About Us
Mission
To improve human health through nursing leadership in research,
education and professional and public service.
Priorities
- Promote education, research and scholarship to improve human
health
- Advance learning through innovative educational programs
- Engage with the wider community through leadership in nursing
practice, and professional and public service
Rankings
19th in the nation for scholarship, curriculum, and quality of
faculty and graduate students (2003 U.S. News & World Report
Guide to Graduate Programs)
20th among the nation's nursing schools in dollar amounts awarded
by the National Institutes of Health for research, training, and
fellowship grants (2004 statistics)
Affiliations
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse - site of the
UW-Madison School of Nursing Western Campus
- Nearly 100 clinical training sites in communities throughout
Wisconsin
Programs
- Bachelor of Science (BS) in Nursing
- RN to BS in Nursing --Collaborative Nursing Program (CNP)
- Master of Science (MS) in Nursing options: Clinical specialization
is available in adult health, geriatrics, pediatrics, psychiatric-mental
health nursing, and women's health. Students may select role preparation
as a clinical specialist, educator, or nurse practitioner (acute
care, adult, geriatric, pediatric, psychiatric-mental health or
women's health).
- RN to BS to MS in Nursing
- MS/MPH Dual Degree Program
- PhD in Nursing
- Continuing nursing education programs covering a broad range
of professional and clinical topics offered through diversity
in format
Research
Faculty researchers and research teams at UW-Madison School of
Nursing investigate a range of issues that are important to patient
care, nursing practice, health system development, and nursing education.
This includes health maintenance for individuals and communities,
prevention and response to illness, health promotion and disease
prevention in diverse populations, global health, the relationship
of health policy to health and health care, the use of informatics
by patients and health care providers, biological responses to illness
and injury, and the effectiveness of nursing pedagogies.
Research Funding (FY04)
School of Nursing extramural-sponsored funding for fiscal year
2003-2004:
Federal awards: $3,816,000.00
Nonfederal awards: $250,000.00
Total extramural funding: $4,066,000.00
History
1924 - BS Degree in Nursing (Hygiene)--5-year program; Certificate
in Nursing--3-year program
1955 - Continuing education programs for registered nurses
1964 - MS Degree in Pediatric Nursing
1967 - Baccalaureate programs (School of Nursing autonomous unit)
1971 - MS Program in Nursing (expanded options)
1984 - Joint PhD Program in Nursing and Psychology
1991 - PhD in Nursing with secondary concentration areas
1992 - RN to BS to MS Program
1993 - Undergraduate Honors Program
1996 - RN to BS (Collaborative Nursing Porgram in partnership with
other UW System nursing schools)
2002 - Western Campus baccalaureate in nursing option (Gundersen
Lutheran)
2003 - Early Entry PhD Option in Nursing
2004 - Nurse Educators for Tomorrow (NET) Option
2005 - MS/MPH Dual Degree Program
Student Profile
Undergraduate Nursing Major Admissions, Fall 2007:
Number of students admitted: 154
Mean cumulative GPA: 3.52
Alumni
- 8,044 alumni living around the world and 4,577 in Wisconsin
- Notable alumni include Signe Skott Cooper, who was bestowed
the title of "Living Legend" by the American Nurses
Association; Senator Judith Robson, 15th Senate District of Wisconsin;
Representative Leah Papachristou Vukmir, 14th Assembly District
of Wisconsin; and Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Jean DiMotto.
Faculty & Staff
(Fall 2006) |
Student Body
(Spring 2008) |
| Tenure-track faculty - 20
CHS-track faculty -1
Instructional academic staff - 45
Volunteer faculty and preceptors - 145
Classified staff - 19
Non-instructional academic staff - 41 |
Pre-nursing students - 307
Undergraduate students - 381
M.S. students - 172
Ph.D. students - 36
Postdoctoral fellows - 3
Fall 2007
CNE participants - 2, 290
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Tuition (Spring 2008)
|
Resident |
Non-resident |
Minnesota compact |
Undergraduate & special students
(12-18 credits) |
$3594.20 |
$10719.20 |
$4404.08 |
Graduate students (8+ credits) |
$4821.20 |
$12456.24 |
$5299.04 |
For more detailed information regarding Tuition,
please go to the UW-Madison
Office of the Registrar's Fee Schedule web page. |
Accreditation
The UW-Madison School of Nursing was reviewed by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) in November 1999 and received full accreditation for its baccalaureate and master's degree programs in nursing for a term of 10 years, extending to June 30, 2010.
Its continuing education unit holds national accreditation as a provider of continuing nursing education from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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