Post-Master’s Certificates
Prospective Students
The purpose of the ACEN-accredited post-master’s certificate program is to provide nurses with a master’s degree in nursing the opportunity to become specialized in an area outside of the specialty they obtained in their master’s or doctoral program.
Completed in 2 semesters, the post-master’s certificate program contains didactic specialty courses in Nursing Education or Leadership & Management and a 90-hour residency. This certificate program is 100% online except for the residency, which a clinical coordinator helps arrange in the student’s surrounding community.
The post-master’s certificate program will provide completion requirements and study plans to students upon acceptance into the desired certificate program.
Post-Master’s Certificate Program Information
- Full-time for the first semester, part-time for the second semester, using block and full semester formats
- Course Format: Asynchronous online courses with a 90-hour in-person residency
- Total Estimated Cost: $7,000-$10,000.
- Program costs include tuition, graduate student differential, and course fees. The costs are estimates and are determined each April for the following academic year. Visit the Tuition and Fee Tables for detailed information regarding these costs.
- Out-of-state graduate tuition waivers are available to students accepted into the program. Tuition waivers provide in-state tuition costs to out-of-state students.
- Accreditation
Handbooks
Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing Student Handbook
MSN Program & Post-Master’s Certificates Student Handbook
Post-Master’s Certificates Eligibility and Prerequisites
- GPA
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for all college-level work.
- You may have a 2.5 to 3.0 cumulative GPA if you have two or more years of full-time work experience as an RN (or 3 years part-time) and your nursing GPA (nursing-only courses) is at or above a 3.0 GPA.
- You may have a 2.5 to 3.0 cumulative GPA if you have two or more years of full-time work experience as an RN (or 3 years part-time) and your nursing GPA (nursing-only courses) is at or above a 3.0 GPA.
- Degree Requirements
Prospective students must be a graduate with a bachelor’s degree in nursing from a regionally accredited college or university and a major in nursing from a nursing program that has been accredited by one of the following agencies: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA).
Degree holders from institutions other than WSU should check WSU’s Transfer Guide.
- Licensure Requirements
Prospective post-master’s certificate students must have an active, unrestricted RN license or be eligible to obtain licensure without restrictions to practice in their current state of residence.
- After Program Acceptance
- The Post-Master's Certificate Program requires all admitted applicants to complete a mandatory background check, drug screening, and physical exam, and have personal health insurance.
- Admission to the program is contingent upon submission of a satisfactory background check, a negative drug screening, a physical exam, and documentation of personal health insurance. The applicant understands that they may not be allowed to begin or remain in the program and will not be entitled to any refunds of tuition dollars or other fees if a background check reveals a history of criminal actions or the drug screen reveals the presence of controlled substances (prescription or non-prescription).
- A mandatory MSN new student orientation process includes an MSN New Student Orientation Canvas Course. Students are also required to attend an online MSN Residency & Project Orientation, which takes place over Zoom in May.
- The Post-Master's Certificate Program requires all admitted applicants to complete a mandatory background check, drug screening, and physical exam, and have personal health insurance.
Preadmission Advising
Tiffany Bennett, BS
Nursing Graduate Studies Advisor & Enrollment Specialist
Marriott Allied Health Building, Room 420
801-626-6122
tiffanybennett@weber.edu
How to Apply
1. Fill out the Post-Master’s Certificates Program application
- The online application is available yearly from October 1 to March 17. The application deadline is March 17, 2026, by 11:59 pm.
- Application fee: $60
- Needed for application:
- Resume
- Essay
- Transcripts
Notification
After the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing Admissions & Advancement Committee has reviewed applications, the MSN Program will notify applicants of acceptance or declination.