KU School of Nursing Certificate Programs

Advance your career in education, health informatics or advanced practice nursing with a KU Nursing certificate.

School of Nursing Opportunities

The KU School of Nursing offers several certificate programs for post-graduate study. The certificate programs build on the nursing graduate degree (MS, DNP or PhD) to provide nurses and health care professionals with the opportunity to explore areas in advanced nursing practice that will expand their roles within the profession. Certificates may be taken as stand-alone programs. Or they may be stacked toward earning a graduate degree.

Advanced Practice Clinical Certficates

If you are already an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), you can add to your skill set with a post-graduate certificate in a new specialty area from KU School of Nursing.

Health Informatics Certificate

Discover a career in the growing field of applied informatics with this interprofessional certificate.

Health Professions Educator

Students in KU Health Professions Educator certificate program will develop health care education expertise within academic and clinical settings.

Health Systems Leadership Certificate

Health professionals learn financial management, human resource management, performance improvement, systems thinking, strategic management, relational leadership and personal and professional accountability.

Population Health Nursing Certificate

Nurses learn public health concepts and skills in health promotion of a target population, clinical and translational applications of epidemiology, global perspectives of healthcare, change leadership and policy analysis.

How to Apply

Learn how to apply for the KU School of Nursing certificate programs.