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College
College of Nursing
Department
College of Nursing

Henderson Hall
Tel: 330-672-7911
E-mail: nursing@kent.edu
Web: www.kent.edu/nursing

Description

The Nursing and Health Care Management certificate provides nurses who already have a graduate degree in nursing the additional specialized knowledge that will prepare them for the nurse health care management role.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have:

  1. An active, unrestricted RN license in the state in which practicum hours will be completed.
  2. An earned master's degree in nursing or a doctorate in nursing practice from an accredited nursing program.
  3. Minimum 3.000 graduate GPA on a 4.000 scale.
  4. Résumé or curriculum vitae.
  5. Transcript(s) of all previous graduate coursework.
  6. Syllabi of all courses to considered for transfer in the gap analysis.
  7. Three letters of reference from health care professionals or faculty members.
  8. Evidence of one of the following, for international students:
    • Minimum 83 internet TOEFL score;
    • Minimum 560 paper-based TOEFL score;
    • Minimum 78 MELAB score;
    • Minimum 55 PTE score; or
    • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score.

For more information about graduate admission, please visit the Graduate Studies website.

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS (23 credits)
Course Title Credits
NURS 60014 Leadership in Nursing and Health Care Management 3
NURS 60020 Legal and Regulatory Management for Nurse Administrators 3
NURS 60024 Health Care Organization Structure and Behavior 3
NURS 60315 Budgetary and Fiscal Management for Nurses 3
NURS 64002 Program Development and Evaluation for Nurse Administrators 3
NURS 64202 Nursing and Health Care Management I Seminar 2
NURS 64292 Nursing and Health Care Management I Practicum 2
NURS 64302 Nursing and Health Care Management II Seminar 2
NURS 64392 Nursing and Health Care Management II Practicum 2
TOTAL 23