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Academic Programs

Nursing

  • UW-Eau Claire is the only public university in northwestern and northcentral Wisconsin that offers a baccalaureate nursing degree.
  • The nationally recognized program graduates more than 100 BSN students a year, many of whom receive multiple job offers.
  • UW-Eau Claire nursing graduates are actively recruited for positions all over the country, and nearly 100% have jobs or are continuing their education within a year of graduation.
  • Survey responses from employers are overwhelmingly positive.
  • The UW-Eau Claire College of Nursing and Health Sciences nursing baccalaureate and master’s programs are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
  • Nursing students benefit from high-tech classrooms and a state-of-the- art Clinical Simulation Lab.
  • Nursing students have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty on research projects and service-learning activities that benefit the community.
  • Nursing students participate in clinical experiences at diverse health care settings in the Chippewa Valley and at sites throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota.
  • Many nursing students learn and work in health care facilities in Alaska, South Texas, and Costa Rica, to name a few.
  • Nursing students can participate in the Spanish for Health Professions minor or certificate program offered through the foreign languages department.
  • The Nursing Honors Program and the Nurse Scholars Program enable high achieving students to complement and enhance their learning opportunities.
  • UW-Eau Claire participates in the statewide collaborative nursing program, a completion program that enables registered nurses with an associate degree or diploma in nursing to earn a baccalaureate degree. Using distance education technologies, upper division nursing courses for the BSN are made available at various sites throughout Wisconsin.
  • A satellite program is available in Marshfield, Wisconsin in cooperation with Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. Courses are taught by UW-Eau Claire faculty located in Marshfield, by faculty from Eau Claire who travel to Marshfield, and via interactive distance education classrooms. Persons interested in studying at the Marshfield site should contact Dr. Robin Beeman, Assistant Dean, Marshfield Site; or Dr. Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher, Interim Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Nursing Fact Sheet


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