University of Nebraska Medical Center
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is a public institution and part of the University of Nebraska, which includes six campuses across the state. It was founded in 1880 as a private medical college and joined the University of Nebraska system in 1902. Over the years, the university has established several colleges, including a dental college, pharmacy college, nursing college, medical college, and a hospital. In 2016, UNMC was recognized by US News & World Report as the fifth best medical school in the nation. In 2008, UNMC opened the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education. This $52.7 million center includes advanced simulation rooms, class laboratories, and technologically-equipped classrooms.
There are eight CCNE-accredited nursing programs available at the UNMC College of Nursing. Pre-licensure programs include a traditional BSN program, along with accelerated BSN, LPN to BSN, and RN to BSN programs. The graduate-level programs include MSN, DNP, PhD, and BSN to PhD options. With the traditional BSN program, students can complete two years of prerequisite courses from an accredited university and then apply to the BSN program to earn their BSN in two years. The college has partnerships with over 100 healthcare institutions in the state, giving students hands-on clinical experience. Training is also provided through the education center that was opened in 2008.
Program Length & Format
- 12 months after completion of prerequisites
- full-time
- two 16-week semesters plus one 13-week summer session
- Locations: Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Norfolk
- Cohort start: January each year
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing required prior to program start
- Minimum cumulative prerequisite GPA: 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Minimum grade of C required in each prerequisite course
- Active CNA certification required prior to program start
- Application submitted via NursingCAS
Prerequisites
- Total prerequisite credits: 58 (17 courses) required before starting the nursing curriculum
- Core prerequisite courses and credits:
- English Composition I and II: 6 credits
- Introduction to Psychology: 3 credits
- Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits
- Human Growth & Development*: 3 credits
- Chemistry*: 4 credits
- College Algebra*: 3 credits
- Statistics*: 3 credits
- Anatomy & Physiology I and II OR Human Anatomy & Human Physiology*: 8 credits
- Ethics: 3 credits
- Microbiology*: 4 credits
- Nutrition*: 3 credits
- Humanities: 3 credits
- Culture/Race/Ethnicity/Gender: 3 credits
- Family/Human Behavior: 3 credits
- Political Science/Social Organization: 3 credits
- Free Electives: 3 credits
- Courses marked with * must be completed within 7 years of program start
Deadlines
- Application open date: March 1
- Priority application deadline: July 1
- Program start: January
Application
- Submit application through NursingCAS; application fee: $60
- Submit official college transcripts to NursingCAS from all institutions attended
- Two professional references required; NursingCAS will send reference links via email
- Personal statement: responses required to these prompts:
- What motivates you to become a BSN prepared nurse?
- What is your vision of your nursing career?
- What mark will you leave in healthcare?
- Enrollment deposit if admitted: $200, non-refundable, applied to first semester tuition
Selection Process
- Admission factors include: campus preference, prerequisite GPA, number of prerequisite courses completed at application, professional references, and personal statement
- Accelerated applicants required to complete an interview with two faculty members
Wait List Policies
- If first-choice campus has no available seats, applicants will be considered for that campus waitlist or for admission at campuses with remaining capacity
Clinical & Simulation Lab
- Clinical training hours: 760 hours required
- Clinical experiences include rotations at area medical centers, hospitals, and other health facilities
- Simulation experiences provided through college clinical training facilities and simulators
- Kearney campus option: immersive clinical pathway with all clinical experiences completed within a single health system and an on-site designated clinical instructor
- Clinical partnership sites for Kearney immersive option: Great Plains Health (North Platte) and Mary Lanning Healthcare (Hastings); partner support available for tuition and for tuition and housing (Great Plains Health)
Credit Transfer
- College may accept transfer credit from accredited institutions; College of Nursing is final authority on granting and applying transfer credit
- Transfer credits recorded with no grade or quality points; grades from transfer courses may be considered for admission purposes
- All prerequisite credits must be transferable to the University of Nebraska
International Students
- Applicants whose first language is not English must submit TOEFL, IELTS, or Pearson (PTE) test scores dated within five years of application
Contacts
- General phone: 402-559-4000
- Main address: 4111 Dewey Avenue, 985330 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5330
- Kearney clinical partnership student services coordinator: Sarah Jones (contact for transcript evaluations and program questions)
Accreditations
Nursing Programs Accreditations
- Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels Accredited by Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
- Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels Accredited by Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
- Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels Accredited by Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Institutional Accreditations
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission
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