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The school nurse certification program is a graduate non-degree program offered by the School of Nursing. The program consists of two tracks, non-instructional and instructional.
Upon completion of the non-instructional track, a standard educational services certificate with school nurse/non-instructional endorsement is granted by the New Jersey Department of Education. This authorizes the holder to perform nursing services in public school grades preschool through 12. This endorsement does not authorize the holder to teach in areas related to health.
Upon completion of the instructional track, a standard educational services certificate with school nurse endorsement is granted by the New Jersey Department of Education. The school nurse endorsement authorizes the holder to perform nursing services and to teach in areas related to health in public schools in grades preschool through 12.
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Admission Requirements
Online application/ application fee
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and official transcripts from all institutions of higher learning attended
GPA: 3.0 out of 4.0
Current NJ RN License
Official academic transcripts
Successful completion of courses: Developmental Psychology and Community/ Public Health Nursing
Application Deadline
August 1st: Fall semester
December 1st: Spring semester
May: 1
st
Summer semester
*Applications received after the deadline will be reviewed on a space availability basis
Professor Mary Jane Genuino
School Nurse Program Coordinator, School of Nursing
genuinom@wpunj.edu
973-720-2891
School Nurse Certification: Non-Instructional Track
Twenty-one (21) credits are required to complete the Non-Instructional track. These, 21 credits are program requirements - coursework at the graduate level that must be taken at William Paterson (WP). An additional six (6) credits are prerequisites -
Developmental Psychology/Lifespan Development and Public Health/Community Nursing
coursework that may have been taken at the undergraduate level at WP or another institution. Applications are evaluated regarding these requirements. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required to remain in the program.
School Nurse Certification: Instructional Track
Twenty-four (24) credits are required to complete the Instructional track. These, 24 credits are program requirements - coursework at the graduate level that must be taken at William Paterson (WP). An additional six (6) credits are prerequisites
Developmental Psychology/Lifespan Development and Public Health/Community Nursing
- coursework that may have been taken at the undergraduate level at WP or another institution. Applications are evaluated regarding these requirements. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required to remain in the program.
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