Graduate School

Nursing

Intercollegiate College of Nursing

www.nursing.wsu.edu

Degree offered
Master of Nursing, PhD in Nursing
Faculty working with students
35
Students
200
Priority deadline
Fall—January 10 (Masters)
  Spring—July 1 (Masters)
  Summer – January 10 (PhD)
Campuses
Spokane, TriCities, Vancouver, Yakima , Walla Walla for Masters; Spokane & Vancouver for PhD
Test required
TOEFL for students whose first language is other than English

Admission Requirements
In order to apply for admission to a graduate program in nursing, you must first apply for admission to the Graduate School at WSU.

Prerequisites for Masters program: A bachelor’s degree in nursing; a minimum of 3.00 GPA from undergraduate work; recent history-taking and physical assessment skills; completion of a basic statistics course; Washington State RN licensure or eligibility; and recommendations addressing the applicant’s professional nursing competence and ability to succeed as a graduate student. A written or personal interview is required.

Prerequisites for PhD program: A master’s degree in nursing; a minimum of 3.50 GPA in masters program, statement of professional goals and research interests, example of scholarly work, resume, letters of reference, transcripts of former college work.

Program Description
The master of nursing program at the Intercollegiate College of Nursing was established in 1983 and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The program prepares students for leadership positions in advanced nursing practice. Areas of concentration are: family nurse practitioner, psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner, and community-based/population-focused nursing, which has sub-specialties of nursing administration, education, care management of adults or children, and an individualized study option. Each concentration may be completed in two years of full-time study; part-time study is also available.  The PhD in nursing program accepted its first class in summer 2007. The program prepares students as nurse scientists, equipped to assume roles as faculty in schools and colleges of nursing, and/or to function as nurse researchers.

Faculty Interests and Course Details

Contact Information
Anne Hirsch, PhD, Associate Dean
Masters - Tami Kelley, Academic Coordinator
Ph.D. -  Eileen Swalling, Academic Coordinator
WSU Intercollegiate College of Nursing
2917 W Fort George Wright Dr.
Spokane, WA 99224-5291
Telephone: 509-324-7334 (Kelley); 509-324-7335 (Hirsch); 509-324-7297 (Swalling)
FAX: 509-324-7336
Email: kelleyt@wsu.edu ; hirsch@wsu.edu ; eswalling@wsu.edu

PhD – Ruth Bindler, Director, PhD in Nursing
Spokane Intercollegiate Research & Technology Institute (SIRTI)
665 N. Riverpoint Blvd, Rm 320A
PO Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210-1494
Telephone: 509-358-7935
FAX: 509-358-2019
Email: bindler@wsu.edu

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