Requirements for the School Nurse Certification Program
- Current license as a Registered Professional Nurse in New Jersey
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (minimum GPA of 2.75)
- Current CPR/AED certification
- General education (45 credits): 45 credits in general background areas including
at least four of the following: foreign language; fine and practical
arts; social studies; mathematics; science; philosophy; psychology;
English
- Foundation courses (19 credits)
- Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence (3)
- Public Health Nursing (Nursing IV) (6)
- Public Health Practicum (Nursing IV) (4)
- Introduction to Psychology (3)
- Human Relations/Intercultural Elective (3)
School Nurse Certification Core Courses (16 credits)
- 50:705:495 Principles of School Nursing and School Health Services (3)
- 50:705:496 Methods and Issues in Health Education (3)
- 50:705:497 Contemporary Issues in School Nursing (3)
- 50:705:498 Contemporary Issues in School Nursing Practicum I (3 credits/75 hours) School Nurse Certification Program students will be placed in a school setting
- 50:705:498 Contemporary Issues in School Nursing Practicum II (3 credits/75 hours)
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