 Chicago State University - Department of Nursing in the College of Health Sciences 9501 South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive Business & Health Sciences Room 200 Chicago, IL 60628-1598 |
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Chicago State University - College of Health SciencesThe second oldest public university in Illinois, Chicago State University (CSU) is an outstanding, nationally acclaimed university that provides a value-added education for all who enter. Proud of its multiracial student body and of consistently producing the largest number of minority health professionals in Illinois, CSU welcomes both part-time and full-time students. Many are older than traditional college-age and commute to classes. The University is located in a residential community on the south side of Chicago. The picturesque 161-acre campus is easily reached by public transportation. The Dan Ryan Expressway (Interstate 94) exits at 95th Street and 99th Street are convenient. On-campus parking is available. There is one dormitory. Chicago State University is accredited by the North Central Association. Doctoral degrees are offered in the areas of educational leadership and pharmacy at the university. The faculty members in nursing and the other health professions in the College of Health Sciences are committed to preparing graduates who possess a sense of personal, social and professional responsibility. Each professional program in the College of Health Sciences (nursing, health information administration, and occupational therapy) is nationally accredited.
CSU Department of NursingThe Department of Nursing faculty members are committed to preparing exceptional graduates who possess a sense of personal, social, and professional responsibility. The CSU Department of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. For over three decades, most African American nursing graduates earning baccalaureate degrees from public Illinois universities have graduated from CSU. The CSU Department of Nursing offers the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN):
Nurses are intelligent, respected, knowledgeable, skilled and trusted professionals who promote health and provide care, adding quality to life from pre-conception through a dignified death. Nurses who earn the BSN position themselves to be of greater service to their communities and profession. The following opportunities are open to nurses with a BSN:
Nurses can work in any number of the following work environments:
A BSN from Chicago State University provides an excellent basis to make such choices, enhancing opportunities to develop and take leadership to meet emerging health needs. Students are admitted to the BSN degree program without previous nursing education, or can qualify for advanced credit with documentation of Illinois licensure as a certified nursing assistant (CNA), licensed practical nurse (LPN), or registered nurse (RN). Second degree students also are welcomed. At CSU students with the best pre-professional nursing records, who have been admitted into CSU, who have met all requirements, who apply and present documentation of credentials required by the Department by November 1 of the year before they seek to enter the January professional nursing curriculum sequence, are considered for admission into the professional nursing program. The process is highly competitive, and requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale to be considered.
Previous Nursing (CNA, LPN, or RN) Education Credit:
Nurses who earn the BSN degree position themselves to be of greater service to their communities and profession as well as furthering their own careers. As a new BSN graduate, an RN has opportunities in hospitals, clinics, community-based agencies, professional organizations, and nurse-initiated businesses. Such nurses can enter graduate school in order to qualify to become nurse practitioners, faculty members who teach the next generations of nurses, or administrators or researchers in a number of areas. The BSN from CSU provides an excellent basis for graduates to make such choices and many others that a career in nursing enhances the opportunities to explore. InformationIf you are interested in this school and would like to find out more, please Request Information from Chicago State University - Department of Nursing in the College of Health Sciences.
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