Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education

Nurses who hold a Master of Science in Nursing degree from a nationally accredited program and are interested in continuing study in Nursing Education may be eligible to enter post graduate studies. The three pre-requisite courses required for advanced practice nursing: Advanced Assessment, Advanced Pathophysiology, and Advanced Pharmacology will need to have been completed before beginning the Nursing Education courses. If the MSN program from which the applicant graduated did not include these courses, the three advanced courses may be taken through Tennessee State University before beginning the Education Concentration courses.

Graduation from the post-graduate certificate program will require successful completion of the 20 hours of the Nursing Education Concentration courses and all associated clinical hours. Post graduate students begin with NURS5230 in the Spring Semester, and students must complete all education courses sequentially

Admission to Tennessee State University. Graduation from an NLNAC, ACEN, or CCNE accredited master’s or doctoral program in nursing. An overall graduate level GPA minimum of 3.0 or higher on a 4point scale is required for admission for a post master’s certificate. A current unencumbered Tennessee R.N. license (or the state in which clinical will be completed). Submission of ALL materials required within the MSN Program application packet to the Nursing Centralized Application Service (NursingCAS). IELTS - 6.0, TOEFL - 71 (Internet-based Test), 525 (Paper Test), Duolingo test - 95