About the Nursing Education Certificate
The Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education from Troy University prepares nurses
who want to develop excellent teaching practices and achieve certification to become
nurse educators and transition to academia. You can take your love of caring for others
and teaching and move your career to the next level with this certificate from TROY.
Filling a Need
Nursing schools across the nation are experiencing faculty shortages, according to
the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). These shortages are limiting
nursing programs from being able to enroll qualified nursing students.
According to the AACN, the reasons for the nurse faculty shortage is climbing faculty
age, increasing faculty retirements across the U.S., higher compensation in clinical
settings and education programs not producing a large enough pool of potential educators
to meet the demand.
Furthermore, TROY’s School of Nursing is seeking to gain the Nurse Faculty Loan Program
(NFLP) through The Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) for doctoral students wishing to enter into full-time education positions.
As part of the NFLP grant, the School of Nursing must prepare doctoral graduates to
be nurse educators.
What You Need to Know
The Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education from Troy University consists of
five courses, offered at TROY’s School of Nursing, totaling 15 credit hours and 180
clinical clock hours. The program is offered online and is open to graduate students
who have completed an MSN program and meet the requirements for admission.
Students interested in the nursing education certificate option can enroll at the
master’s or doctoral level. Those who complete the certificate option earn a certificate
of completion, not another master’s degree, and are eligible to apply for the appropriate
specialty certification exam.
Skills Learned
The courses you will take for the Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education will
focus on curriculum design, teaching strategies and evaluation methods. Upon completion
of the certificate, you will have the skills needed to be able to design and develop
a nursing curriculum and assess and evaluate outcome methods.
Hands-On Experience
The culminating practicum, 180 clinical clock hours, provides you with opportunities
to put what you’ve learned into practice. You will complete role practicum experiences
in teaching which provides ample opportunity to apply theory to practice.
