About the MSN Nurse Educator Degree
Why Pursue an MSN Nurse Educator Degree at Cedarville?
Gain further knowledge in the sciences, healthcare leadership and policy, evidence-based practice, and advanced clinical practice with Cedarville’s online, Christian MSN Nurse Educator program. The courses you'll take are fully integrated with biblical truth, equipping you to serve with Christlike compassion and make nursing your ministry for Christ.
Cedarville's affordable, accredited MSN Nurse Educator degree offers advanced nursing knowledge and skills in a convenient format. All courses are online, with full-time and part-time options available. When you graduate, you'll have met the educational requirements to sit for the Certification for Nurse Educators (CNE) exam through the National League for Nursing.
For nurses who already hold an MSN degree, Cedarville offers a Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education, providing an abbreviated version of this program.
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Scholarships Available!
A limited number of $3,000 to $5,000 scholarships are now available to graduate nursing students with financial need. !
Top 5 in Ohio
U.S. News & World Report listed Cedarville University’s online MSN program in the top 100 programs nationally and top 5 in Ohio.
What Sets Cedarville Apart?
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Biblical Worldview
All courses are built on the solid foundation of Scripture. -
Advanced Practice
Cedarville's MSN will equip you with the training and skills you need to serve as an advanced practice nurse. -
Online
All MSN courses are offered in an online format, with flexible part-time and full-time completion options.
Program Overview
Program Curriculum
You will complete 12 graduate nursing core semester hours, 9 direct care core semester hours, 17 semester hours of Nurse Educator specialty courses, and 3 semester hours of a graduate-level Bible course (if this Bible requirement was not previously satisfied with an undergraduate Bible minor or approved alternative).
See curriculum guides for a further description of MSN and completion options.
Sample courses:
- Biblical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
- Teaching and Learning Strategies for Nurse Educators
Program Format and Related Programs
Cedarville offers graduate and undergraduate programs with flexible completion options. You may also want to consider these related programs as you choose the degree or program that is the best fit for you.
Related Programs
Program Level and Format
- Graduate
- Online
From Our Director:
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Cedarville University's nursing programs and curricula prepare graduate students to implement the best evidence-based guidelines and expert clinician experience to develop equitable outcomes for populations. We integrate academic rigor, a biblical worldview, and low faculty-to-student ratios to use nursing as a ministry for Jesus Christ.
Marcia Williams, PhD, APRN-FNP, Associate Dean, Director of Graduate Nursing Programs, Assistant Professor of Nursing 
Program Contacts
Program News
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Nurse Practitioners Bridge Growing Health Gaps
Cedarville University graduates Ayana Kleckner and Dr. Marcia Williams are addressing America’s primary care shortage. Through frontline service and graduate education, they exemplify how nurse practitioners are expanding access to compassionate, Christ-centered health care. -
Cedarville Trains Students To Recognize and Respond to Human Trafficking
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 10 a.m., Mandy Reed, founder of Dear Dinah — a nonprofit that provides refuge and community for victims of human trafficking in Dayton, Ohio — will lead a two-hour training session for Cedarville University students in the Health Sciences Center.
For more information related to our MSN and DNP degree programs, visit our Insights Blog where you can read interesting posts like Balancing Job, Family, and Grad School: 5 Principles for Christian Nurses.