1. School of Nursing Preview SIUE

2. 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

3. School of Nursing by the Numbers  900-1,000 Total Undergraduates (Traditional, RN, ABS)  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  400 RN/BS Students (Traditional and Corporate)  40-48 Accelerated Students Admitted Each Year (EDW)  90-95 Graduate Students Admitted Each Year  16% of SIUE Nursing students are male  16% of SIUE Nursing students are minorities

4. 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

5. 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!

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

7. Where Nurses Work  Hospitals  Clinics  Professional Offices  Schools  U.S. Armed Services  Colleges  Insurance Companies  Forensics

8. 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.

9. 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) 650- 3956. Designated walk-in times are also available.