Intercollegiate College of Nursing
www.nursing.wsu.edu
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Degree offered
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Master of Nursing, PhD in
Nursing
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Faculty working with students
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35
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Students
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200
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Priority deadline
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Fall—January 10
(Masters)
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Spring—July 1
(Masters)
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Summer – January 10
(PhD)
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Campuses
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Spokane,
TriCities,
Vancouver, Yakima,
Walla Walla for Masters; Spokane &
Vancouver for PhD
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Test required
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TOEFL for students whose first
language is other than English
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Admission Requirements
In order to apply for admission to a graduate
program in nursing, you must first apply for
admission to the Graduate School at WSU.
Prerequisites for Masters program: A
bachelor’s degree in nursing; a minimum of
3.00 GPA from undergraduate work; recent
history-taking and physical assessment skills;
completion of a basic statistics course;
Washington State RN licensure or eligibility; and
recommendations addressing the applicant’s
professional nursing competence and ability to
succeed as a graduate student. A written or
personal interview is required.
Prerequisites for PhD program: A master’s
degree in nursing; a minimum of 3.50 GPA in
masters program, statement of professional goals
and research interests, example of scholarly
work, resume, letters of reference, transcripts
of former college work.
Program Description
The master of nursing program at the
Intercollegiate College of Nursing was
established in 1983 and is accredited by the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The
program prepares students for leadership
positions in advanced nursing practice. Areas of
concentration are: family nurse practitioner,
psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner, and
community-based/population-focused nursing, which
has sub-specialties of nursing administration,
education, care management of adults or children,
and an individualized study option. Each
concentration may be completed in two years of
full-time study; part-time study is also
available. The PhD in nursing program
accepted its first class in summer 2007. The
program prepares students as nurse scientists,
equipped to assume roles as faculty in schools
and colleges of nursing, and/or to function as
nurse researchers.
Faculty
Interests and Course Details
Contact Information
Masters
- Margaret Ruby, Academic Coordinator or Anne
Hirsch, PhD, Associate Dean
WSU Intercollegiate College of Nursing
2917 W Fort George Wright Dr.
Spokane, WA 99224-5291
Telephone: 509-324-7334; 509-324-7335
FAX: 509-324-7336
Email: mruby@wsu.edu;
hirsch@wsu.edu
PhD – Ruth Bindler, Director, PhD in
Nursing
Spokane Intercollegiate Research & Technology
Institute (SIRTI)
665 N. Riverpoint Blvd, Rm 320A
PO Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210-1494
Telephone: 509-358-7935
FAX: 509-358-2019
Email: bindler@wsu.edu
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