UMMC Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Programs (PNP)

The University of Mississippi Medical Center offers 6 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner tracks:

MSN – Primary Care
MSN – Acute Care
Post-Baccalaureate DNP – Primary Care
Post-Baccalaureate DNP – Acute Care
Post-Graduate APRN Certificate – Primary Care
Post-Graduate APRN Certificate – Acute Care

Program Tracks Overview

Program	Est. Tuition	Est. Duration	Credit Hours
MSN – PC	$26.8K	2 yrs (full-time)	48
MSN – AC	$26.8K	2 yrs (full-time)	48
DNP – PC	$38.8K	3 yrs (full-time)	71
DNP – AC	$38.8K	3 yrs (full-time)	71
Cert – PC	Not stated (est. $13.1K–$19.1K)	2–3 semesters	Individualized
Cert – AC	Not stated (est. $13.1K–$19.1K)	2–3 semesters	Individualized

UMMC’s defining advantage is a dedicated pediatric acute care track anchored to the state’s only children’s hospital, offered alongside a matching primary care track at three entry points. A tuition cap that stops charging after nine credit hours per semester also makes it one of the least expensive PNP pathways in the country.

NOTE: One caveat worth weighing: the separate pediatric primary care and acute care tracks begin enrolling in Fall 2026, so there is no graduate cohort, certification pass rate, or placement history behind them yet.

Quick Facts

Feature	Details
Program Types	MSN, Post-Baccalaureate DNP, Post-Graduate APRN Certificate
Format	Mostly Online. DNP adds face-to-face intensive sessions on the Jackson campus.
Population Focus	Primary Care and Acute Care, offered as separate tracks
Clinical Hours	630 NP hours (MSN and certificate); 1,230 total hours (DNP)
Clinical Placement	Student-secured with school assistance. Preceptors must have 2 years’ experience.
Distinctive Coursework	Advanced Clinical Diagnostics and Procedures for Nurse Practitioners (1 credit)
Concentrations	Nursing Education and Instruction, adds 10 credits to any track
RN License Requirements	Unrestricted U.S. RN license plus licensure or privilege to practice in Mississippi
RN Experience Requirements	Primary Care: 1 year pediatrics. Acute Care: 2 years pediatric critical or emergency care.
Tuition	$596.20 per credit hour (resident). No additional charge above 9 hours per semester.
Accreditation	CCNE (BSN, MSN, DNP, and post-graduate APRN certificate programs)
Start Terms	MSN and DNP: fall only, once per year. Certificates: spring.
Application Deadlines	March 15 for fall (MSN, DNP). September 15 for spring (certificates).
Entrance Exam	No GRE required
Dual PC/AC Track	Listed on the MSN overview page, but the catalog states admissions are suspended.

MSN – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

The estimated tuition for the MSN: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care Track at UMMC is approximately $26,829 in resident tuition (45 billable hours at $596.20 per credit, after the nine-hour semester cap).

The program can generally be completed in about two years of full-time study across five consecutive semesters, and part-time plans are available through a faculty advisor.

MSN – Primary Care Curriculum

Sequencing. The pediatric specialty sequence starts in the second semester, which is earlier than many MSN programs that front-load a full year of core coursework. By the spring of year one you are already in Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner I and its paired practicum. That matters if you want clinical reasoning and bedside application developing side by side rather than a year of theory first.

Unique coursework. The one-credit Advanced Clinical Diagnostics and Procedures for Nurse Practitioners course sits alongside the standard advanced assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology sequence. A dedicated diagnostics and procedures course is not standard in primary care PNP curricula, and it is the same course the acute care track takes.

Paired didactic and practicum design. Each of the four specialty courses is matched to a practicum of the same number, and the practicum credits escalate from 2 to 5 across the sequence. You are never taking pediatric theory without a corresponding clinical, and the clinical load deliberately grows heaviest in the final semester.

Concentration option. UMMC offers a Nursing Education and Instruction concentration that layers 10 additional credits onto the plan of study, covering teaching methods, curriculum development, simulation, and educational technology. It is worth considering if you expect to precept, run staff development, or move toward a faculty role later, but it will add roughly a semester.

