Nurse Educator Certificate Program

The Georgia Baptist College of Nursing's Nurse Educator Certificate program is designed to complement an already earned advanced degree in nursing. The program includes a core curriculum that will prepare nurses for work in the academic setting.  All applicants who meet admission qualifications enroll as non-degree students. No degree will be awarded.  Those who successfully complete the program will earn a Nurse Educator Certificate.  The Nurse Educator Certificate provides an ideal opportunity to expand professional horizons and enhance marketability in an academic or nursing clinical setting. 

Admission Requirements

Applicants with an earned master's degree in nursing and a minimum of 1,000 hours of nursing practice during the preceding three years are eligible for the program.  Additional admission requirements include proof of an unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in Georgia, two letters of professional reference (one from a master's degree prepared nurse) and a 300-word essay describing professional goals and reasons for seeking a certificate.  Applicants are also interviewed by a faculty member in the graduate program.

Tuition

Tuition is based on the current rate for academic courses in the College of Nursing at the time of enrollment.  Financial aid may be available.

Course Completion requirements for the Nurse Educator Certificate

NUR 606  Advanced Theory and Curriculum Design (3 hours)

NUR 611 Instructional and Evaluation Strategies (3 hours)

NUR 613 Teaching Practicum and Role Development for the Nurse Educator (6 hours)