Program & Admissions Requirements

Program & Admissions Requirements

Classes are offered in the hybrid/blended learning format, meeting face-to-face on campus or Zoom seven to eight times a semester on Tuesdays 5-9pm for students entering in even years or Wednesdays 5-9pm for students entering in odd years.

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To successfully complete the graduate certificate, the student must have a GPA of 3.00 overall and complete the following courses with a B- (2.7) or better.

  • Submit a completed Graduate Certificate Application form
  • Applicants must have earned a MSN from a regionally accredited college or university and whose nursing program was nationally accredited.
  • Applicants must have an unrestricted RN license;
  • Provide two letters of recommendation from Master’s prepared nurses;
  • Personal statement of professional goals
  • NURL 943 Strategic Planning for Nursing’s Future
  • NURL 953 Role in Health Care Systems
  • NURL 983 Practicum in Organizational Management Skills
  • NURL 993 Internship in Independent Leadership Skills
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Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the post-masters certificate, students will be able to:

  • Model key behaviors of nursing leadership to execute an effective structured team process.

  • Apply leadership and management principles in the allocation and organization of personnel and resources in a variety of healthcare delivery systems.

  • Practice leadership skills including communication, decision making, team building, mentoring, and empowerment to successfully assume a nurse leader role.

  • Design, implement, and evaluate a change project that contributes to the improved functioning of a healthcare organization.

Meet Your Program Coordinator & Faculty

Lisa Thomas

Lisa Jean Thomas, PhD, RN, CNE

Associate Professor, MSN Coordinator, Nursing Department
Photo of Susan M. Mullaney, Ed.D., RN, CNE

Susan M. Mullaney, Ed.D., RN, CNE

Professor, Nursing Department

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