Advanced Health Assessment (3)
Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology (3)
Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics (3)
Advanced Clinical Diagnostics and Procedures for Nurse Practitioners (1)
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner I–IV (8 total)
Pediatric Primary Care Practicum I–IV (14 total)
Finance and Leadership in Health Care Systems (3)
Health Care Quality Improvement (2)
Health Policy and Population Health (2)
Role Development and Role Enactment for Advanced Role Practice in Nursing (3)

More curriculum details are available here.

MSN – Primary Care Clinical Requirements

Minimum 630 supervised clinical hours
14 practicum credits across four courses (2 + 3 + 4 + 5), which works out to roughly 45 clinical hours per practicum credit
Hours are completed in select settings under the mentorship of an advanced practice nurse or physician
Preceptors are nurse practitioners; facilitators are physicians (MD/DO)
Preceptors must have 2 years of experience; facilitators must have 1 year
Preceptors must be secured the semester before clinicals begin
The School of Nursing can assist in securing preceptors, but students are permitted and encouraged to secure their own
The school reports affiliations with more than 200 hospitals, community health centers, health departments, clinics, and schools

630 hours clears the 500-hour national certification floor comfortably, but it sits at the low end of the 600 to 750 range typical for a single-population PNP program. That is not a disqualifier, though it does mean you graduate with less accumulated clinical volume than a peer from a 750-hour program, and you may want to seek extra pediatric exposure on your own. The placement model is the more consequential detail: assistance is offered, but placement is not guaranteed and you are encouraged to self-arrange. Pediatric preceptors and pediatric-specific sites are meaningfully harder to secure than adult primary care sites, and the one-semester-ahead deadline gives you less runway than it sounds like. If you live in or near Jackson, UMMC’s affiliation network works in your favor. If you are rural or out of state, treat placement as your own project starting the day you are admitted.

MSN – Primary Care Admissions

The gate that filters most applicants is the experience requirement: you need at least one year of pediatric clinical experience as an RN before the program starts, and there is only one intake per year.

BSN from a program regionally accredited and professionally accredited by CCNE or ACEN
Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, or a nursing GPA of at least 3.0
At least one year of pediatric clinical experience as an RN prior to starting
Preference given to applicants with recent full-time experience relevant to the track
Current unrestricted U.S. RN license plus licensure or privilege to practice in Mississippi
Official transcripts from all schools attended
No GRE required
An interview may be required
TOEFL and a NACES course-by-course evaluation for internationally educated applicants
Fall entry only; applications due March 15 each year (the Fall 2026 cycle has closed)

MSN – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care

The estimated tuition for the MSN: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Acute Care Track at UMMC is approximately $26,829 in resident tuition, identical to the primary care track at 48 credits. The program can generally be completed in about two years of full-time study across five semesters.

MSN – Acute Care Curriculum

Structure. The acute care plan of study mirrors the primary care plan course-for-course on the core side. The same eleven core and support courses appear in the same semesters, and the difference is entirely in the specialty sequence: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I–IV and Pediatric Acute Care Practicum I–IV replace their primary care counterparts, credit for credit.

Acute care content. The catalog describes the emphasis as advanced nursing care of infants, children, and adolescents with acute and complex health disorders, spanning wellness promotion through management of acute and chronic illness. The Advanced Clinical Diagnostics and Procedures course carries the explicit procedural content, and at one credit it is a light touch for a track aimed at inpatient and critical care practice. ⚠️ The source material does not specify whether procedural or critical care skills training happens in person, in a simulation lab, or online. That is a reasonable question to put to the track director before you enroll.

What is not spelled out. UMMC does not publish required rotation settings for the acute care track. Most PNP-AC programs specify PICU, pediatric emergency, and inpatient subspecialty exposure. Ask which settings are required versus which you are expected to find.

Advanced Health Assessment (3)
Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology (3)
Advanced Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics (3)
Advanced Clinical Diagnostics and Procedures for Nurse Practitioners (1)
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I–IV (8 total)
Pediatric Acute Care Practicum I–IV (14 total)
Finance and Leadership in Health Care Systems (3)
Health Care Quality Improvement (2)
Informatics and Health Care Technology (2)
Health Policy and Population Health (2)

More curriculum details are available here.

MSN – Acute Care Clinical Requirements

Minimum 630 clinical hours, the same total as the primary care track
14 practicum credits across four courses (2 + 3 + 4 + 5)
Mentorship by an advanced practice nurse or physician in select settings
Preceptor and facilitator experience rules match the primary care track
Required acute care settings are not specified in the catalog

Setting the acute care track at the same 630 hours as the primary care track is a defensible choice, but it is worth noticing. Acute care practice covers a wider range of procedures, higher-acuity decision-making, and multiple inpatient environments, and many PNP-AC programs build in more hours or an on-campus skills intensive to account for that. UMMC does neither, at least not in published material. The counterweight is the admissions gate: because every acute care student arrives with at least two years of pediatric critical or emergency nursing behind them, the program is building on a base that a primary care cohort would not have. Whether 630 hours is enough depends heavily on the quality of the sites you land, which makes the placement conversation more important here than in the primary care track.

MSN – Acute Care Admissions

Requirements match the primary care track with one substantial exception: the experience gate is two years, not one, and it must be in pediatric critical or emergency care.

At least two years of RN clinical experience in pediatric critical or emergency care prior to starting
Inpatient pediatric experience may be considered in place of critical or emergency care
All other requirements are the same as the primary care track (BSN, 3.0 GPA, Mississippi licensure, no GRE, possible interview)
Fall entry only; March 15 annual deadline

Post-Baccalaureate DNP – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

The estimated tuition for the Post Baccalaureate DNP: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care Track at UMMC is approximately $38,753 in resident tuition (65 billable hours at $596.20 per credit, after the nine-hour semester cap applied across eight semesters).

The program can generally be completed in about three years of full-time study, though the school notes that post-baccalaureate DNP students typically enroll part-time.

DNP – Primary Care Curriculum

Doctoral core. The 71-credit plan adds a substantial doctoral layer on top of the MSN specialty content: Biostatistics I, Theoretical Foundations, Evaluation Approaches and Models, Project Management for Quality Improvement, Health Care Finance, Leadership in Health Systems, and a four-course Scholarly Project sequence worth 8 credits.

Sequencing trade-off. Pediatric specialty content does not begin until the spring of year two. The first four semesters are almost entirely core, doctoral, and support coursework, and even advanced health assessment is deferred to the fall of year two. That is 18 months before your first pediatric practicum. If clinical immersion is what motivates you, this pacing will test your patience compared with the MSN, where specialty work starts in month five.

Project methodology. Every DNP student completes a rapid evidence synthesis and evidence implementation project using JBI methodologies, which is why the $850 Johanna Briggs Institute fee appears on the fee schedule. The specific methodology is unusual to name in a catalog and gives the project sequence a clearer structure than open-ended DNP projects at some schools.

Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
Biostatistics I (3)
Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology and Advanced Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics (6)
Advanced Health Assessment and Advanced Clinical Diagnostics and Procedures (4)
Population Health for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
Project Management for Quality Improvement in Health Care (3)
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner I–IV (8 total)
Pediatric Primary Care Practicum I–IV (14 total)
Scholarly Project 1–4 (8 total)

More curriculum details are available here.

DNP – Primary Care Clinical Requirements

1,230 total clinical hours listed in the plan of study
Of that total, 630 hours come from the four pediatric primary care practicums — the same population-focused total as the MSN
The remaining hours are DNP residency and project hours, which count toward the AACN 1,000-hour requirement
Residency experiences are designed to build doctoral-level competency in a specialized practice area
Same preceptor and facilitator rules as the MSN tracks

The 1,230-hour figure looks impressive next to a 630-hour MSN, but the two are not comparable in kind. Only 630 of those hours are pediatric primary care practice under a preceptor; the balance is doctoral residency and project work. You will not graduate a stronger pediatric clinician than the MSN graduate on hours alone. What you gain is the doctoral credential, the quality improvement and evidence implementation skill set, and eligibility for roles that increasingly ask for a DNP. Judge the extra 23 credits and year of study on that basis rather than on the clinical hour total.

