Nursing
The graduate nursing programs
offered by the School of Nursing
provides nurses with advanced
skills and knowledge for advanced
roles in nursing including
advanced practice clinical
specialties in Family Nurse
Practitioner (FNP) and Pediatric
Nurse Practitioner (PNP) and in
Nurse Educator roles.
The FNP and PNP programs
prepares graduates to deliver
primary health care to
individuals, families, and
aggregates with a focus on the
promotion of wellness and disease
prevention for clients in
underserved rural and community
areas. Additionally, PNPs provide
quality health interventions for
infants, toddlers, school aged
children and adolescents.
The Nurse Educator Program
prepares nurse educators for the
nurse educator role in university,
college, or health care agency. The
clinical foci for the Nurse
Educator course of study are
Adult/Geriatric or Maternal/
Child.
The Post Certification FNP
Program is designed for nurses
who currently hold an earned
MSN degree and national
certification as a nurse
practitioner in a specialty area
other than family; i.e. pediatric,
adult, women’s health.
Social Work
The Social Work programs offered
by the School of Social Work seek
to develop culturally sensitive
students who appreciate human
diversity and the global
perspective.
Graduates of the undergraduate
program in social work are
prepared to work in agencies
dealing with various populations
and social issues such as child
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abuse, aging, mental health,
probation and parole, adoptions,
foster care, older adults and other
diversity-related issues.
Graduates of the BSW program
are prepared for work in
community service organizations,
correction facilities, hospices,
hospitals, schools, and other
public and private human service
agencies.
Social Work hooding ceremony
The MSW program provides the
knowledge and skills of social
service delivery across settings
including child welfare, health
care and mental health, rural
settings, substance abuse,
gerontology, and people of color.
The graduate program also
prepares students for advanced
direct practice with individuals,
families and groups in rural
communities.
MSN students learning to suture
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