Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Certificate

Admission Requirements

• A master’s degree in nursing from an accredited program
• A current non-restricted license to practice as a registered nurse (RN) in North Carolina or an NCSBN compact state. Individual advisement will be necessary for licensure regulations for online out-of-state students.
• A personal statement describing the applicant’s interest in graduate study, career goals, and the certificate’s relationship to those goals.
• Three professional references with one reference from an individual who is knowledgeable of the applicant’s nursing practice
• One year clinical experience as an RN
• A personal interview with a member of the graduate faculty

Note:

Applicants for the adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialist certificate, in addition to the general admission criteria, must have one year RN experience and must have had graduate level courses in pathophysiology, health assessment and pharmacology within the past five years or approval by the concentration director; otherwise, students will be required to take these courses as part of the post-master’s certificate requirement.

Clinical Nurse Specialist - 15-30 s.h.:

• NURS 6959 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Theory and Role Development
• NURS 6960 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum I
• NURS 6961 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum II
• NURS 6962 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum III
• NURS 6989 - Clinical Practice for the CNS Across the Adult Lifespan