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Post-Master’s Certificate – Nursing Education

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Transform your MSN into an education career with Xavier's Post-Master’s Certificate – Nursing Education.

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Our 100% online Nursing Education Certificate provides the pedagogical tools to turn your deep clinical knowledge into effective teaching. Become a leader in nursing faculty, continuing education or clinical consultancy through our streamlined, 12-credit program.
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Application Deadline
Fall 2026: 8/3/2026
Spring 2027: 12/28/2026

Summer 2027: 5/3/2027

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Why Xavier Choose Online?

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At Xavier, we don’t just teach nursing; we cultivate leaders. Our program is one of only 17 in the U.S. endorsed by the American Holistic Nurses Certification Corporation.

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A Holistic Edge
Integrate medical management with a deep understanding of recovery-oriented, culturally sensitive care.
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Jesuit Values
Experience an education rooted in Cura Personalis (care for the whole person) and a commitment to changing the world for the better.
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Small Classes, Big Impact
Benefit from personalized attention from faculty who are active practitioners in the field.
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Curriculum

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Our 12-credit hour Nursing Education Certificate is designed to fit the schedule of a working RN while ensuring you meet the highest clinical standards.
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NURS 660: Development of the Adult Learner in Healthcare (3 credits)
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This course provides a framework for facilitating learning and understanding the adult learner within academia and the healthcare environment. It explores theoretical foundations, principles for teaching/learning, factors that impact readiness to learn, tips for on-line teaching, and how to create learning objectives.
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NURS 664: Teaching Strategies (2 credits)
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This course provides the student with information concerning the selection and utilization of pertinent teaching strategies that can be used with adult learners pursuing knowledge within the healthcare environment. The student will obtain knowledge concerning how these teaching strategies can be used in this endeavor as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. Selection of appropriate teaching strategies will be explored in relationship to learning styles and information to be presented. Evaluation means to ascertain the effectiveness of each strategy will also be presented.
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NURS 670: Curriculum Assessment, Planning, Development, and Evaluation (3 credits)
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This course provides the student with necessary information needed to pursue the nurse educator role. After completion of this course, the student will be able to function as either an academic nursing faculty member or a corporate/staff nurse educator. Roles and responsibilities of nurse educators will be addressed. These responsibilities include teaching; service; scholarship; curriculum planning; curriculum/educational offering development; maintaining records; mentoring; student advising; student accommodation; application for continuing education; implementing and educational offering/didactic content; test development; and evaluation of educational offerings, students/staff, courses, and programs.

Note: Students must show evidence of possessing a minimum of 3 credit hours of graduate level preparation in: advanced physical health assessment, advanced pathophysiology, and advanced pharmacology. (This can be in separate or combined courses. I.e. the student can have a combined course meeting all 3, or may have some variation of individual or combined courses, but must possess at least one 3 credit hours course addressing all 3 areas.) For students without this pre-requisite, it can be built into their curricular sequence by adding NURS 580.

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NURS 703: Graduate Nursing Practicum I (2 credits)
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This course is designed for application of theory and principles from all previous courses, with particular emphasis in education. Individually modified course objectives, supervised experiences, periodic seminar discussions, and written practicum logs are methods used to facilitate the learning experience.
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NURS 705: Graduate Nursing Practicum II (2 credits)
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This course is designed for application of theory and principles from all previous courses, with particular emphasis in education. Individually modified course objectives, supervised experiences, periodic seminar discussions, and written practicum logs are methods used to facilitate the learning experience.
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Admission

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Xavier accepts applications to our certificate programs on a rolling basis. Once admitted into the program, you may start online classes in the fall or spring semesters.

Application Deadline:

Fall 2026: 8/3/2026

Spring 2027: 12/28/2026

Summer 2027: 5/3/2027

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Admission Requirements
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Applicants to the Post-Master’s Certificate – Nursing Education program must meet the following requirements:

  • Be a registered nurse with an unencumbered United States RN license in the state where practicum experiences are to be completed. A minimum of 1 year of nursing experience is required, a strong candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of nursing experience.
  • Hold an MSN and be a graduate of an accredited college or university’s nursing program (the College of Nursing will verify accreditation to ensure it meets requirements). Transfer credits are accepted only from an accredited institutions.
  • Strong candidates will also possess a minimum 3.0 GPA.
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  • Free Online Application
  • Official Transcript
    • One official transcript directly from all colleges or universities that you have attended for any undergraduate and graduate course work. Applicants must have a degree from an accredited university. Send transcripts to:
      • Xavier University
        ATTN: Admission Processing Center
        3800 Victory Parkway
        Cincinnati, OH 45207-5131
      • For electronic transcripts, send to:
        xuadmit@xavier.edu
  • Current Resume and Personal Essay
    • Current résumé or curriculum vitae outlining all professional nursing experience, including facility/organization name & location, position and employment dates.
    • A 3-page goal statement that addresses the following points:
      • Why are you applying to Xavier University?
      • What MSN track are you applying for and why? How do you plan to use the degree and specialty?
      • What experiences have prepared you for graduate study? (or have influenced your desire to pursue graduate studies)
      • Graduate school is challenging and a large time commitment, especially with working, family, other responsibilities. What are your plans and strategies for being successful in your graduate program?
      • We also consider the writing quality of this essay. If writing is a challenge for you, also address strategies to help you in this area.
  • Professional References
    • Three professional recommendations (Please provide contact information for recommenders in the online application. An electronic form will be sent via email). A strong candidate will provide:
      • At least one reference from a direct manager or supervisor who evaluates their clinical work.
      • Two references will be from someone with a master’s or doctoral degree.
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Due to state regulations regarding the delivery of distance education, as well as requirements of each individual state board of nursing, Xavier is not currently able to accept applications from all states into all of its online programs.

View the complete list of approved states on the State Authorization page.
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This program does not accept international students at this time.
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Get More from Your Graduate Education with Xavier

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At Xavier, we understand that no two graduate programs and no two students are alike. Therefore, we structure every online degree and certificate program to address the unique needs of individual students and have created unique fee structures for each program as well.
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Tuition

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MSN: $739
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Fees

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  • Student ID Fee: $15
  • Graduate Student Association Fee, degree-seeking full-time: $15 (per semester)
  • Graduate Student Association Fee, degree-seeking part-time: $10 (per semester)

Full-time students can complete the program in as few as 4 semesters.

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The amounts listed are for the 2026-2027 academic year, and include classes from Fall 2026 through Summer 2027. Tuition cost is per credit hour unless otherwise stated. For the full, official listing, please visit xavier.edu/costs.

Xavier University reserves the right to correct any computational or clerical errors.

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