College Catalog 2024-2025

Post-Master's Health Systems Executive Nurse Leadership Certificate Program

You are passionate about taking on nursing leadership roles and ready to develop your professional, business and leadership skills. Earn your Post-Master's Certificate in Health Systems Executive Nurse Leadership online to expand your understanding of how health care systems function and how you can make an impact as a nurse leader and executive.

Sample Course Sequence – Full-Time Option

Term 1

NURS 5811Applied Economics and Finance

3

NURS 6527Strategic Planning for Healthcare

3

Term 2

NURS 5812Designing Care Delivery Alternatives

3

NURS 6526Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare Systems

3

Term 3

NURS 6524Executive Preceptorship

3

Total Credit Hours: 15

For program specific accreditation information follow the link below. 

Accreditation

Time Limitation

The maximum amount of time allowed for completion of a master's degree is five calendar years after the student first enrolls in a graduate course at Barnes-Jewish College. Certificate program students must complete all course work within three years of enrollment.

Steps for Applying for Admissions
Apply online at https://www.barnesjewishcollege.edu/apply
After applying online, please submit the following to the Admissions Office:

Official transcripts from all institutions where credit was earned (Please list ALL colleges on the online application.)

Current, unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse in the United States

Curriculum vitae (CV) or resume

Barnes-Jewish College recommends that international applicants take the Internet-based TOEFL (IBT) or IELTS. The score requirement for the IBT is 85, with minimum scores of 21 for reading and 23 for writing. The score requirement for the computer-based test is 240, with a minimum score of 4.5 on the Test of Written English. The score requirement for the paper-based test is 575.

Additional credentials may also be requested after an initial review of the applicant’s file.

Please send application materials to:

Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
Attn: Admissions Office
4483 Duncan Avenue
MS: 90-36-697
St. Louis, MO 63110
For more information about the program, contact us at gson-admissions@barnesjewishcollege.edu, or call 1-800-832-9009 or 314-454-7057, or visit us at barnesjewishcollege.edu.