University of Missouri - Kansas City
- 2464 Charlotte St,
- Kansas City, MO 64108
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), strategically located in the second largest population center of the state, is an urban university. The objectives of UMKC are to ensure quality instruction, obtain eminence in scholarly and creative endeavors and provide leadership in continuing education and public service across a broad range of disciplines.
The School of Nursing
Students come to the UMKC School of Nursing to hone their passion for people with the skills and technical knowledge to give them lasting careers in health care. The UMKC School of Nursing offers advanced degrees to nurses who wish to continue their education, many of which are online, and also offers a pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
UMKC is home to a nationally recognized campus for health sciences professions. The UMKC School of Nursing joins Truman Medical Center, Western Missouri Mental Health Center and Children's Mercy Hospital along with the UMKC Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and the Institute for Human Development on Hospital Hill in central Kansas City.
Degree Options
The UMKC School of Nursing offers multiple degree and track choices with course scheduling that is variable. The School's location and partnerships provide a wide range of rich clinical experiences, research and specialty opportunities. We are accredited by the CCNE.
The School of Nursing offers a pre-licensure bachelor of science in nursing degree to those who are not registered nurses. It also offers an accelerated program for students who already have a bachelor's degree from another discipline. The School of Nursing's unique RN-to-BSN program (online) is for those who are registered nurses. There are six tracks from which to choose in the MSN program, four of which are online (NNP, Nurse Educator, PNP and WHNP), and the PhD in Nursing program is online with the exception of two summer Research Institutes (4-5 days each). A post-master's DNP program, also online, is our newest addition.
Diversity at the UMKC School of Nursing
The UMKC School of Nursing is committed to changing the face of nursing by recruiting and retaining underrepresented populations into the nursing profession. Diversity is a central tenet of the School's goals. Through federal support, the School developed a comprehensive recruitment and retention initiative aimed at underrepresented students in the pre-licensure baccalaureate program. Currently, more than 30 percent of the School's undergraduate students are African American, Hispanic or male. In 2003, the School was one of 16 organizations in the country awarded a federal Nursing Workforce Diversity grant, which provides financial and academic/social support to qualifying disadvantaged students admitted to the clinical major.