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What is a Post Masters Certificate???
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Posted almost 5 years ago Out of curiousity: Does anyone know What is a Post Masters Certficate??? Is it a masters degree on a Certficate? |
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| Posted almost 5 years ago It means that you have a masters and have taken extra concentrated courses in a particular area and have received certificate for it. |
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| Posted almost 5 years ago It cant be 4 someone who already have there masters because the requirements is having a BSN. So is it a Masters degree or Masters Certficate?
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| Posted almost 5 years ago Well I guess I would have to see the information you are talking about. |
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| Posted almost 5 years ago Nevermind found my answer: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1005123004581 What is a Post-Masters Certificate? I have found a school that offers a post-masters graduate certificate. They say it is almost as good as a PHD. Any suggestions Best Answer The post-masters graduate certificate is a degree level that is intermediate between the masters degree and the doctorate. It became popular in education careers where promotions or job grades depended in part on educational level. They recognized this "sixth year" degree level as one year of study beyond the master's degree. You also sometimes see it referred to as a "specialist's" degree because some of the early post-masters degrees were Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degrees. Other common names are Certificate of Advanced Study or Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study. The utility of the post-masters certificate depends on what field you are in and why you want the degree. Some fields of study have the specialist level as the entering level for certification or licensure (school psychology, for example), in which case you would find it vital. Some fields (counseling, for example) might have the level of training required for licensure at the equivalent of the post-masters certificate level (60 semester hours) in which case having the certificate would be an advantage if you want to get licensed. Some fields allow you to specialize after taking a post masters certificate (i.e. Infant Mental Health Nursing) in which case the certificate is very useful. On the other hand, some fields really require a doctorate (most college teaching, for example) in which case the post-masters certificate, while good to have, won't fulfil the occupational requirement. I think the post-masters certificate is nice if you are working toward continuing education as it can help you make a more systematic study in your area of interest, and it appears that you have met a more unified goal than just taking courses. Hope this helps. |
This nursing stuff is so confusing. Im gonna be entering a confusing profession lol
