Nursing Education Graduate Certificate
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in Nursing Education prepares registered nurses to become effective educators and leaders in academic and clinical settings. Designed for nurses with a passion for teaching and addressing the critical and growing shortage of nurse faculty, students will explore teaching and learning strategies, curriculum design, effective assessment, and quality program evaluation. The program prepares nurse educators to lead and adapt innovative educational methods to meet the needs of communities and populations.
Admission Criteria
- Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Master's 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 Master's 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.
- 750-word Professional Goal Statement
- Submission of all official transcripts sent directly to the Graduate School
- Current resume or curriculum vitae
- Applicants must complete an interview via telephone, on campus, or videoconference, if requested.
Applications must be submitted and complete no later than the following deadlines:
Fall Semester Admission: May 1 deadline - ***International applicants should submit all required materials by February 1***
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| *Core Intensive I | *Core Intensive II | *Core Intensive III | |||
| NURS 7120 Learner Dev & Socialization (co-requisite to 7210 & pre-requisite to 7320) | 1 | NURS 7320 Curriculum Development (pre-requisite to 7420) | 3 | NURS 7420 Assessment & Evaluation (pre-requisite to 7800) | 3 |
| NURS 7210 EBT Strategies (co-requisite to 7120 & pre-requisite to 7320) | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| **NE Intensive I | **NE Intensive II | ||||
| NURS 7700 Nur Edu Adv Practice Practicum (2 clinical; 120 clinical hours) | 2 | NURS 7260 Transition Clinician to Nur Ed | 2 | ||
| NURS 7800 Nurse Educator Practicum I (2 clinical; 120 clinical hours) (pre-requisite to 7820) | 2 | NURS 7820 Certified Nurse Educator Prep (co-requisite to 7810) | 1 | ||
| NURS 7810 Nursing Education Practicum (3 clinical; 180 clinical hours) (co-requisite to 7820) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | ||||
| Total Hours: 19 | |||||
- Each intensive will include various requirements and may extend up to one week
- Courses are taught only during the semester in which each is listed
- Certificate is a Fall semester start only
- Total Credit Hours = 19; Total Clinical Hours = 420