Clinical Graduate Certificates must take the following prerequisite courses within the last 5 years or will need to be retaken prior to entering the concentration courses.
- N639 – Advanced Health/Physical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
- N648 – Advanced Clinical Pharmacology
- N649 – Advanced Pathophysiology for Nursing Practice
Completing Courses at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Students who need to complete prerequisites are welcome to complete them at UT. To enroll in the prerequisite courses, applicants must apply as a Non-Degree seeking student and be accepted. Prospective students will need to apply for the Certificate Program during a different cycle in order to complete the prerequisites.
If you would like to take one of the prerequisite courses above, please reach out to [email protected] for more information about course availability.
Completing Courses Externally
If the prerequisite courses were taken outside of UT, transcripts must be reviewed, and courses verified to ensure compliance with prerequisite requirements. Prospective students can send the syllabi of the courses to [email protected] to be reviewed.