The Nursing Administration and Leadership Graduate Certificate is a seven-course (21-credit) graduate certificate program offered entirely online. It is designed for Masters-prepared nurses who wish to pursue administrative leadership within healthcare organizations and provides real-world skills in staff development, labor relations, healthcare financing, quality improvement and human resource management. The certificate program can be used to fulfill eligibility requirements to apply for the American Nurses Association Nurse Executive Certification (NE-BC) or Nurse Executive Advanced Executive Certification (NEA-BC) or the American Organization for Nurse Leaders as a Certified Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML) or Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENL).

Required Courses

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
NURS 5230	Healthcare Finance for Nurse Leaders	3
NURS 5235	Healthcare Quality Improvement, Outcomes Management, Assessment and Planning for the Nurse Leader 1	3
NURS 5240	Nursing Leadership Foundations	3
NURS 5245	Nursing Leadership Application	3
NURS 5249	Masters of Science in Nursing Capstone Experience	3
NURS 5865	Information Systems for the Scholarship of Application 1	3
NURS 5870	Health Policy and Populations-based Advocacy for the Scholarship of Application 1	3
Total Credits		21

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One or more may be waived with approval at the time of admission based on a student having taken equivalent courses.