College of Nursing
Grow your skills in compassionate care with a hospice nurse certificate
Position yourself as a leader in palliative and hospice nursing, enhancing your professional impact and opening doors to specialized nursing roles in clinics, hospitals and community settings. UNT Health’s graduate certificate in Palliative and Hospice Care equips healthcare professionals with the expertise to deliver compassionate, patient-centered care that supports individuals and their families during life’s most challenging moments. This graduate-level certificate program highlights palliative and hospice care communications skills, ethical decision-making, advanced pain and symptom management, disease trajectories, advance care planning and end-of-life care.
Program Details
12 credit hours
Four courses
Eight-week courses
Online
Estimated tuition cost
Texas residents: About $6,700
Non-residents: About $11,800
Program courses
- NURS 5348: Palliative & Hospice Nursing I: Evidence-based Communication Strategies and Ethical Considerations
- NURS 5349: Palliative & Hospice Nursing II: Disease Trajectories and Advanced Care Planning
- NURS 5350: Pain and Symptom Management
- NURS 5351: End-of-Life Care Across the Lifespan
Pathway to MSN
Upon completion of the certificate, students earning a grade of B or better in each course who are admitted to the MSN in Nursing Practice Innovation program may apply all 12 credit hours to their degree.