Care | 2.5 |
| Credits | 6.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| MIDW 611 | Intrapartum Care | 4 |
| MIDW 644 | Advanced Pharmacology II | 1.5 |
| Credits | 5.5 | |
| Summer | ||
| MIDW 641 | Prep for Office Based Pract. | 1 |
| MIDW 613 | Embryology and Genetics | 1 |
| MIDW 642 | Professional Issues I | 2 |
| MIDW 631 | Midw Care/AmbulatorySettings I | 2 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MIDW 619 | Adv Perinatal Pathophysiology | 4 |
| MIDW 632 | MidwCare/AmbulatorySettings II | 3 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Spring | ||
| MIDW 640 | Prep for Full Scope Practice | 1 |
| MIDW 647 | Professional Issues II | 1 |
| MIDW 633 | Clin.III Full Scop Midw Care I | 4 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MIDW 634 | Clin.IV Full Scope Midw Care 2 | 5 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 50.5 | |
- MIDW 501, MIDW 641 and MIDW 640 are on campus experiences.