
From the Dean
Welcome!
Marquette University College of Nursing, founded in 1936, has more than 8,000 alumni making a difference in health care every day, nationwide. Marquette nurses embody the Jesuit traditions of living lives of faith, promoting excellence, becoming leaders and serving others. As such, Marquette nursing is an integral part of the university's Catholic, Jesuit mission.
Marquette faculty are expert teachers, recognized clinicians and accomplished researchers. They are at the forefront of developing evidence on which nurses base their practice. All of these individuals come together in the classroom to teach, mentor and demonstrate the highest level of professional nursing practice for our students.
Marquette offers many innovative programs that address the challenges seen in health care today: baccalaureate programs, master of science in nursing, post-master’s certificates, doctorate of nursing practice and doctor of philosophy. All programs uniquely qualify the Marquette graduate to assume leadership roles in the profession.
Marquette nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, as well as specialty accreditation from the American College of Nurse-Midwifery for the Nurse-Midwifery program. Marquette meets the quality standards for initial licensure as a registered nurse and certification for roles as health care systems leaders, clinical nurse leaders, or advanced practice nurses in: adult, older adult, children or nurse-midwifery.
Margaret Faut Callahan, CRNA, Ph.D., FAAN
Dean, College of Nursing
College Mission Statement
The mission of the College of Nursing emerges from the mission of the university to provide a rigorous liberal education grounded in Judeo-Christian ideals and disciplined in the Jesuit tradition. Marquette University nursing students are prepared for lives of faith and service and to promote the worth of all persons, to assure professional competence, to respect the pursuit for truth, and to uphold a high standard of personal integrity. The faculty recognize their central responsibilities as influencing health, health care, and health care policy through quality instructional programs, generation and dissemination of nursing knowledge, active involvement in the community and the profession, and collaborative endeavors. Faculty recognize caring as essential to preparation for professional nursing practice. This preparation includes liberal and professional knowledge; clinical, cognitive and leadership skills; and personal and professional values.
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Nursing Major
Marquette offers six bachelor of science in nursing programs. Students may also choose to minor in an area of study (e.g., foreign language). Specialized program plans are developed for the minor in conjunction with the academic advising coordinator.
Major Requirements
NURS 1001 | Nursing and Health in the Jesuit Tradition | 3 |
NURS 1002 | Dimensions of the Nursing Profession in the Jesuit Tradition | 3 |
NURS 2001 | Foundations I: Health Assessment and Fundamentals I | 3 |
NURS 2002 | Foundations II: Health Assessment and Fundamentals II | 4 |
NURS 2100 | Pathophysiology 1 | 3 |
NURS 2200 | Course NURS 2200 Not Found | 3 |
NURS 2500 | Concepts and Interventions for the Promotion of Mental Health – Theory | 3 |
NURS 3110 | Course NURS 3110 Not Found | 3 |
NURS 3200 | Introduction to Nursing Research | 3 |
NURS 3600 | Community and Population Health Nursing | 3 |
NURS 3700 | Nursing Concepts and Interventions for the Care of Adults/Older Adults I – Theory | 3 |
NURS 3800 | Maternity Nursing and Women’s Health – Theory | 3 |
NURS 3900 | Family Centered Nursing of Children – Theory | 3 |
NURS 3964 | Family and Community Centered Nursing – Practicum | 4 |
NURS 3984 | Nursing Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions – Practicum | 4 |
NURS 4000 | Quality and Safety in Nursing | 3 |
NURS 4700 | Nursing Concepts and Interventions for the Care of Adults/Older Adults II – Theory | 3 |
NURS 4800 | Leadership in Professional Nursing Practice – Theory | 3 |
NURS 4964 | Nursing Care for Patients with Acute Conditions – Practicum | 4 |
NURS 4984 | Transition into Professional Nursing Practice – Practicum | 5 |
any NURS/HEAL elective | 3 | |
HEAL 1025 | Culture and Health (satisfies both UCCS and college curriculum requirements) | 3 |
HEAL 2045 | Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 75 |
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