Post-Graduate in Forensic Nursing with Certification in Investigative Forensics Certificate

Program Requirements

Students will concomitantly receive post-MSN certification in Investigative Forensics through completion of six courses offered in the Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ) program as part of this specialty concentration.

The Director of Graduate Nursing Programs will complete a Gap Analysis to evaluate prior education and experience in order to determine an individual course of study. The completion of required didactic courses and clinical hours will depend upon waived credits and/or clinical hours. Depending upon the number of courses transferred in, the student may complete the Certification as a Forensic Nurse in two years. Students must satisfy the required credit and course requirements for the Forensic Nursing Program of study via graduate courses taken at DeSales University.

Post-MSN certificate graduates in Forensic Nursing with Certification in Investigative Forensics are eligible to apply for Advanced Forensic Nursing certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), once they complete the required number of practice hours (2,000) in the specialty area. Students will also be eligible to apply for SANE-A and/or SANE-P certification upon completion of the required number of SANE-A and/or SANE-P practice hours.