Overview

Key facts

The Education - Nursing Education program at University of West Georgia include a total of 60 semester hours including 15 dissertation credit hours. Through structured activities and facilitator-guided dialogue, learners will gain an understanding of the doctoral program goals, structure, and culture.

Students will develop strategies for successfully engaging in doctoral learning and building an effective doctoral community. Classroom instruction will be delivered through asynchronous communication. Communication between the professor and students will be promoted within the university's course management system.

Objectives

The major objectives of this doctoral program are to:

Demonstrate advanced nurse educator competencies to enact increasingly complex faculty and leadership roles.
Facilitate curriculum design, development of courses, and evaluation of program and learner outcomes using evidence-based strategies.
Function as a change agent, innovator, and leader with the continuous pursuit of quality improvement in the nurse educator role.
Advance the scholarship of nursing education.
Conduct, evaluate, and synthesize theoretically guided research to further pedagogical knowledge in nursing education.

Accreditation

The University of West Georgia is accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
This program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Philosophical Foundations of Education

Ethics in Educational Leadership

School Leadership in a Pluralistic and Diverse Society

Leadership for Diversity in the 21st Century

Policy Analysis for School Improvement

Distance Learning

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

Online

Regular optional meetings

Disciplines

Nursing View 130 other PhDs in Nursing in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

150 _(verbal)

141 _{(quantitative)}

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

Other requirements

General requirements

Guidelines for Admittance

All graduate applicants must complete the online Grad Application. A one-time application fee of $40 is required.
Official transcripts from a regionally or nationally accredited institution are required and should be sent directly to the UWG Admissions Office.

Completed UWG graduate application for admission.
Earned Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited institution.
G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale graduate nursing program.
Official transcript from each college or university attended.
Three letters of recommendation from individuals who are knowledgeable of the applicant’s professional and academic abilities.

Tuition Fee

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International

2470 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 247 USD per credit during 72 months.
National

2470 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 247 USD per credit during 72 months.
In-State

2470 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 247 USD per credit during 72 months.

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