Department of Nursing

Post Masters Nurse Educator Certification Program

The Program

The program is designed for professional registered nurses who have previously earned a Masters degree with a major in nursing and who now want to become certified as Nurse Educators. 

There exists a national and state-wide nursing faculty shortage.

The rewards of being a qualified nurse educator are personal satisfaction of educating future registered nurses, prestige, and contributing to nursing scholarship.

Students in the certificate program will complete the necessary course requirements in this track in order to be eligible to sit for the Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) certification exam, offered by the National League of Nursing (NLN) after two years of full-time employment in the academic faculty role.  The Graduate Program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education until 2015.

Requirements

Students in the certificate program will need to complete a minimum of 12 credits. 

Course Requirements

NUR 605 Curriculum Development 3
NUR 606 Classroom Teaching Strategies 3
NUR 650 Nursing Educational Technologies 3
NUR 706 Clinical Teaching Strategies 3
Total Credits  12

Students in the certificate program will attend classes with current graduate students.   The certificate program can be completed in one year taking two courses per semester. 

Suggested course progression:

Spring 2011

-NUR 605 Curriculum Development

Fall 2011

-*NUR 606  Classroom Teaching Strategies

Spring 2012

-NUR 706  Clinical Teaching Strategies

Fall 2012

-*NUR 650 Nursing Educational Technologies

*Online courses

Admission Requirements

  • Completion of application to the Graduate Program and fee
  • Submission of official transcript of a MSN degree in nursing
  • Copy of current  NJ RN license 
  • Interview with the Graduate Nursing Program Director