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Specialist Certificate in Registered Nurse Prescribing (SC-RNP) // Course structure

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Course structure

The Specialist Certificate in Registered Nurse Prescribing requires the successful completion of 25 credit points.

  • 25 credit points of Compulsory subjects

Subject Options

Code Name Study period Credit Points
NURS90166 Prescribing for practice
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
NURS90167 Bioscientific Basis for Prescribing
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5

Last updated: 6 November 2025