Nursing Education

Trine University accepts an online application only. It can be accessed by clicking on the apply button on this webpage. The Nursing Certificate program follows the university’s graduate admission policy outlined in the Trine University Student Handbook as well as the following criteria:

1. A 3.0 GPA
2. A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an institutionally accredited college or university. *Applicants currently in an RN-BSN program may apply for concurrent admission to the nursing certificate program.
3. Official transcripts from each previous undergraduate and graduate institution attended (except for Trine University).
4. Completed application.
5. Have a current, unrestricted RN license in the United States.
6. Personal narrative that explains the student’s interest in pursuing a certificate in nursing education.

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TrineOnline delivers the convenience and accessibility of an online degree program with classes starting every eight weeks. Our asynchronous classes mean there are no set class times, so you can log in whenever is best for you. Learn more about the benefits of Trine’s online degree programs.

Year	2024/2025
Tuition	$575 per credit hour

*Textbooks are purchased separately and vary per course

Core competencies established by the National League for Nursing (NLN) for Academic Nurse Educators (2019):

Competency 1: Facilitate Learning

Nurse educators are responsible for creating an environment that facilitates learning and the achievement of desired cognitive, affective, and psychomotor outcomes.

Competency 2: Facilitate Learner Development and Socialization

Nurse educators recognize their responsibility for helping students develop as nurses and integrate the values and behaviors expected of those who fulfill that role.

Competency 3: Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies

Nurse educators use a variety of strategies to assess and evaluate student learning in classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings, as well as in all domains of learning.

Competency 4: Participate in Curriculum Design and Evaluation of Program Outcomes

Nurse educators are responsible for formulating program outcomes and designing curricula that reflect contemporary health care trends and prepare graduates to function effectively in the health care environment.

Competency 5: Function as a Change Agent and Leader

Nurse educators’ function as change agents and leaders to create a preferred future for nursing education and nursing practice.

Competency 6: Pursue Continuous Quality Improvement in the Nurse Educator Role

Nurse educators recognize that their goal is multidimensional and that ab ongoing commitment to develop and maintain competence in the role is essential.

Competency 7: Engage in Scholarship

Nurse educators acknowledge that scholarship is an integral component of the faculty role, and that teaching itself is a scholarly activity.

Competency 8: Function within the Educational Environment

Nurse educators are knowledgeable about the educational environment within which they practice and recognize how political, institutional, social, and economic forces impact their role.