Nurse Leadership Track - Post-Masters Certificate

The Post-Master’s Certificate consists of 12 to 13 credit hours, depending on whether the student selects a clinical or non-clinical track.

  • The non-clinical track requires 12 credit hours and includes NU 615 as an optional course.
  • The clinical track requires 13 credit hours and includes one clinical course with a focus on either mid-level or upper-level leadership and management.

Requirements for Nurse Leadership Track

Discipline Specific Courses
NU 608Business Concepts for Nurses3
NU 617Leadership and Management in Nursing3
NU 618Quality Improvement in Nursing3
Select 1 (one) course from the following three options:3-4
Evidenced Based Practice and Nursing Scholarship
Evidenced-based Practice and Leadership Practicum I
Evidence-based Practice and Leadership Practicum II
Total Hours12-13

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing/master’s degree program in nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at the University of North Alabama is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).