Admission Requirements

• IBHE Certificate

Degree Requirements

• IBHE Certificate

Mailing Address:
College of Nursing (MC 802)
845 South Damen Avenue, Room 133
Chicago, IL 60612-7350

Campus Location: 133 NURS
Program Codes: 20FS5081CERU
Telephone: (312) 996-7800
E-mail: con@uic.edu
Web Site: http://www.uic.edu/nursing/
Associate Dean for Nursing Clinical Practice Studies: Patricia Lewis

The ANL Certificate Program consists of 18 graduate credit hours and can be completed in three semesters of part-time study. Students are enrolled in 6 credit hours of course work each semester, beginning with either the fall or spring semester of the academic year. Classes are not held in the summer semester. All courses will be conducted in the online format. Upon completion of the certificate program, students may be eligible to sit for the credentialing exam in Nursing Administration (CNA) offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center if they also meet the other educational and practice requirements set for this exam.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:

IBHE Certificate

• Prior Degrees Baccalaureate degree in nursing.
• Grade Point Average A minimum overall GPA of 2.75/4.00 for the last 60 semester (90 quarter) hours of course work.
• License Applicants must be licensed to practice as a professional nurse in at least one political jurisdiction.
• Other Requirements Prior experience as a registered nurse. Previous management experience is preferred but not required.
• Deadlines The application deadlines are as follows: fall semester is August 1; spring semester is December 1; and summer session is May 1.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:

IBHE Certificate

• Minimum Semester Hours Required 18. Students who successfully complete the certificate program may petition to transfer 18 hours of academic credit to the master’s program in Nursing Administration. Students have up to five years to transfer the course work into a degree program at UIC. Students who wish to earn an MS in Nursing must apply to the UIC Graduate College for admission and be accepted into the College of Nursing graduate degree program. Student must receive a minimum grade of B in each course to be transferred to the degree program.
• Course Work The following courses are required for the ANL certificate. They may be taken in any order.
  • NUAS 501, 502, 505, 512, 517; BHIS 510. No transfer courses will be accepted for the ANL certificate.