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Major Requirements for School Nurse Certification


PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

  • 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)
    Forty-five semester 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 Relation/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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