Nursing Education Graduate Certificate

The purpose of the Post-Master's nursing education certificate program is to provide specialization in nursing education for nurses who already hold a Master's degree in nursing. 

Admission to the Post-MSN certificate program is competitive and all qualified applicants may not be admitted. All applications must meet the admission criteria for applications to be considered complete and to be considered for admission.

Admission Criteria

• Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Masters in Nursing (MN or MS) from an accredited nursing program
• Current unencumbered license as a registered nurse in the United States
• Nursing GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the Masters Program
• Good academic standing from the last university attended
• Successful completion of Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Pharmacology, and Advanced Physical Assessment with 3.0 or higher within the last 5 years
• Successful completion (C or better) of an undergraduate statistics course
• Three professional references for online recommendation form — References should be qualified to judge abilities to be successful in graduate studies.
• Minimum 1-year clinical experience
• 500-word Professional Goal Statement
• Submission of all official transcripts sent directly to the Graduate School
• Current resume or curriculum vitae
   

College of Nursing Specific Admission and Progression Information

• If applicant is a student in their last semester of a MSN program at time of application, the applicant must submit a request for waiver of the MSN Nursing Education Graduate Certificate to the Graduate Program Director. If waiver is granted, the applicant must complete the MSN Program in good standing before admission and meet the admission requirements during the first semester of study. These students will be admitted as provisional until the requirements are met. An official transcript indicating completion of the MSN Program must be sent directly to the Graduate School, and documentation of NP Certification must be provided to the College of Nursing in order to remove the provisional status. If a waiver is granted, the applicant will be considered based on the Nursing GPA on their current transcript.
• Students may be interviewed by the Graduate Admission, Progression, and Graduation (APG) Committee and other faculty and/or community members.
• Students must accept enrollment within their application and complete the letter of intent by the date indicated on the admission offer.
• Students are required to submit required compliance documentation, including a background check and drug screen. All compliance requirements must be completed by the date indicated prior to course registration. Students who fail to satisfy all requirements for admission within the specified time period will be dismissed from the nursing graduate program.
• To progress through the program, all AUCON graduate students must receive a grade of at least a B in all courses. Students earning any two course grades of less than a B will be dismissed from the graduate program. 

* Courses only taught during semester listed. 

*Total Credit Hours = 11; Total Clinical Hours = 180