Program Coordinator: Dr. Amanda Cornine, acornine@worcester.edu

Required Courses

Please note: Students are not able to transfer in courses to complete this certificate.

• Online Application ($50 fee)
• Career Plan Essay
• Two Professional References (Name, Title, Phone and Professional Email)
• Official Undergraduate and  Graduate transcripts from each institution where college credit was earned.  Minimum gpa 2.75. 
Applicants with a gpa between 2.5 and 2.75 would be considered “exception” cases and would go to the Graduate Program Coordinator for consideration/recommendation.
• Applicants must possess an active, unencumbered RN license (Note: applicant must have an active and unencumbered RN license in the state in which the student will complete the practicum hours). Verified through state website or NURSYS with verification scanned to applicant file.

Items Needed to Apply:

• Online application found at www.worcester.edu/apply
• Essay explaining reason for pursuing this certificate program
• Application fee
• Two professional references (name, title, phone and professional email)
• Official transcripts from ALL colleges and universities attended showing a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher. Applicants with a GPA between 2.5 and 2.75 would be considered “exception” cases and would go to the graduate program coordinator for consideration/recommendation
• Official transcript evaluation for any transcript from outside the United States
• An English language proficiency test if the student’s academic background is not in English
• Evidence of an unencumbered, unexpired nursing license from one of the following states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or New York. Applicant’s nursing license must be valid in the state in which the student will complete practicum hours.