该计划使已经拥有护理学硕士学位的注册护士有机会获得护士执业证书。学生必须完成27个学分的学习单元和至少720学时的学习时间。通过设计课程，学生可以在五年内连续五个学期或兼读制完成三年。毕业生将能够撰写加拿大护士从业者考试或美国护士从业者学会认证委员会。
This program allows registered nurses who already have a Master of Nursing degree an opportunity to pursue a Nurse Practitioner certificate. Students are required to complete 30 credit units of study and a minimum of 720 practicum hours. Courses are designed so students can complete them within six consecutive terms or part-time over three years. Graduates will be able to write the Canadian Nurse Practitioner exam or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Board.<br>The P.G.D.S.C. Nurse Practitioner is designed to emphasize specific areas of competence, as well as to provide the theoretical base and foundational underpinnings necessary to the understanding and performance of the nurse practitioner model of practice. Graduates of the P.G.D.S.C. subset will not be restricted to employment in the province of Saskatchewan. This quality of certification will not only benefit the individual student but will attract and accommodate students from across Canada, allowing for a much wider pool of applicants.