Preview 2015 - School of Nursing

School of Nursing Preview SIUE

School of Nursing Academic Programs § § § §

Traditional BS Option (Edwardsville and Carbondale) Accelerated Second Bachelor’s Degree Option Accelerated RN to BS Option Graduate Majors § Family Nurse Practitioner (Doctorate of Nursing Practice) § Nurse Anesthesia (Doctorate of Nursing Practice) § Nurse Educator § Healthcare Nurse Administration § Post-Master’s Options § Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice

School of Nursing by the Numbers §

900-1,000 Total Undergraduates (Traditional, RN, ABS)

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260 Total Graduate/Post Master’s Students 185 New Undergraduates Admitted Fall 2015 (Edwardsville campus). Will have a Fall and Spring admission in 2016 41 New Undergraduates Admitted on the SIU Carbondale Campus Fall 2015

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400 RN/BS Students (Traditional and Corporate)

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40-48 Accelerated Students Admitted Each Year (EDW)

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90-95 Graduate Students Admitted Each Year

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16% of SIUE Nursing students are male

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16% of SIUE Nursing students are minorities

About the School of Nursing § Fully accredited by CCNE § Many of our full-time faculty possess doctoral degrees § Graduates recruited for positions in Metro St. Louis and Southern Illinois § Simulated Health Sciences Center which provides an interactive health care environment

Nursing Today § Average entry salary $32,000-$45,000 § 600-700 new nurses needed each year in Southern Illinois region § National shortage will grow to 1,000,000 nurses by 2020 § Number of men in nursing increasing – more needed! § Number of minority nurses increasing – more needed!

Clinical Experiences § 800+ contracted clinical agencies in Metro St. Louis and Southern Illinois § Rural/community sites § Urban, tertiary medical centers § Public Health departments

Where Nurses Work § § § § § § § §

Hospitals Clinics Professional Offices Schools U.S. Armed Services Colleges Insurance Companies Forensics

Traditional Option Admission Requirements § § § § § § § § § § § §

Minimum overall GPA 2.5 Minimum prerequisite GPA 2.7 Prerequisite grades of ‘C’ or better HESI A2 Admission Assessment Applications available September 15 Application deadline March 1 for Fall 2016 admission Application deadline June 15 for Spring 2017 admission 90 spaces (approx.) available for Fall admission - Edwardsville campus 90 spaces (approx.) available for Spring admission – Edwardsville campus 40 spaces available for Fall admission – Carbondale campus Applicants prioritized on a point value system based on completion of required admission prerequisites and any repeats of these prerequisites Direct Admit Process for limited number of freshmen. Need ACT > 27 (1210 SAT) to be considered.

COME SEE US! § Tours today at 11:15, 11:30, 11:45, 12:00, 12:15, 12:30 § View the Simulated Health Science Center § Learn more about what we have to offer!

Questions?? § Individual appointments are available Monday-Friday during the school year. Please call for an appointment (618) 6503956. Designated walk-in times are also available.