Health Professions Education Certificate Options
There are two non-degree certificate options available:
Certificate of Completion: 9 credits
This three-course sequence addresses basic concepts of teaching and learning, course design and student assessment, and teaching practicum. No application form is needed and there is no formal matriculation. Contact Health Professions Education for questions, and to register. Courses are to be taken in sequence.
For those who choose not to continue, a Certificate of Completion will be issued at the successful completion of these courses. Participants interested in continuing for the Certificate of Advanced Studies may apply for non-degree admission (see below).
Both concentrations, Academic and Health Professions Simulation, are offered for the Certificate of Completion.
This option satisfies the National League for Nurses' three-course eligibility requirement to sit for the Certified Nurse Educator Examination.
Course of Study – Academic or Health Care Simulation Track
| HP 712 | Foundations of Teaching & Learning | 3 |
| HP 713 | Course Design & Meas of Learn Outcomes | 3 |
| HP 714 | Teaching Practicum | 3 |
Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS): 15 credits
This academic credential includes the curriculum from the 9-credit certificate and extends into areas of program evaluation and administration. A separate application is required for admission and matriculation into this option. See the CAS application process for admission requirements.
Course of Study
| HP 712 | Foundations of Teaching & Learning | 3 |
| HP 713 | Course Design & Meas of Learn Outcomes | 3 |
| HP 714 | Teaching Practicum | 3 |
| HP 715 | Des, Impl, & Eval Program Learning Envir | 3 |
| HP 716 | Tch & Lrn Synth for HC Professionals | 3 |
Health Professions Education Concentrations
Traditional Academic Track
This sequence (see curriculum) provides the essentials of developing a complete learning project, and culminates in either the teaching practicum for the Certificate of Completion, or the synthesis project for the CAS.
This option is ideal for health professionals such as preceptors, clinical supervisors and faculty who wish to expand their general teaching skills and education-related competencies in the classroom, online, or in the clinical setting.
Health Professions Simulation Track
Recognizing that simulation represents a paradigm shift in health professions education, this innovative concentration (see curriculum) addresses the increasing needs of faculty and clinical instructors to:
- Develop competencies in simulation as an instructional tool in health professions education, training and research
- Improve simulation technology, educational methods, and practitioner assessment