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Important Note: This is the archived version of the 2012–2014 Graduate Catalog. The information on these pages was archived on August 22, 2012 and will not be updated as requirement and/or program changes are approved.

Admission Requirements Degree Requirements

Other Requirements

Mailing Address:
College of Nursing (MC 802)
845 South Damen Avenue, Room 133
Chicago, IL 60612-3727

Program Codes:
20FS1497PHD (PhD)
20FS5048DNP (DNP, Chicago)
20FS5048DNP1 (DNP, Urbana)
20FS5048DNP5 (DNP, Peoria)
20FS5048DNP6 (DNP, Quad Cities)
20FS5048DNP7 (DNP, Rockford)
20FS5048DNPU (DNP, Online)
20FS1497MS (MS, Chicago)
20FS1497MS1 (MS, Urbana)
20FS1497MS5 (MS, Peoria)
20FS1497MS6 (MS, Quad Cities)
20FS1497MS7 (MS, Rockford)

The MS and DNP program codes include the following major-based concentration codes:
1500: Administrative Studies in Nursing (MS only)
TBA: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
TBA: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
TBA: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
5055: Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
5056: Nurse Midwifery
TBA: Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practioner
5057: Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
5058: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
5059: Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
5060: Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
5061: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
5062: Family Nurse Practitioner
5177: Executive Nursing Leadership (DNP only)
5178: Advanced Community Health Nurse
5179: Occupational Health/Advanced Community Health Nurse
5180: Occupational Health/Family Nurse Practitioner
5182: School/Family Nurse Practitioner
5242: School/Advanced Community Health Nurse (MS only)

Campus Location: 133 NURS
Telephone: (312) 996-7800
E-mail: con@uic.edu
Web Site: http://www.uic.edu/nursing/
Dean of the College: Terri Weaver
Directors of Graduate Studies: Patricia Lewis (MS and DNP programs) and Barbara Dancy (PhD program)

The College of Nursing offers work leading to the Master of Science in Nursing, the Doctor of Nursing Practice, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing. Advanced practice concentrations are available in over 20 specialty areas. The College also offers the Graduate Entry Program, a graduate level program which includes entry-into-practice course work as a bridge into the advanced practice specialty course work. Interdepartmental concentrations in Gender and Women’s Studies and in Neuroscience are available to PhD students; and the Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Women’s Health is available to master’s and PhD students. In addition, the college participates with the Liautaud Graduate School of Business in the MS in Nursing/MBA joint degree program, with the School of Public Health in the MS in Nursing/MPH joint degree program, and with the Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences in the MS in Nursing/MS in Health Informatics joint degree program. The Master of Science and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs can be completed at the Chicago campus or any one of the College’s four regional sites. An on-line option is available to some students in the post-master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program; please contact the College of Nursing for more information. The College of Nursing’s baccalaureate, master’s, and DNP programs are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.  The Nurse-Midwifery program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, and the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program is accredited by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.

Admission Requirements

Transcripts of all undergraduate and any graduate work must be submitted. In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science

Master of Science Graduate Entry Program

MS in Nursing/MBA

Prospective students for the joint degree program must apply and be admitted to both programs. The requirements for admission to the MS in Nursing are listed above. Consult the College of Business Administration for information on the admission requirements of the MBA program.

MS in Nursing/MPH

Prospective students for the joint degree program must apply and be admitted to both programs. The requirements for admission to the MS in Nursing are listed above. Consult the School of Public Health for information on the admission requirements of the MPH program.

MS in Nursing/MS in Health Informatics

Prospective students for the joint degree program must apply and be admitted to both programs. The requirements for admission to the the MS in Nursing are listed above. Consult the College of Applied Health Sciences section of the catalog for information on the admission requirements of the MS in Health Informatics program.

Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Degree Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science

MS in Nursing/MBA

MS in Nursing/MPH

MS in Nursing/MS in Health Informatics

Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Nursing Practice  

Interdepartmental Concentration in Gender and Women’s Studies

PhD students in this department may complement their courses by enrolling for a concentration in Gender and Women’s Studies after consulting with their graduate advisor. See Gender and Women’s Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section for more information.

Interdepartmental Concentration in Neuroscience

PhD students may pursue the Interdepartmental Concentration in Neuroscience. Refer to Interdepartmental Concentration in Neuroscience in the Graduate College section for more information.

Other Requirements

Students are required to provide documentation of immunizations, background check results, drug screens, HIPAA training, CPR certification, and current nursing license.  Please see http://www.uic.edu/nursing/students/compliance.shtml for specific requirements for each program. All information must be submitted before students are allowed to register for courses.