FAQ's - Graduate Certificate Clinical Research Management
1. Who can apply?
Anyone who meets the following criteria will be considered:
- A bachelor’s degree in nursing or related field, or
- A bachelor’s degree with healthcare related experience and completion of all prerequisite courses. The following undergraduate 3-credit prerequisite courses, or the equivalent, must be completed with a grade of C or better:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Medical Terminology
- Healthcare System Overview
- Health Policy
- Admission to the Graduate College
2. When can I apply?
We are now accepting applications for Spring semester of 2009 and will limit enrollment to a maximum of 35 students. Applications will be considered on a first-come first-serve basis; therefore, interested applicants should begin sending in materials as soon as possible.
3. What is the application deadline?
The application deadline for admission to the January 2009 cohort is December 1, 2008. No new applicants will be considered after that date.
4. When is the immersion session?
All students admitted for Spring 2009 must attend a 3-day, face-to-face Immersion Session, held at the Nursing & Healthcare Innovation building on the downtown Phoenix, Arizona, ASU campus on January 9, 10, and 11, 2009.
5. How can I apply?
First, go to the ASU Graduate College web site, click on Admissions and read the instructions. When ready to apply, click on Graduate Online Application and follow the instructions. Select the Degree/Certificate option to begin. Later on, you will be asked to choose Degree or Certificate. Choose Certificate and then do a Search for “Clinical Research Management.” Click on Clinical Research Management and finish the application. No one is granted access to register until the application process is complete.
Next, visit the College of Nursing and Health Innovation web site and click on Application Packet. Follow the instructions in the Application Instructions and Forms packet to complete additional, required materials. Mail these materials to the address indicated.
6. What are tuition and fees?
Current tuition and fees information. If you are not a resident of Arizona, please reference the second chart on this page, indicating non-resident tuition and fees.
7. What is the process for international applicants?
International applicants who are applying to take online programs and courses need to check the JN Visa Status when applying to the Graduate College. The JN Visa Status indicates an international student not coming to the United States.
No transcript submission is required, but applicants must indicate an English proficiency TOEFL score in the application to complete the processing. Click the "new to ASU and don't have any ID or US SS#” under the personal identification information. Once this application, fee (money order or Master card/Visa payment for application processing) has been submitted and you have completed all of the application materials required for the program, the Graduate College will notify you of acceptance to your selected program. You may then go to the course registration ASU site and select the actual courses you want to take.
8. What are tuition and fees for international students?
International students will be assessed non-resident tuition and fees.
9. Do International students have to attend the Immersion Session in Phoenix, Arizona?
Yes, Immersion Session attendance is required. To attend the mandatory Immersion Session, the international student may acquire a “tourist Visa” to enter the U.S. and explain that the trip to the U.S. is mainly for touring. You will need to stay in hotels on your own and plan to enter the U.S. for several days as a tourist. If required on the Visa application, indicate that, in addition to touring, you will attend a workshop.
10. Whom should I contact if I have questions?
If you have questions about the application process or the program, please contact Fran Rees, Coordinator for the Center for Healthcare Innovation & Clinical Trials at Fran.Rees@asu.edu or at (602) 496-0935.
