University of Northern Colorado (School of Nursing)

The School of Nursing located on the 3rd floor of Gunter Hall is part of the College of Natural and Health Sciences. Approximately 100 baccalaureate students and 25 masters level students graduate each year from its program and we anticipate our first Ph.D graduates in 2008. The School’s program is approved by the Colorado State Board of Nursing and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The Nursing Program offers several degree and certificate options including a bachelors of science degree in nursing (traditional, RN to BS, and second degree options), masters of science in nursing (education emphasis, clinical nurse specialist, or family nurse practitioner emphasis), and a doctoral degree in nursing education. Certificate programs are offered in nursing education, family nurse practitioner, and transcultural nursing. Nursing faculty are clinical experts who believe in the importance of clinical practice both for themselves and their students. Approximately 70% of the faculty are doctorally prepared and their research activities are in areas such as chronic illness, nursing education and cultural aspects of health care. PROGRAM The University of Northern Colorado School of Nursing provides a bachelors degree program that prepares graduates for professional nursing practice and provides the foundation for graduate study in nursing. The School of Nursing offers a traditional bachelors of science degree in nursing program – 4 years (includes one required summer) of study. To earn a bachelors degree in nursing from UNC students must complete 124 semester hours of credit. At least 40 hours are from the Liberal Arts courses of the university with the remainder of the hours included in required support courses/prerequisites and nursing courses, see BS in Nursing Program of Study. Students take university liberal arts classes and prerequisite nursing courses during the first two years of the program. The final two years involves clinical nursing courses over a five-semester program. Admission to the clinical nursing program (last 2 years) requires a separate application. The School of Nursing has 72 openings for the clinical portion of the program each year. Students apply in January for the following academic year for one of these openings. Clinical courses start in summer and fall semesters.

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School name: University of Northern Colorado (School of Nursing)
Address: Gunter 3080, Box 125
Zip & city: CO. 80639 Greeley
Phone: 970-351-2293
Web: http://www.unco.edu/HHS/nursing/
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