DNP – Primary Care Admissions

The DNP applies a higher GPA bar than the MSN and adds academic prerequisites, so it is not simply the MSN with more courses attached.

Cumulative nursing GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale (versus 3.0 for the MSN)
BSN from a CCNE- or ACEN-accredited program
At least one year of RN clinical experience in pediatrics prior to starting
Completion of at least one research course and one statistics course
Informal personal statement and three letters of reference
Unrestricted U.S. RN license and eligibility for Mississippi licensure; recent BSN graduates have defined NCLEX timing rules
An interview may be required
Fall entry only; applications reviewed once a year with a March 15 deadline
Students may not later transfer into the Family Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Anesthesia tracks

Post-Baccalaureate DNP – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care

The estimated tuition for the Post Baccalaureate DNP: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Acute Care Track at UMMC is approximately $38,753 in resident tuition at 71 credits, matching the primary care DNP.

The program can generally be completed in about three years of full-time study across eight semesters.

DNP – Acute Care Curriculum

The acute care DNP is structurally identical to the primary care DNP, with the pediatric acute care specialty and practicum sequence substituted for the primary care sequence. The doctoral core, Scholarly Project sequence, and back-loaded specialty timing are all the same. One small difference in sequencing: the acute care plan places Discipline of Nursing first in the opening semester where the primary care plan leads with Theoretical Foundations, which has no practical consequence.

The back-loading is worth more attention here than in the primary care track. You will arrive with at least two years of PICU or pediatric emergency experience and then spend 18 months on doctoral coursework before your first acute care practicum. For some nurses that gap is a real skills-currency concern. Ask how the program addresses it.

Discipline of Nursing and Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice (5)
Biostatistics I (3)
Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology and Advanced Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics (6)
Advanced Health Assessment and Advanced Clinical Diagnostics and Procedures (4)
Evaluation Approaches, Models, and Methods (3)
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I–IV (8 total)
Pediatric Acute Care Practicum I–IV (14 total)
Scholarly Project 1–4 (8 total)

More curriculum details are available here.

DNP – Acute Care Clinical Requirements

1,230 total clinical hours, of which 630 are pediatric acute care practicum hours
Remaining hours are DNP residency and evidence implementation project hours
Post-baccalaureate DNP students obtain a minimum of 1,000 clinical hours program-wide
Required acute care rotation settings are not specified

The population-focused clinical volume here is exactly the same as the MSN acute care track. The doctorate adds project and residency hours, not more PICU time. If your goal is maximum acute care clinical exposure before graduation, the DNP does not deliver more of it than the master’s does.

DNP – Acute Care Admissions

Same doctoral requirements as the primary care DNP (3.2 GPA, research and statistics coursework, personal statement, three references)
At least two years of RN clinical experience in pediatric critical or emergency care prior to starting
Inpatient pediatric experience may be considered
Fall entry only; March 15 annual deadline

Post-Graduate APRN Certificate – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

The estimated tuition for the Post Graduate in Nursing: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care Certificate is not clearly stated, because plans of study are individualized based on prior graduate coursework. Based on the specialty sequence alone, a realistic estimate is roughly $13,100 to $19,100 in resident tuition. The program can generally be completed in two to three semesters of full-time equivalent study, with a six-year outer limit to finish.

Certificate – Primary Care Curriculum

There is no fixed plan of study. Your academic advisor builds one after reviewing your MSN transcript. All students complete the full pediatric primary care specialty sequence — Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner I–IV and the four paired practicums, 22 credits in total — plus any support courses not already completed. MSN core courses are waived after individual review.

The practical consequence is that your cost and length depend almost entirely on how recent and how complete your original graduate coursework was. An APRN whose advanced assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology courses are recent and accepted may finish near the 22-credit floor. Someone whose science coursework needs repeating can be looking at 32 credits or more. Ask for a preliminary transcript review before you apply, not after — it is the single number that determines whether this pathway is a bargain or not.

Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner I–IV (8)
Pediatric Primary Care Practicum I–IV (14)
Advanced Health Assessment, if not previously completed (3)
Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology, if not previously completed (3)
Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics, if not previously completed (3)
Advanced Clinical Diagnostics and Procedures for Nurse Practitioners, if not previously completed (1)

More curriculum details are available here.

Certificate – Primary Care Clinical Requirements

630 clinical hours, per the School of Nursing’s stated requirement for all APRN tracks
Certificates are designed to comply with national certification requirements for clinical hours
A minimum of one academic year of coursework with continuous residence is required
Same preceptor and facilitator rules as the degree tracks

Certificate students complete the same 630 population-focused hours as MSN students, which is the correct approach and not universal — some schools shortchange certificate clinicals. Compressing those hours into two or three semesters, however, is a heavier per-semester clinical load than the MSN spreads across five. Plan your work schedule accordingly.

Certificate – Primary Care Admissions

The certificate runs on a different calendar than the degree tracks, which is easy to miss: applications are due September 15 for a spring start, not March 15 for fall.

Master’s degree in nursing from a CCNE- or ACEN-accredited program
Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, or a nursing GPA of at least 3.0
At least one year of pediatric clinical experience as an RN or NP prior to starting
Current unrestricted U.S. RN license plus Mississippi licensure or privilege
An interview may be required
Spring entry; applications due September 15

Post-Graduate APRN Certificate – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care

The estimated tuition for the Post Graduate in Nursing: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Acute Care Certificate is not clearly stated, for the same individualized-plan reason, with a comparable estimated range of roughly $13,100 to $19,100 in resident tuition. The program can generally be completed in two to three semesters of full-time equivalent study within a six-year limit.

Certificate – Acute Care Curriculum

Structure mirrors the primary care certificate: the full pediatric acute care specialty sequence and its four practicums, plus any support science courses your prior MSN did not cover. This is the pathway that matters most to two groups — primary care PNPs adding acute care eligibility, and FNPs or other APRNs moving into a pediatric inpatient role. In both cases you are adding a distinct population and certification, not a subspecialty flavor, and the credential you earn determines where you can legitimately practice.

NOTE:The catalog notes that students who already hold NP certification in another area typically have a shorter plan of study. It does not publish how much shorter, so ask the program director for a written credit count with your transcript in hand.

Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I–IV (8)
Pediatric Acute Care Practicum I–IV (14)
Support science courses as required after transcript review

More curriculum details are available here.

Certificate – Acute Care Clinical Requirements

630 clinical hours, consistent with the School of Nursing’s APRN track requirement
Minimum one academic year of coursework with continuous residence
Designed to meet national certification clinical hour requirements
Required acute care settings are not specified

Fitting 630 acute care hours into two or three semesters is demanding, particularly since acute care preceptors in PICU, pediatric emergency, and inpatient subspecialty settings are among the hardest placements to arrange. Start the preceptor search well before your admission decision arrives.

Certificate – Acute Care Admissions

Master’s degree in nursing from a CCNE- or ACEN-accredited program
At least two years of RN clinical experience in pediatric critical or emergency care prior to starting
Inpatient pediatric experience may be considered
All other requirements match the primary care certificate
Spring entry; applications due September 15

A note on the dual primary/acute care track. UMMC’s MSN overview page still lists an Acute/Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner track, but the program catalog states that admissions to the dual-role track are currently suspended. If you want both population credentials, the practical route today is one of the single-population tracks above followed by the corresponding post-graduate certificate. Confirm the dual track’s status directly before assuming it is available.

Tuition and Fees

Estimated resident tuition is approximately $26,829 for either MSN track and approximately $38,753 for either post-baccalaureate DNP track. Certificate tuition is not published because plans of study are individualized; a derived estimate based on the specialty sequence is roughly $13,100 to $19,100.

UMMC bills graduate nursing tuition at $596.20 per semester credit hour for residents, and the published schedule states that there is no additional charge above nine semester hours. That cap does real work here. The MSN plan of study totals 48 credits, but two semesters carry 11 and 10 credits, so only 45 hours are billable — $28,617.60 at the straight per-credit rate becomes $26,829.00, a saving of $1,788.60. The DNP effect is larger: 71 credits across eight semesters bill as 65 hours, cutting $3,577.20 off the sticker.

