As part of a 450-year tradition, Marquette University offers a
Catholic, Jesuit education that is synonymous with academic
excellence. At its heart is a rigorous core curriculum of
humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. Marquette
offers more than 60 undergraduate majors in eleven colleges and
schools.
Our location in downtown Milwaukee, the nation's 17th largest
city, provides a wealth of opportunities to explore career
interests and sharpen critical professional and personal skills.
We also provide a campus atmosphere that fosters spirituality for
students of all faiths.
Since 1936, Marquette's College of Nursing has prepared nurses
for lives of service, professional excellence and personal
integrity. Currently the College of Nursing has approximately 460
students in its undergraduate nursing program and over 330 in its
graduate programs. The student-faculty ratio of 8:1 provides
students with quality clinical experiences and more personal
attention in courses taught by many of the same faculty who teach
graduate students. The faculty is known for excellent teaching,
active research programs, international initiatives, innovative
nursing practice models, and scholarship devoted to vulnerable
populations.
Marquette University College of Nursing is accredited by the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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The BSN program offers a four-year, direct entry sequence of
courses. Students can enter directly out of high school, begin
introductory nursing course work in the freshman year and are
guaranteed space in the program including clinicals through
graduation, provided that academic performance is satisfactory.
Students may also transfer from other post-secondary
institutions. Registered nurses who do not hold the bachelor's
degree may complete their undergraduate education at Marquette.
The professional courses will focus on the following areas of
nursing: Nursing of Adults, Maternal/Child/Family Care, Mental
Health and Nursing of Communities/Populations.
RN-BSN-MSN Program
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This program is designed for selected ADN/Diploma RNs who wish to
obtain a Bachelor's and/or a Master's Degree. Participants will
obtain both a baccalaureate and master's degree in an accelerated
fashion. Prior coursework in nursing is validated by awarding 45
credits for nursing courses. The program allows participants to
begin taking graduate courses as an undergraduate.
Master of Science in Nursing
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The MSN program offers specialized training in the following
areas:
Adults
Prepares students for the care of adults, including health
promotion and disease prevention, advanced physical assessment,
diagnosis and management of health problems. Graduates are
eligible to take the National Certification Examination for
Clinical Nurse Specialist or Adult Nurse Practitioner.
Older Adults
Prepares students for primary care management of older adults
with simple to complex health problems. Graduates are eligible
to take the National Certification Examination for Geriatric
Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Pediatrics
Prepares students for independent management of children and
families seeking health care for simple to complex health
problems. Graduates are eligible to take the National
Certification Examination for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and
Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Nurse Midwifery
Prepares the student for independent management of essentially
normal newborns and women during the antepartum, intrapartum,
and postpartum periods and for gynecologic care throughout the
life span. Graduates are eligible to take the National
Certification Examination of the American College of
Nurse-Midwives.
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Prepares students to apply advanced clinical assessment and
management skills to complex health problems. Graduates are
academically eligible to take the National Certification
Examination for the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
Health Care Systems Leadership
Prepares students for a variety of leadership, administrative
and executive roles in health care. Graduates are eligible to
take the National Certification Examination for Nursing
Administration.
Clinical Nurse Leader
Prepares the student for accountability at the point of care
for both clinical outcomes and care environment outcomes. Role
competence is achieved by completing a combination of course
work in clinical nursing and health care systems leadership.
MSN Program for Non-Nursing Graduates
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The Master of Science in Nursing program for non-nursing
graduates is designed for individuals who hold baccalaureate
degrees in fields other than nursing and who wish to become
nurses. The program builds upon the student's broad educational
preparation and provides an intense, accelerated and specialized
nursing curriculum. Students complete the nursing requirements
and meet the BSN program objectives in an intense 15 month
pre-MSN phase and progress to graduate study.
Post-Master's Certificates
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Post-Master's certificates are also available in the above MSN
areas, except for Health Care Systems Leadership.
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
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The DNP is a response to the need for a better prepared nursing
workforce due to the complexities of health care, the aging
population and other changing demographics. In addition,
increased patient safety standards, advanced clinical care
demands (diagnostics and treatments) and professional mandates
are driving this change. The focus of our DNP program is advanced
practice preparation at the very highest level. The DNP includes
the specialties of: adults, acute care- adults, older adults,
midwifery, pediatrics- primary care, pediatrics- acute care and
health care systems leadership (HCSL). Currently, we accept
applications for post-masters and post-baccalaureate admission to
the DNP.
PhD Program
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The PhD program is designed to prepare post-BSN and post-MSN
nurse-scientists as teacher-scholars. Teacher scholarship is
devoted to developing the body of knowledge about vulnerable
populations including as examples: the unborn, impoverished
children, frail elders, chronically ill, and the marginalized.
Graduates of this doctoral program will have the ability to
advance health care through teaching, research and health care
leadership.