Jun 15, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Healthcare Informatics Graduate Certificate


The Distance Education online inter-professional graduate certificate in Healthcare Informatics is for those from all disciplines with an interest in issues related to health and healthcare informatics and who meet the UTK Graduate School criteria for admission to graduate certificate programs. Course experiences will foster the examination and application of current health systems information management, analytics processing, and data mining techniques.

Student Learning Outcomes: At the completion of the Heathcare Informatics Graduate Certificate, students will be able to:

  1. Integrate key concepts of healthcare and information technology to improve patient care and healthcare delivery systems.
  2. Implement clinical informatics tools, advanced informatics techniques, and evidence-based practices to enhance clinical decision-making, patient outcomes, and healthcare systems efficiency.
  3. Critically evaluate the impact of emerging technologies on healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.

Home unit: College of Nursing .

Campus Code


  • Knoxville Campus
  • Distance Education

Graduate Certificate Type


  • Add-On
  • Stand-Alone (earned graduate degree required)

Admissions Standards/Procedures


  • Admitted to a UT Knoxville graduate program and in good academic standing OR hold a Master’s degree or higher.
  • Submit an application to be formally admitted to the certificate through the Office of Graduate Admissions.
  • Submit an essay addressing College of Nursing essay prompts.
  • Provide 2 references from previous faculty, supervisors, or health care providers with a Master’s degree or higher.

Academic Standards


The College of Nursing will observe the following grading scale:

A   =  92 – 1004 quality points
B+ =  88 – 913.3 quality points
B   =  83 – 873 quality points
C+ =  78 – 822.3 quality points
C   =  75 – 772 quality points
D   =  67 – 741 quality point
F   =  66 or below0 quality points

Credit Hours Required


Minimum 12 graduate credit hours

Non-Course Requirements


To receive the certificate, students must: