• Admissions
• Directions
• Faculty Websites
• Kean Homepage
• KeanWise
• Nancy Thompson Library
• News and Events
• NJ Transit

• Prospective Students
  • Apply Online
  • Apply by Mail
  • Admissions Office
  • Graduate Catalog
  • Student Forms
  • Tuition and Fees
  • Graduate Programs
  • Coordinators
  • Non-Degree Professional Studies
  • Student Handbook
  • Academic Integrity
  • Student Conduct
• Current Students
  • Coordinators
  • Academic Integrity
  • Graduate Catalog
  • Student Handbook
  • Student Forms
• Program Coordinators
• Continuing and
  Professional Education
• Certification Programs
• NJCSTME
• Graduate Student Council
• Community

Certificate Programs

Certification School Nursing
(program code 84962C)

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Dr. Minnie Campbell
Room: Townsend Hall T-116
Phone: (908)737-3390
Email: mcampbel@kean.edu

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Graduate Certification Program for School Nursing provides information and skills for the successful implementation and management of school health programs. Emphasis is on prevention of illness, promotion and maintenance of physical and environmental health and health education. We expect that graduates of the program will provide leadership in the development, implementation and management of school health programs.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the University’s admission requirements:

• A current license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of New Jersey
  
• Current professional liability insurance
  
• Baccalaureate degree with a minimum GPA of 2.75
  
• Presentation of evidence of having completed a basic physical assessment course with practicum, or completion of NURS 3010.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

• 30 credit hours
  
• GPA of 3.0

Required Courses

Co-requisite: PSY 5130 Human Development Across the Life Span or undergraduate equivalent
ESME 5560 Introduction to Education: Teaching Theory and Practice 6 credits
HED 5300 Community Mental Health 3 credits
NURS 5400 Epidemiology in Advanced Practice or 3 credits
NURS 5500 Advanced Practice in Community Health Nursing or 3 credits
HED 5635 Introduction to Public Health 3 credits
NURS 5000 Nursing Science 3 credits
NURS 5501 School Nursing I 3 credits
NURS 5502 School Nursing II 3 credits
NURS 5510 School Nurse/Health Education Internship 3 credits
HED 5500 School Nurse/Health Education Internship 3 credits

TOTAL of 27-30 semester hours to complete certificate