PB NURS TR NEI - Post- Baccalaureate Certificate in Nursing Education and Instruction (CT)

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Nursing Education and Instruction certificate program offers continuous enrollment; students may begin in the summer or fall semesters. For fall admission, the application deadline is March 31 and for summer admission, the application deadline is Feb. 15.

• Admission to the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program is based on an evaluation of the following data by the Graduate Admission and Progression Committee:

  • Baccalaureate degree or higher in nursing from an accredited institution (ACEN - formerly NLNAC or CCNE) - which included upper-division theory and clinical practice courses in nursing; (Note: Applicants who are enrolled in the final semester of a baccalaureate nursing program may be considered.)

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or alternatively a nursing GPA of at least a 3.0;

  • Evidence of current unrestricted licensure (RN) to practice in the United States and eligibility for licensure in Mississippi and/or privilege to practice in a state in which the student may have clinical practice;

  • Official transcripts from all schools attended;

  • Graduates of foreign schools whose academic language is not English: The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam is required to demonstrate competence in written and spoken English;

    • For applicants who earned course work/degrees from institutions outside the United States:

      a.    Completion of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for graduates of foreign schools whose academic language was not English. The minimum required score is:

      ·         TOEFL-Internet Based Test (IBT): 79 or higher

      ·         TOEFL-Paper Based Test (PBT): 550 or higher

      b.    Other documents required by UMMC and local, state, and federal authorities;

      c.    Transcripts must be evaluated in a course-by-course report from World Education Services (WES) or the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)

  • If an applicant has been dismissed from any nursing program, one year must pass from date of dismissal to date of eligibility into any UMMC School of Nursing program.

Kimberly Douglas, PhD, RN
Email: kddouglas@umc.edu
Phone: (601) 984-6261