Certificate programs
Professional certificates coming soon!
Nurses and other health professionals will soon be able to take advantage of these two certificate programs without requiring the time and financial commitment of a full-time graduate-degree program. Watch this page for more information when these professional programs launch. Or, sign up here for email updates about our professional programs
A graduate certificate program is a structured sequence of courses and requirements that focuses on a specialty or area of expertise not offered by a regular degree program. It also has been reviewed and approved by the UC Davis Graduate Council.
There are two formats for graduate certificate programs that make use of regular UC Davis courses — University of California Graduate Academic Certificate (GAC) and UC Davis Graduate Academic Unit Certificate (GAUC).
Currently, two graduate certificate programs are offered for students at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis: the Health Professions Educator GAC and the Family Caregiving GAUC and the Enhancing Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Healthcare GUAC.
Health Professions Educator Graduate Academic Certificate Program
Three quarters concurrent with degree program
Graduate nursing students with an interest in education may apply for this certificate program to prepare to teach in prelicensure nursing and other health professions programs. Graduates are eligible to apply for Certification for Nurse Educators.
Family Caregiving Graduate Academic Unit Certificate Program
Three quarters concurrent with degree program
Graduate nursing students with an interest in family caregiving and family-centered care may apply for this certificate program to prepare to address the needs of diverse family caregivers and lead system change through practice, leadership and research.
Enhancing Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Healthcare Graduate Academic Unit Certificate
Three quarters concurrent with degree program
Graduate nursing students with an interest in patient safety and quality improvement in the health care setting may apply for this certificate program to prepare to address quality improvement in health care settings, patient safety standards and expectations and application of these principles into a real-world project.
Learn more about the quality improvement certificate program
Advancing Health Equity Series Graduate Academic Unit Certificate
Three quarters concurrent with degree program
Graduate nursing students with an interest in health equity in healthcare and health care settings, health equity standards and expectations, political determinants of health and health equity, understanding race and health in the U.S., and applying these principles into a real-world practice, may apply for this certificate program.
Learn more about the Advancing Health Equity Series
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