School Nurse Teacher Pathway

School nursing is a specialty with unique requirements.  Rhode Island continues to be a progressive leader by employing certified School Nurse Teachers (SNT).  

A Pathway to School Nurse Certification

SNT professionals have achieved both clinical, and teaching and learning competencies. School nurses are leaders who provide evidence-based health care, health education and health promotion for the entire school community, drive policy change, connect families to community resources and advocate for healthy school environments. 

After successful completion of the pathway you will follow the steps for submitting required documents for certification through RIDE.

How to Apply

To begin the application process you will need to sign up for an account with CollegeNET. Once you have a CollegeNET account, you will be able to log in any time and see your Activity Log which shows you a personalized status page.

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Admission Requirements

• graduate application, along with a $50, nonrefundable application fee
• official undergraduate and graduate transcripts - one copy of all
• bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• record of past and ongoing academic excellence (ex., a minimum GPA of 3.0)
• current Rhode Island RN license
• 3 years of documented experience as a full-time RN (or an individually accepted equivalent)
• 3 candidate reference forms with three accompanying letters of recommendation
• performance-based evaluation
• current resume