Online Nursing Certificates
Nursing Certificate Programs for Working Professionals
Our nursing certificate programs, offered online, provide an accessible path for nurses and aspiring healthcare professionals to expand their expertise, update their skills and enhance their potential career prospects. Our online modality caters to the busy schedule of the working professional and can allow you to advance your knowledge in a way that works with you.
Advantages of Continuing Nursing Education
The healthcare field and developments in nursing are always changing, making it important for professional nurses to stay at the forefront of it all. There are various benefits to continuing your nursing education, such as acquiring new knowledge, further developing critical thinking skills and potentially making yourself more marketable for advanced nursing positions. Both personally and professionally, these certificates can help you maintain competence in the nursing and healthcare industry.
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Admission Requirements
Nursing Certificate Programs for MSN Degree Holders
We offer various emphases for those looking to earn their post-master’s certificate. Explore our options below to find the one best suited to you, your interests and career goals.
This post-master’s certificate can help you enhance your expertise in the niche area of adult-gerontology. Designed for those who already hold an MSN degree, this program starts by looking at the teen years, taking a deep look into advanced practice nursing care with acute, critical, complex and chronic conditions.
Focusing on family practice can help current RNs expand and sharpen their knowledge in preparation for further opportunities in the field or board certification as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). This program combines online learning and on-campus experiences to present you with practical patient scenarios, evidence-based research and core nursing competencies.
If you’re an experienced nurse who is interested in educating others on important aspects of nursing, you may consider earning a nursing education post-master’s certificate. This program will teach you instructional strategies and leadership skills that can prepare you for positions in nurse education.
Nursing Certificate Courses and Topics
While the specific curricula of your program may vary depending on the focus area of your choice, there are some commonalities among our nursing certificate programs.
Course topics you may study in your program include:
FAQs for Nursing Certificate Programs
If you’re a professional nurse looking to gain specialized knowledge in your area of interest, review our frequently asked questions to determine if earning a post-master’s certificate could be the next best step for you.
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Graduate Student Resources
As a student pursuing online nursing certificates at GCU, you can take advantage of all the online resources available to you. Explore our online learning and student resources that all students can access to help them prosper in their educational journey.
Enroll in a post-master's nursing certificate program to improve your skills in a specific area of nursing.