K6/146 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-2455
608/263-5202
fax 263-5296
www.ugadmit@son.wisc.edu
www.son.wisc.edu
The School of Nursing, established in 1924, first offered a three-year certificate program and then a five-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hygiene. Today, it offers a four-year academic curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.) degree. The bachelor of science program prepares individuals for entry-level professional practice and provides a basis for leadership roles and graduate study. In addition to the baccalaureate program, the school offers a Master of Science in Nursing and a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing under the aegis of the Graduate School.
The purpose of the master of science degree program is to prepare nurses for leadership roles in advanced clinical practice and education and/or to provide a basis for further research preparation. Nurse practitioner options are available in acute care, adult, geriatric, pediatric, psychiatric, and women's health nursing. The master's curriculum is reflective of faculty expertise and scholarship as well as the standards and guidelines of the profession. It is designed to maintain a high standard of scholarship and prepare individuals with in depth knowledge and experience in their selected areas of practice. Program graduates are eligible for national certification and reimbursable professional practice.
The School of Nursing offers a program leading to the doctor of philosophy degree with a major in nursing. The program is characterized by an early and intensive emphasis on research. For further information, contact the Graduate Programs Office, 263-5180 or see www.son.wisc.edu.
The mission of the school is to improve human health through nursing leadership in research, education, and professional and public service.
The baccalaureate and master's programs in nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The baccalaureate program also is approved by the Wisconsin State Board of Nursing. Graduates preparing for nursing practice are eligible to take the licensing examination given by the State Board.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Health Sciences Learning Center is one of the nation's premier facilities of its type. The site of classroom instruction and clinical skills training for the UW medical and nursing schools, it also houses the Ebling Health Sciences Library.
The learning center features sophisticated instructional technologies, including advanced digital capabilities throughout its lecture halls, classrooms, clinical training and assessment areas, computing laboratories and distance education centers. The building was designed to enhance individual and small-group learning.
The Health Sciences Learning Center is connected to both the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics—the primary clinical training site for the health sciences—and Rennebohm Hall, the home of the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy.
Faculty: Professors Baumann, Bowers (associate dean), Brennan, Brown (CHS), Heidrich, Kirchhoff, Lanuza, Lauver, May (dean), Nehls (associate dean), Oakley, Riesch, Ward; Associate Professors Aradine, Murray, Pletsch, Zahner; Assistant Professors, Kwekkeboom, Lutz, Tluczek, Clinical Professors Galarowicz, Scheibel; Clinical Associate Professors Borden, Dunst, Girdley, Jarzemsky, Kruger, Kruse-Nelles, Schmidt, Tipple, Vosters, Clinical Assistant Professors Callahan, Delagrave, Dreifuerst, Herman, Hilgemann, McGrath, Mulry, Strauss,Udelhoffen, Wackerle, Yadro; Clinical Instructors Casper, Cattapan, Egan, Erickson, Gorbach, Helmer, Lues, Maczka, McCarthy, Miller, Poole, Stinson, Wachholz, Voge