- Fall 2025 Priority Extended Deadline: April 17, 2025
- Fall 2025 Regular Deadline: May 22, 2025
Please note there is no application fee for graduate applications submitted by the Priority Deadline.
HEGIS Code: 1203.12
Nurse educators play a crucial role in helping nurses gain the expertise needed to meet the challenges of the evolving healthcare system. Their presence also ensures that our nation's nursing schools are always at maximum student capacity. According to AACN’s 2018-2019 Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing, U.S. nursing schools turned away 75,029 qualified applicants from nursing programs in 2018 due to an insufficient number of issues including a shortage of faculty. Additionally, hospital and medical centers have identified a need for more nurse educators to enhance the level of instruction to nursing students, new nurses, and ongoing needs for professional staff development.
The online Advanced Certificate in Nursing Education is an 18-credit program that addresses these challenges by giving nurses the additional knowledge and practice needed to expand their expertise as nurse educators.
In addition to a practicum component, the program explores content in:
- Curriculum and program planning
- Measurement and evaluation
- Pedagogical strategies and best practices
Career Scope and Academic Prospects
Per Indeed.com, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Clinical Nurse Educators and Academic Nurse Educators earn an average salary of $101,866 and $91,900, respectively.
Graduates of the Advanced Certificate in Nursing Education are qualified to serve as educators in numerous institutions ranging from community colleges to major universities, as well as in academic health centers and community-based health facilities. Graduates of the program can also pursue doctoral education in Nursing Education, Nursing Science, and Nursing Research.
Accreditation
This program is registered with the NYS Education Department.
The Advanced Certificate in Nursing Education is comprised of the four specialty courses and one graduate elective in the CCNE accredited Master of Science in Nursing Education program. The specialty courses include a Practicum experience in Nursing Education.
See a full list of the online nursing programs offered at CUNY SPS.
Academic Director, Nursing
NYSIM Center
Monday – Saturday
7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
(Nursing Students may only attend the site when scheduled by the SPS Nursing Program)
Newman Library
Hours posted here
CUNY SPS Help Desk Hours
Monday – Friday
8:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Phone: (646) 664‑8592
Email: Help Desk
For general assistance outside of the above hours, please contact the Extended Hours Support line:
(844) 536-0050.
Contact Information
To reach the CUNY SPS Help Desk Manager, please contact Cristian Cardenas at (646) 664-8593, or at Cristian.Cardenas@cuny.edu.
Admissions Criteria
To qualify for admission to the Advanced Certificate in Nursing Education, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Master’s degree in Nursing (could include Nurse Practitioner)
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher out of a 4.0 from a nationally accredited bachelor’s and master’s programs, all transcripts must be provided
- An unencumbered nursing license and a current registration
- Admission essay highlighting education and career achievement, including specific examples of problem-solving while working in the practice setting, leadership experience at the bedside or in other settings, and professional and community awards
- Two letters of recommendation, one from a Master’s or Doctoral prepared nurse educator or faculty and one from a nurse leader who served as an immediate supervisor
- Submit a scholarly work consisting of a 2-page summary (maximum 1000 words, excluding title and reference page) on ONE of the following: Evidenced-Based Practice project, Clinical Practice/Quality Improvement Project, Nursing Research Summary, Practice Improvement Project, PICOT question, Previous Academic Paper (written within the last 5 years for a school assignment; must include citations and a reference list), a Research Post presentation you presented at a conference, or a Review of a Nursing Research Article. It must include at least three references.
- Resume
Residency Requirement*
In order to enroll in the RN to BS in Nursing program, students must provide documentation of one of the following categories:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Permanent Residency
- Granted asylum, refugee status, temporary protected status, withholding of removal, deferred enforced departure, deferred action status by the U.S. Government, deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or permanently residing in the United States under color of law (PRUCOL)
*International students may enroll in fully online degree programs. However, our online programs do not qualify for student visas.
Application Deadlines
- Fall 2025 Priority Extended Deadline: April 17, 2025
- Fall 2025 Regular Deadline: May 22, 2025
