Capital University

Nurse Educator Certificate

You Can Get a Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing Education

There is a nationwide shortage of nursing educators. If you are an advanced nurse and are looking to broaden your career opportunities, Capital University's post-master's certificate program is for you.

It has been designed to prepare advanced nurses for teaching positions in collegiate and service settings.

New Education Certificate

• Four semesters in length (16 months)

• Part-time study; one course per semester

• Apply Now: Download Application (Requires Adobe Acrobat)

The program gives you the essential knowledge and skills you need to succeed in:

  • Classroom and clinical instruction
  • Curriculum development
  • Student evaluation

You can specialize in collegiate education, staff development, or continuing education. Learning experiences include both theory and concept development as well as praxis in teaching.

The Curriculum

Four Graduate-Level Courses (12 semester credits)

N637: Course and Curriculum Design

Provides opportunities to examine educational theories of teaching, learning and curriculum design. Includes development of personal teaching philosophy. Addresses trends and issues in nursing education
3 credits

N638: Teaching/Learning Strategies and Evaluation

Provides opportunities to apply teaching and learning strategies to promote optimal learning in classroom and clinical settings. Includes methods of test construction and learner evaluation.
3 credits

N639: Technology in Education

Promotes effective use of technology in diverse educational settings. Builds on pedagogical strategies, curriculum design, computer applications and nursing informatics. Prerequisites: N530 and N637.
3 credits

N755 Role Development in Advanced Nursing

3 semester credits

You will get 50 hours of field experience in nursing education in association with an expert nursing faculty member.

You will explore role development, role responsibility, role issues and evaluation in nursing education in seminar discussions.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the certificate program you must have:

  • A master's degree in a related health field from an NLN- or CCNE-accredited program
  • Three 3-hour graduate nursing education courses plus a 3-hour graduate nursing course in role development that includes field experience
  • An Ohio RN license
  • A completed application (Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader)
  • Your college transcripts
  • Two professional references

Cost

The post-master's nursing in education certification program is $390 per semester credit hour.

You can complete the certificate program for $4,680.

Contact Connie Sasser, Program Coordinator of the Graduate program, at 614-236-6345 (csasser@capital.edu) for more information about the nursing education certificate.

Capital University
1 College and Main, Columbus, OH 43209-2394
614-236-6011
Connie Sasser
Program Coordinator
Capital University
School of Nursing
1 College and Main
Columbus, OH
43209-2394
(614) 236-6345