Admission Requirements

To be eligible for the Post-Baccalaureate Nursing Leadership Certificate, applicants must meet the following criteria:

Educational Background

  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) from a regionally accredited college or university.
  • The nursing program must be accredited by:
    • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or
    • American Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) (formerly the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission – NLNAC).

Grade Point Average (GPA)

  • A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in undergraduate nursing coursework.

Registered Nurse (R.N.) License

  • A valid, unencumbered R.N. license in the applicant’s state of residency.
  • Applicants must have successfully passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) before starting M.S.N. coursework.

Prerequisite Coursework

  • Statistics Course Requirement:
    • The statistics course requirement is waived for certificate program applicants.
    • However, if an applicant chooses to continue into the M.S.N. program after completing the certificate, they must have successfully completed a three-semester-credit-hour or four-quarter-credit-hour statistics course with a grade of B or higher from an accredited college or university.

Contact Us

Gloria Loera, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC​
Program Director, Graduate Program​
Phone915-215-5686​
EmailGloria.Loera@ttuhsc.edu

Texas Tech Health El Paso​
Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing ​
Office of Student Affairs​
Physical Address:  210 Rick Francis​
Mailing Address:  130 Rick Francis, MSC 22002​
El Paso, Texas  79905​

Phone: 915-215-6124
Email: gghson@ttuhsc.edu​