Post-Bachelor’s Nursing Education and Leadership Certificate

All courses are online; however, a student is required to complete two practicum courses. One 30-hour Advanced Clinical Practicum focused on population-health and another 120-hour practicum focusing on academia and leadership. Both practicums are completed with an approved, self-selected preceptor.

While much of the learning takes place online, students will need to complete their practicum hours in an approved state. Please contact your state board of nursing to verify if our program meets their educational requirements.

All students must submit a “Request to Transfer Credit” form, the course description(s), a copy of the catalog cover and the course syllabus to the program director/coordinator prior to beginning a graduate program. To determine transferability of credit, please contact the appropriate program director to receive a recommendation for transfer.

In addition to the General Admissions Requirements, the applicant must:

• Submit an official transcript from a regionally accredited college or university showing an earned Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.
• Submit transcripts from any accredited institutions attended, where pre-requisites for a nursing program and BSN nursing courses were completed, and any completed nursing graduate coursework.*
• Have attained a BSN undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0 or better (4.0 scale).*
• Submit a current, unencumbered registered nurse (RN) license in a geographical jurisdiction of the United States.*
• Have successfully completed (defined as a grade of C or above) an approved undergraduate statistics course. An official transcript for same should be submitted.
• Submit a signed consent regarding criminal background and drug screening requirements.
• Submit evidence of having worked as an RN for at least 2,000 hours.**
• Students may not be admitted to the Olivet MSN program who have been dismissed from another MSN program.

* Students who do not meet these criteria, please speak with an Admissions Counselor about a possible conditional enrollment.

** Students who have not yet completed the required 2,000 hours of RN work experience must do so by the end of NRSG 681. Failure to meet this requirement will result in a temporary withdrawal from the program. Students may re-enter once the admission criteria have been fulfilled.

Discounts are available for our practice partners, alumni and faculty. Upon completion, students should check out government loan repayment programs such as the Nurse Faculty Loan Repayment Program or the Nurse Corps. For a compiled list of available scholarships click here!