Graduate Certificate Health Care Innovation at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The growing field of health care innovation requires individuals who can lead and facilitate change. In the health care innovation graduate certificate program, offered in a flexible online format, you learn through reflection, personality assessment, exercises in interdisciplinary team-case study analyses, system intervention, idea pitching and change-readiness assessment.

What you will study

15 credit hours Required Core (3 credit hours) HCI 538 Innovation and the Individual (3) Electives (12 credit hours) Additional Curriculum Information Students work closely with an advisor to select electives tailored to their individual goals and interests. Elective coursework includes 12 credit hours at the 500 level or above focused on entrepreneurship and innovation.

Career pathways

Graduates with the health care innovation graduate certificate have opportunities for careers such as: clinical nurse specialist community health worker health educator health information technician informatics nurse specialist

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any health-related business, social science, hard science, health care practice or technology field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency. Admission examinations are not required.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer

Duration: 15 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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