The Nursing Education Certificate Program is designed to provide nurses with knowledge and skills of adult education designed to address the education issues unique to the nursing profession including client safety, clinical competencies, and requirements of the state board and other accreditation agencies.
The Nursing Education Certificate Program prepares the nurse to apply teaching-learning theory, principles of curriculum development, evaluation methodology, and role socialization as a nurse educator in a variety of settings.
At the completion of the Nursing Education Certificate program, the graduate will be able to: 1) utilize essential knowledge and skills required in the role of the nurse educator; and 2) successfully transition from the clinical setting into the role of nurse educator.
Certificate Requirements
The following courses must be taken by students in the Nursing Education Certificate Program:
Required Courses
| NURS 5327 | Nursing Education Curriculum Development | |
| NURS 5328 | Evaluation in Nursing Education | |
| NURS 5329 | Nurse Educator Role Strategies and Practicum | |
AND one of the following courses (3)
Course must be approved by Associate Dean
Total Credit Hours: 12
Completion of the Certificate
The successful completion of 12 semester credit hours is required to complete the certificate program (see courses listed above). Individuals receive college credit for each course completed. These courses will be listed on an official university transcript and a certificate of completion will be awarded.
Academic Standing
Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or greater. Credits earned in fulfillment of the Nursing Education Certificate Program may be applied to the Master of Science in Nursing degree program. All other graduate degree regulations and policies are applicable to the certificate program.
Master of Science in Nursing Completion Requirements
For Graduates of UT Southwestern Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this option, the following admission requirements must be met:
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Be a graduate of UT Southwestern Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program
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Have a Baccalaureate degree in nursing earned prior to entrance to the UT Southwestern Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program
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Be nationally certified as a Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner
In addition to the general graduate admission requirements of the University, students applying for admission to the MSN program are expected to fulfill the following requirements:
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Submit references with the completed admission application (2 professional, 2 academic);
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Submit transcripts verifying a minimum grade point average of 3.0 for the last 60 semester credit hours of undergraduate work;
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Hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited College;
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Show proof of current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state(s) where clinical practicum will occur;
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Complete an undergraduate statistics course with a grade of “B” or better;
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A satisfactory score on the combination of the verbal/quantitative portions of the GRE or a normative score on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).
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Consideration for admission is also given to one or more of the following: the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to his or her chosen field of study, socioeconomic background, multilingual proficiency, geographic region of residence, first generation of family to graduate from an undergraduate program, and involvement and level of responsibility in other matters including extracurricular activities, employment, community service, or family responsibility of raising children.
Degree Plan
The semester hours that eligible students will receive credit for include the following:
UT Tyler – Credit for the following Courses:
UT Tyler – Courses
The courses that eligible students will need to complete at The University of Texas at Tyler to meet requirements for the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) include:
Total Credit Hours: 36-39