About This Program

Competencies

1. Upon completion, students will be able to construct a needs assessment of a rural community to identify strengths and gaps in access to health care for rural residents and opportunities for intervention.
2. Upon completion, students will be able to propose strategies to improve the health of residents who live in rural America.
3. Upon completion, students will be able to assess health conditions that are uniquely impacted by rural residence, both positive and negative, as well as modifiable factors that influence health outcomes of rural residents.
4. Upon completion, students will be able to develop a plan for mitigating the barriers in rural health that contribute to social isolation and access to care.

Admissions Criteria

To be considered for admission to the certificate students must present an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better on the last 60 hours in the undergraduate degree. Nurses must meet all the requirements for admission to the graduate programs in nursing including an unencumbered nursing license.

Curriculum

NURS 5368	ADDRESSING CHALLENGES AND ADVANCING SOLUTIONS IN RURAL HEALTH	3
NURS 5369	RURAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS	3
Select one from the following:		3-6
SOCW 5344	HEALTH INSURANCE AND ACCESS TO CARE
SOCW 5345	SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEALTH EQUITY
NURS 6302	ISSUES IN STUDYING THE HEALTH OF CULTURALLY DIVERSE AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
NURS 6304	MEASUREMENT IN HEALTH RESEARCH
NURS 6370	INDEPENDENT STUDY IN NURSING
NURS 6307	POPULATION HEALTH
NURS 5660	FAMILY NP ADVANCED PRACTICUM (minimum of 180 hours in a rural site)
Total Hours		9-12

Advising Resources

Graduate nursing students will be assigned a degree plan once admitted to the program. They are encouraged to make phone, in-person, or virtual appointments as needed to discuss their academic progression.

Location:

554 Pickard Hall

Email:

msnadvising@uta.edu

Phone:

817-272-2776

Web:

Graduate Nursing Advising Information