Nursing
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information—Office of Student and Career Advancement Services, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 5-160 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-7980; fax 612-625-7727; SoNstudentinfo@umn.edu; www.nursing.umn.edu).
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this catalog for Graduate School requirements that apply to all major fields.
Curriculum—Graduate programs in the School of Nursing include the Ph.D. and the Post-Masters (M.S.) Certificate.
Ph.D. Program
The Ph.D. program in nursing prepares scholars as scientists, leaders, clinical innovators, and teachers in health care who:
- Discover new knowledge for nursing science and health care practice through ethical, innovative, theory-based research;
- Integrate knowledge to influence health policy and decision-making through collaborative, interdisciplinary action at organizational, local, regional, national, and global levels;
- Create and evaluate evidence-based applications designed to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, communities, and population; and
- Disseminate knowledge to those in nursing, other health sciences, policy makers, and the public through scholarly publication, formal teaching and other creative venues.
Post-Master's (M.S.) Certificate
The Post-Master's (M.S.) Certificate program in Nursing offers students with M.S. degrees in nursing the opportunity to complete an additional area of study. The following areas of study include:
- Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Midwifery
- Nursing and Healthcare Systems Administration
- Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner—Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Public Health Nursing
- Public Health Nursing—Adolescent Nursing
- Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner
Prerequisites for Admission—Applicants must meet the stated requirements of the Graduate School. A successful applicant typically has an undergraduate GPA of 3.00 and non-English-speaking applicants must have a TOEFL score of 586 (paper), 240 (computer), or 94 (Internet).
Admission to the Ph.D. program requires either a master's degree with a strong background in graduate level physical and/or behavioral sciences or a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and an exceptionally strong background in a major field of study such as nursing or the physical or behavioral sciences.
Admission to the Post-M.S. Certificate program requires an M.S. degree in nursing from an accredited institution including a current registered nurse license.
Special Application Requirements—For the Ph.D. degree, GRE General Test scores, two letters of reference, and a profile essay are required. The application deadline for the Ph.D. program is December 15 for the following fall semester.
For the Post-M.S. Certificate, two letters of reference and a goal statement are required. The application deadline for the Post-M.S. Certificate is November 1. A complete application includes a School of Nursing application and a Graduate School application.
Special Criteria for Select Areas of Study include the following: GNP requires one year of work experience with elders. FNP, PNP, PCNS, WHCNP, and PCNS require at least one year of clinical experience, preferably with the population in the anticipated area of practice. NMW strongly recommends one year of clinical experience, preferably in labor and delivery. CSHCN prefers applicants to have one year of experience working with children and families, and to have demonstrated leadership potential. PMHCNS does not require experience, but strongly encourages applicants to have current psychiatric nursing experience.
School of Nursing Mission—The mission of the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota is to generate and disseminate knowledge necessary for promoting health by developing and improving the nursing care of individuals, families, communities and populations that reflect diversity in society. This mission contributes to the achievement of the three-part mission of the University of Minnesota.
School of Nursing Centers
Center for Adolescent Nursing
Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research
Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Center for Gerontological Nursing
Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership
Center for Health Trajectory Research
Center for Nursing Minimum Data Set Knowledge Discovery
Center for Spirituality and Healing
Minnesota Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
Key to test abbreviations (GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, MELAB).
 For an online application or for more information about Graduate School admissions, see the General Information section in this catalog, or visit the Graduate School Web site.
Courses—Refer to Nursing (NURS) in the course section of this catalog or in Twin
Cities Courses on the University Catalog Web site for courses pertaining to the program.
Use of 4xxx Courses—4xxx courses are not routinely accepted on Degree Program Forms.
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For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Professor
Lyn Bearinger, Integrative, Global and Public Health, SM
Donna Bliss, Adult and Gerontological Health, SM
Connie Delaney, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, SM
Sandra Edwardson, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, SM
Ann Garwick, Child and Family Health, SM
Cynthia Gross, SM
Susan Henly, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, SM
Julie Jacko, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, SM
Mary Jo Kreitzer, Integrative, Global and Public Health, SM
Barbara Leonard, Child and Family Health, SM
Joan Liaschenko, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, SM
Ruth Lindquist, Adult and Gerontological Health, SM
Patricia Tomlinson, ASM
Jean Wyman, Adult and Gerontological Health, SM
Clinical Professor
Thomas Clancy, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy. M
Joanne Disch, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, SM
Mary Rowan, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, M2
Associate Professor
Melissa Avery, Child and Family Health, SM
Linda Chlan, Adult and Gerontological Health, SM
Laura Duckett, Integrative, Global and Public Health, SM
Jayne Fulkerson, Integrative, Global and Public Health, M2
Joseph Gaugler, Adult and Gerontological Health, SM
Linda Halcon, Integrative, Global and Public Health, SM
Helen Hansen, Integrative, Global and Public Health, SM
Merrie Kaas, Integrative, Global and Public Health, SM
Madeleine Kerr, Integrative, Global and Public Health, SM
Kathie Krichbaum, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, SM
Martha Kubik, Integrative, Global and Public Health, SM
Linda Lindeke, Child and Family Health. SM
Margaret Moss, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, SM
Christine Mueller, Adult and Gerontological Health, SM
Carol O'Boyle, Integrative, Global and Public Health, M2
Patricia Painter, Adult and Gerontological Health, M2
Cynthia J. Peden-McAlpine, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, SM
Cheryl Robertson, Integrative, Global and Public Health, SM
Renee Sieving, Integrative, Global and Public Health, SM
Diane Treat-Jacobson, Adult and Gerontological Health, SM
Clinical Associate Professor
Ulf Bronas,, Adult and Gerontological Health, M2
Elaine Darst, Integrative, Global and Public Health, M2
Kathleen Fagerlund, Adult and Gerontological Health, M2
Linda Herrick, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, M2
Catherine Juve, Child and Family Health, M2
Leonard Lichtblau, Adult and Gerontological Health, M
Linda Olson Keller, Integrative, Global and Public Health, M
Assistant Professor
Carolyn Garcia, Integrative, Global and Public Health, M2
Niloufar Hadidi, Adult and Gerontological Health, M2
Tondi Harrison, Child and Family Health, M2
Wendy Looman, Child and Family Health, M2
Karen Monson, Integrative, Global and Public Health, M2
Susan O'Connor-Von, Child and Family Health, M2
Bonnie Westra, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, M2
Fang Yu, Adult and Gerontological Health, M2
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Sharon Tucker, AM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Mary Chesney, Child and Family Health, M2
Mary Findorff, Integrative, Global and Public Health, M
Georgia Nygaard, Child and Family Health, M
Christine Poe, Child and Family Health, M
Laurie Pung, Adult and Gerontological Health, M
Diane Schadewald, Child and Family Health, M
Kristine Talley, Adult and Gerontological Health, M2
Mary Zaccagnini, Adult and Gerontological Health, M
Lecturer
Lisa Carney Anderson, Leadership, Systems, Informatics and Policy, M2
Senior Research Fellow
Kay Savik, Nursing Research and Scholarship, M
Other
Karen Alaniz, Child and Family Health, M
Bradley Cohen, AM
Barbara McMorris, Integrative, Global and Public Health, AM
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