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Nurse Educator

Online Graduate Certificate

Elevate your nursing career with the 13-credit hour Nurse Educator certificate. This is a non-degree-seeking option for nurses with an MSN, DNP, or PhD in Nursing. This post-master’s certificate in nursing education allows nurses to obtain the additional formal preparation necessary to be successful in the nurse educator role. It contains courses that cover activities essential to the nurse educator role. Upon completion of coursework, graduates will be eligible to educate student nurses, patients, families, staff nurses, and other direct patient care providers.

Graduates of this program will be eligible to sit for the Certified Nurse Educator (CNE®) examination through the National League for Nursing. The academic nurse educator certification establishes nursing education as a specialty practice area and allows faculty to demonstrate their expertise.

Download the Nurse Educator Plan of Study

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