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School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Nursing (MSN) and Certificate Programs

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School Nurse Certificate Program

At this time, La Salle University is not accepting or enrolling new students into this program. Please complete this form as an expression of interest and to receive information about this program from La Salle University at a later date.

La Salle University’s School Nurse Certificate Online Program prepares nurses to serve children from infancy to 21 years of age in school settings. The specific programmatic focus is the needs of school aged children and adolescents. School nurses provide preventive health teaching and manage primary health care needs. They deliver services that improve the health status of children based on the principle that healthier children achieve greater academic success. The La Salle University’s School Nurse Certificate Program enables registered nurses who have earned baccalaureate degrees in nursing to prepare for and receive initial certification as school nurses.

Standards for Admission

  • Evidence of successful academic achievement in completing a baccalaureate degree in Nursing. Course work must include: two undergraduate mathematics courses and two undergraduate English courses (English Composition and English/American Literature) verified on transcript.
  • Grade point average of 3.0 in baccalaureate program
  • Current RN licensure in Pennsylvania
  • Current CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) certificate
  • Current professional liability (malpractice) insurance
  • Evidence of Health Assessment (Physical) by Physician or Nurse Practitioner
  • Two letters of reference from professors or supervisors. At least one reference must be an academic reference
  • A statement of philosophy

Please note: N.B. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and Miller Analogies Test (MAT) are NOT required for acceptance to the School Nurse Certificate Program.

The Graduate Admissions Committee meets at regularly scheduled intervals during the year. Students in the School Nurse Certificate Program must be accepted by the School of Nursing and the La Salle University, Department of Education.

Graduate Advisement
All students are assigned a faculty advisor upon admission to the graduate program. Faculty advisors are available by appointment for student advisement concerning course selection any time during the year and especially during the preregistration period. Students must have approval from their advisor for all courses they select. No pre-registrations are processed without the advisor’s permission.

Nursing Courses
NUR 581 The School Nurse and the Exceptional Child
NUR 582 School Nurse Practicum

Education Courses
EDC 503 Lifespan Human Development
EDC 510 Educaiton and Human Exceptionalities

Course Credits
School Nurse Certificate (SNC)

Course Number

Credits

Program

NUR 581

3 Credits

SNC

NUR 582

4 Credits

SNC

EDC 503

3 Credits

SNC

EDC 510

3 Credits

SNC

Total: 13 Credits

 

Recommended Sequence of Courses per Semester*

Fall

NUR 581

(Required)

The School Nurse and the Exceptional Child

Spring

NUR 582

(Required)

School Nurse Practicum

EDC 503

(Required)

Lifespan Human Development

Summer

EDC 510

(Required)

Education and Human Exceptionalities

* For student wishing to complete the certificate in one year.
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