Online Nursing Post Graduate Certificate
Health Systems Leadership

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Overview

Create a long-term, real-world impact in the healthcare field.

Do you feel called to a life of leadership and influence? If you’ve obtained a graduate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university, you’re eligible for our post-graduate certificate in Health Systems Leadership.

This program is designed to develop healthcare system leaders who are ethical, effective, efficient, and innovative in meeting evolving industry needs. Upon completing the certificate, nurses are prepared to advance their careers and become transformative world changers. When you pursue a post-graduate certificate at IWU, you get:

  • 100% online courses in health systems leadership
  • Flexibility in scheduling and program speed
  • Caring faculty who will provide hands-on, real-world experience

 

Did you know? IWU offers other health systems leadership programs, too. Find one that fits you!

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You’ll Learn To…

  • Integrate knowledge of the art and science of leadership and nursing into the role of a nursing leader.
  • Create an environment that fosters a person-centered approach to nursing leadership.
  • Lead systems to enhance population health.
  • Utilize scholarship and evidence to guide quality improvement principles in the leadership of nursing practice.
  • Apply systems and complexity principles to lead nursing practice through the use of information and communication technology.

Career Options

  • Chief Nurse Executive
  • Nurse Manager
  • Director of Nursing

TUITION

CREDIT HOURS
20 Total
TUITION
$595/ Credit Hour *

Applicable fees for resources and services will be assessed throughout the program. Tuition and fees for prerequisites and required elective courses are in addition to the charges shown on the program cost sheet. Your tuition rate will remain the same as long as you remain continuously enrolled in the same program. Cost sheets may be requested from an enrollment counselor by calling 866.498.4968 or emailing iwuenroll@indwes.edu.

FINANCIAL AID

Financial aid is available in the form of grants, loans, scholarships, veterans benefits, and employer reimbursement.

COURSES

Here is the list of courses required to complete the program. Full course descriptions may be viewed by clicking on the course titles. For further information, feel free to contact us.

8 Courses

These courses contain the program-specific knowledge. Upon completion, you should have the tools to conquer your new career with confidence.

HSL-680,HSL-680P,HSL-682,HSL-682P,HSL-684,HSL-684P,HSL-686,HSL-686P

REQUIREMENTS

Click on each section to expand the different requirements for this program. If you have any questions about the admissions process, feel free to contact one of our admissions representatives at 1-866-498-4968.

  • Proof that all nursing licenses – whether current or inactive – are unencumbered. Potential students with encumbered nursing licenses will not be considered eligible for enrollment at Indiana Wesleyan University.
  • All applicants must provide three letters of professional reference. References should be from faculty members, professional colleagues, work supervisors or a pastor who can evaluate the applicant’s potential for success in a graduate program. Recommendations from family members are NOT appropriate. These letters should be solicited from professionals who can address the applicant’s qualifications for the MSN or doctoral programs.
  • Original transcript from the undergraduate degree granting institution and institution where graduate courses have been taken.
  • A criminal history background check (at the student's expense) must be completed upon admission to any track of the Masters Nursing program. A criminal background check must be completed within six weeks following the start of the program. Upon request, documentation of background checks, required health information, immunization information, drug screening results, and other required information may be provided to healthcare facilities where the student will be completing clinical/practicum requirements as part of their required course of study. Progression in the program is dependent on the results of the reports To assist in the decision-making process, the Division of Masters Nursing reserves the right to require the applicant to interview.
  • Criteria for conditional admission are:
    • Applicants who do not meet the GPA listed in the criteria for regular admission and have at least a 2.75 undergraduate GPA may be conditionally admitted and allowed to take 9- credit hours of masters nursing courses to establish a graduate GPA. • Students who have earned a grade point average of 3.0 GPA by the completion of 9-credit hours in master nursing courses, will meet the criteria for regular admission. • An unsatisfactory grade (C- or lower in any GNUR course) while conditionally admitted will result in administrative withdrawal from the program and denial of regular admission. • Students who do not earn a grade point average of 3.0 GPA by the completion of 9-credit hours in master nursing courses will be denied regular admission.
    • Students who have earned a grade point average of 3.0 GPA by the completion of 9-credit hours in master nursing courses, will meet the criteria for regular admission.
    • An unsatisfactory grade (C- or lower in any GNUR course) while conditionally admitted will result in administrative withdrawal from the program and denial of regular admission.
    • Students who do not earn a grade point average of 3.0 GPA by the completion of 9-credit hours in master nursing courses will be denied regular admission.

Admission to all Masters Nursing majors begins with submission of required application forms, letters of recommendation, and official transcripts of previous college and university studies. Acceptance into any Masters Nursing program will remain valid for a period of 18 months.

To assist in the decision-making process, the Division of Masters Nursing reserves the right to require the applicant to interview.

  • All Business courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher.
  • All GNUR courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher.
  • All HSL courses must be completed with a grade of "B" or higher.
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0.
  • The dual MSN/MBA degree program must be completed within a maximum of five years from the date of enrollment.
  • Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a diploma.

Program Requirements

  • Students must maintain an RN license that is active and unencumbered at all times during enrollment in the program. Students must have a valid unencumbered RN license in the state(s) of the practicum sites. If students have multiple state licenses, all must be unencumbered. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the School of Nursing if the status of their RN license changes.
  • Students will be administratively withdrawn from the program at any point if this status is not maintained.
  • Students must meet all practicum agency requirements

Clinical Compliance Documentation

  • Before beginning any clinical or practicum experiences, students must meet all practicum agency requirements (at the student's expense). All Advanced Practice Registered Nursing students, and as required other students, must complete a second criminal background check and a drug screen, and submit documentation of health clearance, immunizations, and meet any other requirements of the practicum site before any client contact. In addition, random drug testing (ex. annually) or drug testing based on reasonable suspicion can be implemented at any time and without prior notice. Students who do not comply will be dismissed from the program. Progression in the program is dependent on the results of the reports.
  • Upon request, documentation of required health information, background check reports, drug screening results, and other required information may be provided to healthcare facilities where the student will be completing clinical/practicum requirements as part of their required course of study

START DATES

The Health Systems Leadership Post Master's Degree Certificate at Indiana Wesleyan University has many convenient starts throughout the year. Listed below are the next available starts. If you don’t see a start that fits your schedule, connect with our enrollment team to see more future starts.

Accreditation

Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, 312-263-0456. Other accreditations and associations of Indiana Wesleyan University are available at www.indwes.edu/about/iwu-profile/accreditation.

The post-graduate APRN certificate program at Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (https://www.aacnnursing.org/CCNE). IWU is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

*Effective 07-01-2023 through 06-30-2024