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Graduate Diploma in Nurse Practitioner (Post-Master's) at York University

York University, Canada

Programme overview

A Post-Master's Diploma for Registered Nurses that prepares students to practise as a Nurse Practitioner in Ontario. Graduates are eligible to write the Canadian Nurse Practitioner Exam.

Faculty: Faculty of Graduate Studies  |  Department: School of Nursing  |  Duration: 1 year full-time (3 consecutive semesters) or 2 years part-time (6 consecutive semesters)  |  Intake: No Fall 2027 part-time admission is offered in this program as part of the approved teaching-out plan for the Nurse Practitioner program.  |  Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Seven NP courses: two offered online synchronously, five with seminar attendance at York and five with clinical placements in the GTA. Seminar and placement attendance is mandatory.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Registered Nurses who hold a Master's degree or PhD in a health-related field and have practised at least 2 years full-time equivalent. No advanced standing for previously completed NP courses and no transfer students.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: No Fall 2027 part-time admission is offered in this program as part of the approved teaching-out pla

Duration: 1 year full-time (3 consecutive semesters) or 2 years part-time (6 consecutive semesters)

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