Accredited Programs
CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION
The following minimum prerequisites are common for every program. Individual programs may have additional criteria.
STUDENT ADMISSION
The Program adheres to established standards for student admission as published in the Student Handbook. Students are admitted without discrimination.
Criteria for admission are:
1. RN with a Baccalaureate Degree or higher.
2. One year of RN clinical nursing experience following RN licensure.
3. Current clinical nursing experience within 5 years prior to application to a WOC Nursing Education Program.
4. Documentation of currency of clinical nursing experience within last 5 years: current, active practice, completion of a nurse refresher course, or a clinical performance examination.
Cleveland Clinic - R.B. Turnbull, JR. MD WOC Nursing Education Program
Length of accreditation: 7 years
Accreditation expires on December 31, 2029
9500 Euclid Avenue, HS1-500, Cleveland, OH 44195
Telephone: 216-317-7163
Fax: 216-445-6343
www.clevelandclinic.org/wocschool
Program Director: Kelly Jaszarowski, MSN, RN, CNS, ANP, CWOCN
Assistant Director: Patricia A. Slachta, PhD, RN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
Emory University Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Education Center
Length of accreditation: 7 years
Accreditation expires on December 31, 2030
250 East Ponce De Leon Ave, Suite 400
Decatur, GA 30030
Telephone: 404-778-4067
Fax: 404-778-4778
Program Director: Lori Borja, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN
International Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Education Program
Length of accreditation: 7 years
Accreditation expires on December 31, 2029
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Department of Nursing
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
internationalwocnep.com/
Program Director: Charleen Singh, PhD, MBA, FNP-BC, CWOCN, RN
La Salle University Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Education Program
Length of accreditation: 7 years
Accreditation expires on December 31, 2028
1900 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141
www.lasalle.edu/nursing-msn/post-baccalaureate-certificate-programs/wound-ostomy-continence-nursing-certificate-program/
Program Co-Directors: Michelle Quigel, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BS, CWOCN and Dawn Carson, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, CWOCN.
Rutgers University School of Nursing-Camden Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Education Program
Length of accreditation: 7 years
Accreditation expires on December 31, 2028
530 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08102-1405
Telephone: General School of Nursing: 856-225-6226; WOCNEP: 856-225-2318
Fax: 856-225-6250
nursecam@camden.rutgers.edu
gradsnc@camden.rutgers.edu
jason.love@rutgers.edu
http://nursing.camden.rutgers.edu/wound-ostomy-continence-nurse-certification
Program Director: Janice M. Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCN-AP, CRNP, APNC, MAPWCA, FAAN, ANEF
The Wound and Ostomy Education Program at The Valley Foundation School of Nursing, San José State University
Length of accreditation: 7 years
Accreditation expires on December 31, 2029
One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192-0057
Telephone: 408-924-3134
Fax: 408-924-3130
Program Director: Vivian Wong, PhD, RN, CNS, CWON
WEB WOC® Nursing Education Program (WEB WOC Programs)
Length of accreditation: 7 years
Accreditation expires on December 31, 2028
200 Southdale Center, Minneapolis, MN 55435
Telephone: 612-331-4601
Fax: 612-926-8075
www.webwocnurse.com
webwocnurse.com/become-a-woc-nurse/
www.catalog.webwocnurse.com/Course/index
Program Co-Directors: JoAnn Ermer-Seltun, MS, RN, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN and Debra Netsch, DNP, CNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CWOCN-AP, CFCN
Winona State University Wound, Ostomy, & Continence Nursing Education Program
Length of accreditation: 7 years
Accreditation expires on December 31, 2029
175 West Mark St
Winona, MN 55987
gradnursing@winona.edu
Program Director: Susan Mason, DNP, RN, FNP, CWOCN, CFCN
Program Co-Director: Melania Howell-Taylor, DNP, AGCNS-BC, CWOCN, DAPWCA