Master Certificate Option Nurse Educator

Master Certificate Option Nurse Educator is a Masters program taught at Alcorn State University, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (13 credit hours; completed in four (4) semesters of part-tim) options.

The Post Master Certificate Option Nurse Educator at Alcorn State University is a 13-credit hour certificate for advanced nursing practice focused on nursing research, nursing pedagogy, and advanced practice nursing (FNP). Students evaluate theoretical and empirical knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to guide nursing research and teaching approaches.

The program is completed in four semesters of part-time study and includes coursework and a nursing education practicum (NU 533) with 240 hours. Learning outcomes include analyzing ethical and legal issues in health care delivery, education, and research, and communicating in a scholarly manner using oral, written, and information technology in varied settings.

Modules

• NU 530 Curriculum Theory and Design in Nursing Education
• NU 531 Curriculum Strategies and Roles in Nursing Education
• NU 532 Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education
• NU 533 Nursing Education Practicum (240)

The minimum requirements for admission in Master Certificate Option Nurse Educator at Alcorn State University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Alcorn State University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Alcorn State University as pre-requiste for admission in Master Certificate Option Nurse Educator.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• Submit an application for admission.
• Three letters of recommendation (professional, academic, personal) on official letterhead with original signatures specifying in detail the applicant’s capabilities for graduate study and for future nursing practice
• Resume
• Goal Statement
• Official transcript from an accredited school (if a student has attended more than one school, transcripts must be submitted from all schools attended). At least one transcript must document the student has a bachelor’s degree with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
• GPA of 3.0 or above in pre-requisites and nursing courses
• A grade of “C” or better in an undergraduate introductory-level statistics course
• Copy of current unencumbered license to practice nursing in a state or US territory and eligibility for licensure in the state in which you will complete your clinical practicum
• Immunization Record
• An interview with Graduate Nursing faculty
• Individual Nursing Professional Liability Insurance in the amount of $1,000,000/$3,000,000 (prior to first clinical practicum course)
• Decisions are made only after receipt of all credentials by the department’s admission committee. The School of Nursing uses an admission formula to accept students.
• The entire application packet, including all supporting materials, must be submitted to the Graduate School.
• Official test scores must be submitted from Education Testing Service (ETS) and must not be older than five years.
• Official transcripts from the sending school, and Credential Evaluations (International students) from an approved Credential Evaluation Service.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.alcorn.edu/academics/graduate-studies/program-descriptions/post-master-certificate-option-nurse-educator

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