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Post Bacalaureate School Nurse Certificate

Post Baccalaureate School Nurse Certification Program

Completion of this program, approved by the New Jersey State Department of Education meets the requirements for the Educational Services Certificate Endorsement as a Certified School Nurse. This endorsement authorizes the holder to perform nursing services and to teach in areas related to health in public schools in grades preschool through 12. (NJDED Administrative Code title 6A; Chapter 9-13.3)

Students must hold current New Jersey license as a Registered Nurse, and a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. To be considered for admission into this program, a student must have an Undergraduate GPA of 2.75 and a minimum of 3 years work experience in nursing.
 
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Program Requirements:

DEPT COURSE # COURSE NAME

CREDITS

HLTH 403 School Health Services for School Nurses I

3

HLTH 414 School Health Services for School Nurses II

3

HLTH 401 Introduction to Public Health

3

HLTH 424 Drug Abuse

3

HLTH 418
Methods and Curriculum in Health Education

3

PSYC
150 or
152
Developmental: Birth Through Adolescence  OR
Developmental: Adolescence Through Adulthood

3

SPEC  250 Intro. to Ed. and Psych. of the Exceptional Child

3

HLTH 412 School Nurse/Health Education Practicum    

6

TOTAL CREDITS

30

 
 
** Students may transfer up to 6 credits of equivalent coursework into this program at the discretion of the program coordinator, upon review of transcripts.

***All students are required to meet with the Coordinator of the School Nurse Certification Program prior to acceptance into the program.
 
To print the Curriculum Sheet for the Post Bacalaureate School Nurse Certification Program click on the link below:
 
Post Bacalaureate School Nurse Certification Program
 
For more information about the  Post-Bacalaureate School Nurse Certifcate Program please contact:
Professor Lorraine M. Chewey, M.S., R.N., C.S.N.
Coordinator, School Nurse Certificate Programs
(201) 200-2000 Et. 4087
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