Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Educator at University of Kansas

Programme overview

An online, interprofessional 12-credit graduate certificate building healthcare education skills for academic and clinical teaching roles. Each course includes an applied teaching project and the programme ends with a student teaching capstone. It can be completed post-baccalaureate, post-graduate, or alongside a graduate programme.

Faculty: School of Nursing (KU Medical Center) | Department: School of Nursing | Duration: 12 credit hours (online) | Intake: Application deadlines: June 1 (fall), April 1 (summer), November 1 (spring) | Location: Lawrence, KS, United States

What you will study

NRSG 870 Designing a Student Learning Environment, NRSG 871 Curriculum Development and Evaluation, NRSG 873 Technologies for Teaching and Learning, and NRSG 874 Health Professions Educator Preceptorship (3 hours each). The four courses can count toward certain School of Nursing graduate degrees.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The Health Professions Educator Certificate is not offered for the 2026-2027 academic year. Application for the Health Professions Educator Graduate Certificate is an online process. Detailed instructions on how to apply are posted on the School of Nursing website. Application deadlines: June 1 for Fall semester; April 1 for Summer semester; November 1 for Spring semester. Admission requirements: Baccalaureate degree or higher in nursing or other health related discipline.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms follow the KU academic calendar; the application for first-year and transfer students is submitted through the KU application portal (go2.ku.edu). The fall freshman scholarship deadline is Dec. 1, the FAFSA priority deadline is Feb. 1 and the fall transfer scholarship deadline is Aug. 1.

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