Graduate Nursing Certificate in Administrative Leadership ONLINE
Prepare for dynamic leadership roles in healthcare settings in as few as 8 months.
Program Overview
Explore our Graduate Nursing Certificate in Administrative Leadership
Give yourself more opportunities and prepare to take on new professional challenges with an online Graduate Nursing Certificate in Administrative Leadership at Northeastern State University.
This graduate nursing certificate program gives you the tools to successfully improve patient care and healthcare systems. You will study how to effectively utilize financial, material, human and environmental resources to benefit healthcare organizations. You will learn to take on an advanced practice nursing role and discover the knowledge and skills to effectively manage change, empower others and influence political processes.
At NSU, we’re here to help you every step of the way. In fact, NSU's faculty includes a master’s-prepared practicing nurse to provide academic support. Plus, courses are taught by the same top-level faculty as on campus and are aligned with core competencies set by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE). No GRE is required for this certificate.
In this online nursing certificate program, you will:
- Utilize systems thinking to lead and manage complex healthcare organizations
- Provide leadership in the professional design of nursing care grounded in ethical, multicultural and professional standards, as well as healthcare policy
- Utilize financial, material, human and environmental resources to benefit nursing divisions in complex healthcare organizations
- Use information management systems to facilitate organizational decision-making
- Demonstrate communication skills and relationship building competencies to support organizational goals
- Demonstrate leadership in the professional community
- Integrate best evidence to provide quality nursing care and promote improvement in healthcare outcomes
- Use an interdisciplinary approach to execute nursing administration practice
- Utilize systems thinking to lead and manage complex healthcare organizations
- Provide leadership in the professional design of nursing care grounded in ethical, multicultural and professional standards, as well as healthcare policy
- Utilize financial, material, human and environmental resources to benefit nursing divisions in complex healthcare organizations
- Use information management systems to facilitate organizational decision-making
- Demonstrate communication skills and relationship building competencies to support organizational goals
- Demonstrate leadership in the professional community
- Integrate best evidence to provide quality nursing care and promote improvement in healthcare outcomes
- Use an interdisciplinary approach to execute nursing administration practice
Also available:
Northeastern State University offers a variety of graduate certificates and nursing programs online. Check out our other nursing online programs.
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Tuition and Fees
Our budget-friendly tuition can be paid as you go
Tuition for the Graduate Nursing Certificate in Administrative Leadership online is priced with the working student in mind. For convenience, you can pay by the course. Financial aid may also be available for students who qualify.
Tuition breakdown:
Graduate Nursing Certificate in Administrative Leadership Online Program Tuition and Fees
| In-State Per Credit Hour | In-State Total Program Costs |
|---|---|
| $370.40* | $4,444.80* |
| Out-of-State Per Credit Hour | Out-of-State Total Program Costs |
|---|---|
| $371.40* | $4,456.80* |
*Tuition for the Graduate Nursing Certificate in Administrative Leadership online is $4,444.80 in-state and $4,456.80 out-of-state. Tuition includes required fees and is current as of Fall 2019. Tuition and fees are subject to change.
Undergraduate Application Fee (per application): $25
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
Milestones to guide your student journey
With six start dates throughout the year, you can start your program when it’s right for you. Peruse the NSU schedule below for deadlines.
Now enrolling:
| Session | Course Start | App Deadline | Doc Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Course End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1 | 5/13/24 | 5/6/24 | 5/6/24 | 5/8/24 | 5/13/24 | 6/27/24 |
| Summer 2 | 7/1/24 | 6/24/24 | 6/24/24 | 6/26/24 | 7/1/24 | 8/15/24 |
| Fall 1 | 8/19/24 | 8/12/24 | 8/12/24 | 8/14/24 | 8/19/24 | 10/4/24 |
| Fall 2 | 10/14/24 | 10/7/24 | 10/7/24 | 10/9/24 | 10/14/24 | 12/6/24 |
| Spring 1 | 1/13/25 | 1/6/25 | 1/6/25 | 1/8/25 | 1/13/25 | 2/28/25 |
| Spring 2 | 3/10/25 | 3/3/25 | 3/3/25 | 3/5/25 | 3/10/25 | 5/2/25 |
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Admissions
Read the details of our admissions criteria
Applicants to the Graduate Nursing Certificate in Administrative Leadership must have:
Admission Requirements:
- Current, unencumbered RN license
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from a nationally accredited nursing program (ACEN, NEA, or CCNE) and regionally accredited college or university
- Cumulative 2.5 GPA on undergraduate coursework or 3.0 GPA on nursing coursework
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from a regionally accredited college or university and a nationally accredited nursing program (ACEN, NEA, or CCNE)
- Completion of an approved statistics and nursing research course with grades of “C” or better
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse
- Be formally admitted to Northeastern State University and the Graduate College by submitting an application and official transcripts to the Graduate College
- Have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale in all undergraduate coursework attempted or a 3.0 GPA based on a 4.0 scale in the nursing major of the bachelor’s degree
- To participate in this online program, students must be residents of NC-SARA states
Mail official documents to the address below or email to:
[email protected]
NSU Graduate College
601 N. Grand Ave.
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Courses
Curriculum in the graduate nursing administrative leadership certificate program
Students in the Graduate Nursing Certificate in Administrative Leadership online program at Northeastern State University must complete a total of 12 credit hours.
