University of Minnesota Nursing School Review

The University of Minnesota (U of M) is set in a completely urban area of the twin Cities and has four satellite campuses located within St Paul and Minneapolis.  The University has a long history and has offered higher education and professional workforce in metro Minnesota from 1851. It is a public co-ed university heavily involved in research within an environment rich in culture, diversity and experiential learning. University of Minnesota Duluth, Morris, Rochester and Crookston are the other major campuses of the flagship university in Twin Cities.

Nursing Programs in University of Minnesota

The school of nursing offers the nursing programs in University of Minnesota. The programs have full accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Programs offered are bachelor, master and PhD programs and classes held are in both University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Rochester campuses.

BSN Program

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is meant for first time nursing students who to get into professional nursing. The program prepares students to write the NCLEX-RN exam to become registered nurses. It is a full time day program delivered in the main and Rochester campuses. Students start with prerequisite courses in the freshman year and progression from the sophomore year with nursing majors. A minimum of 120 credits of general education and nursing credits and extensive clinical practicum at Mayo Clinic and the university based medical centre are required for students to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree.

MN Program

The Master of Nursing degree is a rather peculiar one as it only takes in non-nursing Bachelor of Science graduates. Unlike most common master of nursing programs, University of Minnesota does not take BSN prepared candidates. On this note, the curriculum includes the essentials of a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree in addition to graduate studies.

The program is taken on a full time mode incorporating web based, online and classroom instructions curriculum delivery methods. It is an accelerated direct entry program with a curriculum completion time of 16 months of four semesters. A total of 54 credits are required to graduate and the number is increased by the incorporation of the BSN essentials into the curriculum. As part of achieving the advanced practice nurse status, students take Public Health Nursing as a master’s level concentration.

PhD Program

The PhD program is the highest nursing program at University of Minnesota. It is available in both full time; taking three years and a part time option taking a maximum of six years. Candidates for the program can either be BSN or MSN prepared.

Continuing Professional Development

As part of lifelong learning, the university offers a number of nursing professional development courses. These courses are accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Centre and can be used towards fulfilling contact hours required for license renewal. Some of the courses include:

Minnesota Emergency readiness education and training

Leaders in nursing

Tele-health nurses presenter

Nursing informatics

Children with special healthcare needs

Contact:
University of Minnesota
231 Pillsbury Drive, S.E. Minneapolis,
MN 55455