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Jan 14, 2026
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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog
Nursing - Nurse Educator (CNE) - Certificate
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12 credits
3.0 GPA required.
A Plan of Study is available on the Graduate Certificate in Nursing website.
This certificate program is designed for Post-Nursing Graduate degree prepared nurses making career moves from practice-based employment to education programs and is part of an effort to expand the outreach and access to educational programming for the preparation of qualified Nurse Educators. The program consists of three seminar courses and one practicum consisting of 180 hours of clinical experience teaching in academic and healthcare settings. These courses may be taken over one year or more. All of the courses are offered using distance teaching strategies.
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Admission Prerequisite
Applicants must have graduated from a nationally accredited graduate nursing program and hold at least a master’s degree in nursing. Evidence of prior completion of the following advanced courses is required: Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Health Assessment (including diagnostic reasoning), Advanced Health Promotion, and Advanced Pharmacology (must be completed within the last three years in some states for credentialing). If these courses have not been completed, students must enroll in and successfully complete them prior to beginning specialty role courses. Upon admission, students are required to submit syllabi for each course for faculty review. If gaps in required content are identified, students will be required to complete only the courses (identified below) necessary to address those gaps prior to beginning specialty role courses. Required Courses (12 credits)
Clinical Hours: 180
1 clinical credit = 60 hours of contact time |
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