The graduate certificate programs in Nursing Education or Emergency Preparedness Nursing Coordinator can provide you with the specialized education needed to advance your career. The Nursing Educator certificate will prepare nurses to teach in schools and colleges of nursing or clinical agencies and hospitals. Students can acquire advanced knowledge and skills in population and community needs assessment, analysis of aggregate data, health planning, and program development, implementation, and evaluation, as well as acquire nurse educator competencies. The Emergency Preparedness Nursing Coordinator certificate will provide you with the knowledge needed to integrate the concepts of disaster preparedness and management, systems leadership, and quality and safety.

Completed JSU Graduate Application for Admission. Non-refundable $35.00 application processing fee. Bachelor’s degree with a major in nursing from a regionally accredited university with a professionally accredited nursing program. Official transcripts from all colleges/universities with degrees posted. (Students who have previously attended JSU do not need to request a transcript from the university.) A current unencumbered RN license. Three Graduate Reference Forms completed by individuals who can provide qualitative assessment of the applicant’s potential for success in graduate coursework. Reference forms will be submitted electronically. Instructions for submission will be sent through email to the applicant upon submission of the online graduate application. International student applicants must see the International Student Applicants section of this catalog for other application and enrollment requirements.