Skills Supply Fee: $250, charged the first semester for all graduate programs except the post-master’s DNP
Johanna Briggs Institute Fee: $850, charged once to first-semester DNP students
Distance Learning Fee: $150 per semester, charged instead of the non-resident fee for students in distance education programs
Non-resident surcharge: $1,164.41 per credit hour, reaching $10,479.70 per semester at nine hours, for a non-resident total of $15,845.50 per semester
The non-resident surcharge may be waived for graduate students who are residents of states contiguous to Mississippi (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee)
Adding the Nursing Education and Instruction concentration adds 10 credits and roughly $5,962 at the per-credit rate
Published rates are semester rates and are subject to change

All-in, a resident MSN student should budget roughly $27,829 including the skills fee and five semesters of distance learning fee, and a resident DNP student roughly $41,053 including the skills and JBI fees. The number that deserves scrutiny is the out-of-state figure. Taken at face value, a non-resident MSN costs about $79,228 and a non-resident DNP about $114,440. But the fee schedule says the $150 per-semester distance learning fee is charged in place of the non-resident fee for distance education students, and the catalog explicitly calls the MSN a distance education program. If that applies to you, the difference is roughly $51,000. Get it in writing from Student Accounting before you commit, and ask separately about the DNP, which includes face-to-face intensives and may be treated differently.

Current rates are published on the School of Nursing’s tuition and fees page.

Why Choose This PNP Program?

Best suited for nurses who already have pediatric bedside experience, want a clearly defined primary care or acute care population focus, and are willing to trade scheduling flexibility for one of the lowest price tags in pediatric advanced practice education.

The cost case is the strongest argument. At roughly $27,000 all-in for a resident MSN, UMMC undercuts the large majority of PNP programs nationally, and the nine-hour semester cap means the heaviest terms are effectively discounted. Layer on the contiguous-state surcharge waiver and the distance learning fee provision, and nurses in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, and Tennessee may find this the cheapest legitimate PNP pathway within reach. For a Mississippi nurse specifically, it is also the only one: no other school in the state currently publishes a pediatric nurse practitioner track. The institutional setting matters too. UMMC is the state’s only academic health science campus and home to the state’s only children’s hospital and only Level 1 trauma center, which is precisely the environment a pediatric acute care program needs behind it.

On the choice between populations: pick primary care if you see yourself in pediatric clinics, community health, school-based care, or outpatient subspecialty practice, and if your background is general pediatrics. Pick acute care if you are already working PICU, pediatric emergency, or inpatient pediatrics and intend to stay there. This is not a preference — the two tracks lead to different certification exams and different scopes of practice, and a graduate of one cannot sit for the other’s exam. UMMC’s two-year critical or emergency care experience requirement for the acute care track effectively makes the decision for most applicants, and the dual track that once bridged them is not accepting applicants. If you genuinely need both, budget for a degree plus a certificate.

The honest trade-offs are real. These tracks launch in Fall 2026, so there is no pass rate, attrition data, or employment outcome to evaluate — you are joining a first cohort. There is one intake a year for the degree tracks, so a missed March deadline costs you twelve months. Clinical placement is assisted but not guaranteed, and pediatric preceptors are harder to secure than adult ones, especially for acute care and especially if you live far from Jackson. The 630-hour clinical requirement is defensible but not generous. And every applicant needs licensure or practice privilege in Mississippi, which quietly narrows the out-of-state pool. If you want a program with a long track record, guaranteed placement, or multiple start dates, look elsewhere. If you want a specific pediatric population focus at a public-medical-center price and you can meet the experience gate, few programs compete.

Accreditation

The baccalaureate, master’s, Doctor of Nursing Practice, and post-graduate APRN certificate programs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). At the most recent review in March 2022, all four program types were awarded the maximum ten-year accreditation period. Institutionally, the University of Mississippi is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Verified from the school’s own accreditation page.

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