Overview

In the Nursing Education programme at Widener University, you’ll experience an education-focused curriculum that prepares you for an advanced nursing practice role as a nurse educator. All nursing education programme options can be completed in a hybrid format—combining online coursework with an on-campus health assessment course on our Chester or Harrisburg, Pennsylvania campuses.

Key Features

You'll be prepared to educate in both nursing clinical and academic environments by completing a broad foundation of core advanced clinical nursing practice courses as well as focused nursing education topics such as advanced pathophysiology, pharmacology, and health assessment; and teaching strategies, evaluation methods, and curriculum design.
You’ll also join a nationally recognized programme led by expert faculty whose research and expertise are guiding the field of nursing education. When you graduate, you’ll be eligible to apply to take the Certified Nurse Educator examination offered by the National League for Nursing.

Potential Careers

Clinical educator
Clinical instructor
Clinical professor
Nurse educator
Nurse leader
Staff development educator

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Nursing Science I: Epistemology
Psychology of Learning
Curriculum Design and Evaluation
Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation
Evidence-Based Teaching Practice

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00

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More details

Widener University admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

15 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Chester, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed online application.
Valid U.S. license as a registered nurse.
Transcripts from previously attended higher education institutions, including your nursing doctoral degree program (DNP, PhD, DNS, etc.), and master's degree program, if in a major other than nursing.
A minimum of 3.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in your doctoral program.
Two references–one from an educator and one from an employer with a graduate degree. One of these must have a research doctoral degree.
Curriculum vitae.
Statement explaining goals for advanced work in nursing with emphasis on proposed area of specialization.
Interview with a School of Nursing faculty member (this is arranged after a preliminary review of application materials).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

10600 USD / year

≈ 10600 USD / year
Out-of-State

10600 USD / year

≈ 10600 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10600 USD / year

≈ 10600 USD / year

Living costs

Chester

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

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