Certificate Requirements
Certificate Description
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Nursing Education is a 15-credit graduate certificate option designed for registered nurses prepared at least at the baccalaureate level who want to expand their knowledge and practice in the field of nursing education. This certificate will help meet the tremendous need for nurse faculty – a shortage that is limiting enrollment in nursing schools nationwide (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2019). Students in the certificate option will learn the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to the nursing profession as educators.
Certificate Outcomes
Upon completion of the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Nursing Education, recipients will be able to:
- Analyze trends in nursing science to promote best educational practices.
- Apply learning theories and curriculum design models in the development of learning experiences in nursing education.
- Analyze significant issues arising between clinical nursing practice and nursing education.
- Design curricula for a variety of educational settings using relevant theories and evidence-based teaching strategies.
- Integrate teaching and learning theory with concepts of health protection, promotion, and maintenance to address the needs of individuals from various cultures.
- Integrate theories and principles of teaching and learning with knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment in the role of the nurse educator in academic and practice settings.
Certificate Policies
The grade of "C" is the lowest acceptable grade, and only one can be awarded during the program. A student may repeat one course in a post-baccalaureate certificate one time. Once a student has repeated a course, the student will not be permitted to repeat any other courses. If a student repeats a course, only the latter grade is used in computing the grade point average. However, all courses taken become a part of the student's academic record. Further, a student may withdraw from each graduate course one time only. A minimum cumulative 3.00 grade point average on all graduate work attempted is required for completion of the certificate. Only one grade of "C" may be applied toward the GPA requirement. Certificate requirements must be completed within seven years after the first course applied to the degree was completed.
Electives
Students must complete one elective from the list below:
| NURS 557/HCM 557 | Project and Resource Management | 3 credits |
| NURS 610 | Advanced Pathophysiology and Pharmacology | 3 credits |
| NURS 615 | Advanced Health Assessment | 3 credits |
Required Courses
Students must complete the following 12 credits:
| NURS 632 | Curriculum Design and Innovation | 3 credits |
| NURS 635 | Teaching and Learning Strategies/Evaluation | 3 credits |
| NURS 642 | Instructional Media in Education | 3 credits |
| NURS 736 | Graduate Nursing Practicum, Nursing Education | 3 credits |