School Nurse Certificate Program Curriculum

Rutgers School of Nursing offers a school nurse certificate program for professional registered nurses with a baccalaureate degree who wish to be certified in school nursing (instructional certificate) in the state of New Jersey.

Students in the school nurse certificate program must complete 22 credits with a practicum of 75 hours. The certificate program is an online program, but requires 75 clinical hours and student teaching in a school setting during the practicum.

Foundational/Prerequisite Courses (7 Credits)

• 77:705:447 - Community and Public Health Nursing (4)

• 77:705:306 - Health Assessment Across the Life Span (3)

Core Courses (15 Credits)

• 05:300:306 - Educational Psychology: Principles of Classroom Learning (3)  

• 77:705:470 - Foundations in Health Education (3)

• 77:705:480 - School Health Nursing (6)

• 77:705:481 - School Health Nursing Practicum (3) (includes 75 hours clinical/ student teaching)

For additional information and program updates, see the School Nurse Certificate page on the School of Nursing website.