Teaching Nursing Post Graduate Certificate
Program Description
The Teaching Nursing Post Graduate Certificate is for students who hold a graduate degree in nursing, or who are currently enrolled in a graduate nursing program. A post graduate certificate in Teaching Nursing will prepare students to teach entry level nursing students in community, hospital, clinical, and classroom settings. For students who already hold a graduate degree, the certificate program is an ideal pathway to prepare to gain the skills and knowledge to become a nurse educator.
NOTE: If pursuing the Teaching Nursing Post Graduate Certificate concurrent with a graduate degree in the University of Utah College of Nursing, the Teaching Nursing Post Graduate Certificate will not be issued until the student has completed and graduated from the concurrent graduate program.
Length of Program
The Teaching Nursing Post Graduate Certificate can be completed in as little as two semesters. The program includes two semesters of one-to-one mentoring by a master educator in the classroom setting and the clinical setting.
Program of Study
The following courses are required to earn the Teaching Nursing Post Graduate Certificate.
NURS 6010: Teaching and Learning in Adv Nursing Practice (3)
NURS 6011: Intro to Nurse Curriculum and Classroom Instruction (3)
NURS 6013: Clinical Instruction in Nursing Education (3)
NURS 6015: The Nurse Educator in Higher Education (3)
Non-Nursing elective with focus on higher education (3)
Total Program Hours=15
Studying at a Distance
The Teaching Nursing certificate is available via distance, but primarily only to students near the Intermountain Region (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming). Participation may not be possible in all areas. Utah residents must live more than one hour’s drive from the University of Utah to participate as a distance student.
Admission Requirements
See the Certificate Admission Requirements page.
How to Apply
Post Graduate Certificate applicants may be accepted each fall, subject to program space availability. Applications are available fall of the previous year.
See the How to Apply page for deadlines and more information.
Teaching Nursing Master's Degree
A Teaching Nursing Master's Degree is also available.
More Information
For more information about this program, visit the related links at the right side of the page. If you have additional questions, contact the advisor below.
Brent Vawdrey
Graduate Advisor
(801) 581-8198
brent.vawdrey@nurs.utah.edu
For faculty consultation regarding the program of study, please contact the program director.
Pamela K Hardin, BSN, MN, PhD
Director, Teaching Nursing Program
801-585-9632
Pamlea.hardin@nurs.utah.edu