School of Nursing Springboard to Success 2011

School of Nursing Academic Programs  Traditional BS Option (Edwardsville & Carbondale)  Accelerated Second Bachelor’s Degree Option  RN to BS Option  Graduate Majors Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Educator Healthcare Nurse Administration Post Master’s Options Doctor of Nursing Practice (Fall 2011)

School of Nursing by the Numbers  570 Total Undergraduates (Traditional, RN, & ABS)  155 Total Graduate/Post Master’s Students  160 New Undergraduates Admitted Each Year (Edwardsville campus)  40 New Undergraduates To Be Admitted on the SIU Carbondale Campus Each Year  50 RN/BS Students Admitted Each Year  48 Accelerated Students Admitted Each Year  80 Graduate Students Admitted Each Year  14% of SIUE Nursing students are male  14% of SIUE Nursing students are minorities

About the School of Nursing  Fully accredited by CCNE  Over 50% of the faculty possess doctoral degrees  Graduates recruited for positions in Metro St. Louis and Southern Illinois  State of the art Simulated Health Sciences Center which provides an interactive health care environment

Nursing Today  Average entry salary $30,000-$45,000  660 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  US 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  160 spaces (approx.) available for Fall Edwardsville campus  40 spaces available for Fall 2011 – Carbondale campus  Applicants prioritized on a point value system based on completion of required admission prerequisites and any repeats of these prerequisites

Nursing Admission Checklist  Sign up for the Fall prerequisite courses as listed on the curriculum guide  Complete all prerequisites by the end of Spring 2012  Fill out the Nursing application prior to March 1,2012 (available September 15, 2011)  Sign up for the HESI exam early – test is offered on specific dates (October-February) Must be completed prior to March 1, 2012 Questions??  Individual appointments are available Monday through Friday during school year – please call for an appointment (618) Designated walk-in times are also available.

School of Nursing Springboard to Success, 2011