Post Baccalaureate: School Nursing Certification
Post Baccalaureate: School Nursing Certification
Post Baccalaureate: School Nursing Certification
The Post-Baccalaureate School Nursing Certification is offered through Global Learning and Partnerships of Rowan University. Classes will be accelerated and mostly online which offers the fastest and most convenient route to your certification. Please click Here for more information about the program.
There are now two tracks we offer in the program: School Nurse Instructional Certification (Code 9221) and Non-Instructional Certification (Code 9003). View this document which explains the differences in the tracks.
| Course | Semester Hours | Offered | Instruct. Track (9221) |
Non-Instr Track (9003) |
|
| NURS 03303 | ***Health Assessment | 3 s.h. | Fall/Spring | Yes | Yes |
| NURS 03401 | ***Community Health Nursing | 3 s.h. | Fall/Spring | Yes | Yes |
| SNUR 92407 | School and Family Issues for Children with Ongoing Health Care Needs (8 weeks) Online | 3 s.h. | Summer Module 5 | Yes | Yes |
| SNUR 92466** | School Health Services (8 weeks) Online | 3 s.h. | Summer Module 6 | Yes | Yes |
| SNUR 92430* | Methods and Materials in Health Teaching for School Nurses (8 weeks) Online | 3 s.h. | Fall | Yes | No |
| SNUR 92444* | Practicum in School Nursing (15 weeks) Field Experience (50 hours) w/3 Virtual class meetings (prereq SNUR 92466; enrolled in SNUR 92430) | 3 s.h. | Fall | Yes | Yes |
| SNUR 92445 | Internship in Health Teaching for School Nursing (15 weeks) 50 hours (prereq SNUR 92430, 92466, and 92444) |
3 s.h. | Spring | Yes | No |
| SPED 08130 | Disability as Diversity (8 weeks) Online | 3 s.h. | Spring/Fall | Yes | Yes |
*** NURS 03303 and NURS 03401 can be transferred into the program from a student’s undergraduate BA or BS degree program (not associate's degree) A minimum grade of B minus and 3 credits is required for consideration. See below description of Category 1 program.
***Please contact your Program Coordinator for a Transfer Credit Evaluation Form (TCEF) if considering transfer.
*** NURS 03303 and/or NURS 03401 are available through Rowan University, Department of Nursing, Virtua but prior approval may be required
*SNUR 92430 and SNUR92444 can be taken simultaneously for Instructional Certification (9221) Track
**SNUR 92466 must be completed with a B minus or better to move onto SNUR 92430 and/or SNUR 92444
All course work must be completed successfully to receive certification The Post-Baccalaureate School Nursing Instructional Certification program is a Category I program which mandates the following: (1) students must not receive a grade below B- in any course; this will require retaking the course (2) students must not receive more than TWO B- grades, and (3) they must maintain a GPA of 3.0. A student who is not able to maintain these standards will be dismissed from the program. 
