Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Nursing Education
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's Degree
Certificate Type: Post Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 12.0
Instructional Delivery: Online
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 51.3817
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 25-1072
About the Program
This certificate program provides a four-course grouping of classes that focus on the knowledge and skills required for nurse educator roles. Courses are chosen from the MSN in Nursing Education curriculum.
Students who successfully complete the certificate program and wish to complete the associated MSN can apply some or all credits to that program.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from a fully accredited program.
- 3.0 GPA or above on all previous coursework.
- Official transcripts from all previous educational institutions are required.
- A copy of your United States RN license. (License verification from your nursing license registry website is acceptable.)
- Personal statement (no more than two and no less than one page double-spaced) that will give the admissions committee a better understanding of the following:
- Why you are choosing this particular program of study.
- Your plans upon completion of the certificate.
- How your current work experience will enhance your experience in this program.
- Curriculum vitae or resume.
- One professional letter of recommendation from either a previous or immediate supervisor or former faculty member who can attest to your clinical knowledge, skill and potential aptitude for graduate study.
- References will not be accepted from colleagues or family members.
- The letter of recommendation requirement is waived if GPA is 3.0 or higher.
TOEFL Requirement
International applicants, immigrants to the United States and United States permanent residents whose native language is not English and who have not received a bachelor's degree or higher in the United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or the United Kingdom, must show proficiency in speaking. listening, writing and reading English. American citizens born on U.S. military bases abroad may be waived from the TOEFL requirement after providing documentation of this status. Otherwise, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
- If you take the TOEFLiBT exam, you must have a minimum combined score for the listening, writing, and reading sections of 79 plus a speaking section score of 26 or higher.
- If you take the TOEFL, you must have a minimum score of 550 or higher and a Test of Spoken English score (TSE) of 55 or higher.
Program Requirements
| NURS 591 | Foundations of Healthcare Education | 3.0 |
| NURS 606 | Curriculum Design for Higher Level Cognition | 3.0 |
| NURS 613 | The Role and Responsibility of the Nurse Educator | 3.0 |
| or NURS 616 | Teaching Methods in Nursing Education | |
| NURS 615 | Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation | 3.0 |
| Total Credits | 12.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| NURS 591 | 3.0 | NURS 606 | 3.0 | NURS 613 or 616 | 3.0 | NURS 615 | 3.0 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits 12 | |||||||
The program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Additional Information
For more information about this program, contact:
Graduate Nursing Division
CNHPGraduateDivision@drexel.edu
Additional information is available on the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions Nursing Education Certificate webpage and on the Drexel University Online Nursing Education Certificate webpage.