Nursing, Advanced Certificate in Hospice & Palliative Care
The Certificate of Hospice and Palliative Care is a component of the MSN program in Hospice and Palliative Care. This certificate will provide 12 credits of nursing courses to enhance the knowledge base of advanced practice prepared nurses who deliver direct care, participate on interdisciplinary care teams, and/or have oversight of the care delivered by direct care nurses/teams for end-of-life and palliative care patients and their support person(s).
Admission Requirements:
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree (BSN in Nursing preferred) from a regionally accredited institution of higher education and have their RN license. Applicants must also have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.70 on a 4.00 point scale (where A is 4.00), or its equivalent, and good standing (3.00 GPA) in all post-baccalaureate course work.
Applicants who do not meet regular admissions standards but have an undergraduate GPA between 2.50 and 2.69 may be considered for conditional admission.
Certificate Requirements (12 credits)
Required Course (3 credits)
| NRSE 501 | Theory of Hospice & Palliative Care | 3 |
Directed Electives (9 credits from the courses listed below)
| NRSE 502 | Global Policy and Ethical Issues in Hospice & Palliative Care | 3 |
| NRSE 503 | Nursing Leadership, Management, and Inter-Professional Collaboration | 3 |
| NRSE 504 | Emerging Best Practices and Research in Hospice & Palliative Care | 3 |
| NRSE 505 | Comparative Domestic Delivery Systems and Informatics | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 12