Occupational Health Nursing (OHN) Certificate Program Student Handbook 2025-2026

The departmental organization chart allows students to see how the department is structured and who they should reach out to for any issues.

Students will receive a Weber State University (WSU) student email account, also called Wildcat Mail. Program information, including updates, policy, or handbook changes, will be sent to students’ WSU email accounts. It is the student’s responsibility to monitor this account regularly for program communication. Students will be held responsible for the information distributed through their WSU email.

Any changes to student contact information should be emailed to the Occupational Health Nursing (OHN) Certificate Program Director within two weeks of the change.

All admitted applicants to the OHN Certificate Program must have completed a BSN or higher and have an unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state where the student resides.

All students will complete the Occupational Health Nursing Certificate Program Orientation in Canvas before starting the program. The OHN program administrator will send an email with a link to the course before the start of the semester.

Students are assigned a faculty advisor after admission to the OHN Certificate Program. If you have any concerns or issues, contact your advisor immediately to promptly resolve problems (i.e., class schedule additions or deletions, transcript issues, etc.).

CatTracks is a web-based tool that allows the student and advisor to monitor progress towards degree completion and graduation. Check your degree evaluation in CatTracks and make sure your major is updated to reflect Nursing. Contact the OHN Certificate Program Director if your major is not listed as Nursing. Also, contact the director if any discrepancies or concerns arise regarding your CatTracks report.

The OHN Certificate program is jointly offered through Weber State, the University of Utah, and the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH). The 15-credit-hour, fully online program can be completed in as little as two semesters.

The certificate program prepares nurses for various occupational health roles. Additionally, the curriculum provides 2,000 of the 3,000 work hours required to apply for the OHN certification exam.

Graduate OHN Certificate students are expected to continuously progress in the program through full-time or part-time registration. Exceptions may be made in the event of a significant life event. The student must notify the OHN Certificate Program Director before withdrawing from coursework.

All graduate nursing courses require a grade of 80% or better. If 80% is not obtained in a course, the student cannot progress in the OHN Certificate Program until they successfully repeat the course with an 80% or higher. The course must be repeated in the next available semester, and a satisfactory grade must be achieved. Students may continue to register for additional coursework as the OHN Program Director approves.

The student must officially withdraw from the course, or the letter grade remains on the transcript and is calculated into the cumulative GPA. A total of one readmission is allowed in the OHN Certificate Program.

Changes in Weber State University policies are communicated to students through their Wildcat email and the WSU Student Announcements. Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing (SON) and OHN Certificate program policy changes will be communicated through Wildcat email.

Students can provide input regarding courses, faculty, and overall experience at the end of each semester and upon the program’s conclusion. Students can evaluate how they met the objectives at the program's conclusion. The evaluations students complete are confidential and are not available to faculty until after grades have been submitted. Student feedback is valued and used to strengthen the program.

A non-resident Graduate OHN Certificate student may be eligible for a full or partial non-resident tuition waiver. This graduate tuition waiver is awarded individually to academically qualified students. Students receiving the Non-Resident waiver will be responsible for tuition
payment at the in-state resident rates.

A minimum of 15 credit hours is required for the OHN Certificate Program.  All course credits must be received from Weber State University. The student’s catalog will be in effect during the summer semester of the academic year when the student enrolls in the OHN Certificate program following formal admission.

A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (80% in coursework) is required to complete a graduate certificate degree.

The students are responsible for ensuring that all necessary WSU graduation requirements are completed and submitted to the graduation office before the graduation deadline. According to the online instructions, students must complete the WSU online application for graduation by the deadline.

The Occupational Health Nursing Certificate Course is designed to be completed in two semesters, but students may extend an additional year as needed. Two, 3-credit hour courses are taught by Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing faculty, and three, 3-credit hour courses are taught by University of Utah faculty. The required courses are as follows:

• NRSG 6010: Fundamentals of Occupational Nursing (3 credits; spring and fall semesters)
• NRSG 6020: Occupational Health Nursing Role Development (3 credits; spring and fall semesters) *
• *requires NRSG 6010 as a prerequisite
• OEHS 6370: Occupational Epidemiology (3 credits; fall semester with possible additional offerings)
• OEHS 6750: Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (3 credits; fall semester with possible additional offerings)
• OEHS 6760: Management and Administration of Occupational Environmental and Safety Programs (3 credits; spring semester with possible additional offerings)

WSU uses the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) to support student learning and program outcomes. All OHN students will receive communication through their Wildcat email accounts and Canvas. WSU offers a Canvas Student Demo Course for first-time Canvas users, available to all students. It is recommended that students complete the online demo course before beginning their first semester of learning.

Students will have access to their courses in Canvas on the first day of each semester. For additional help, contact the IT Service Desk at (801) 626-7777 or csupport@weber.edu. Students can also visit the help desk in person on the Ogden campus, which is located in Lampros Hall in room 110. Visit the IT Service Desk website for hours or to access a live chat for help.

Courses taught through the University of Utah require using the University of Utah Canvas system. Instructions will be provided in the OHN Orientation Course and by the course instructors.

The OHN Certificate courses are taught asynchronously online. In addition, all students must attend (virtually or in-person) or listen to the recorded version of two RMCOEH Journal Club presentations per semester. OHN Certificate Students are encouraged but not required to make a presentation.

If an emergency or life event will take a student away from the course for an extended period or prevent a student from completing more than one course assignment by the deadline, the student must notify the course instructor as soon as possible by email in Canvas.

Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing recognizes that life circumstances may get in the way of school. Therefore, each student will have one “no-questions-asked” week-long assignment extension per course. Students who use their “no-questions-asked” late assignment do not need to provide the instructor with why their assignment was late. However, students need to communicate with their instructor by email in Canvas to let the instructor know they are using their one late exception before the assignment deadline, and when they plan to use this option.