{"id":20351,"date":"2021-06-24T10:51:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T15:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=20351"},"modified":"2025-04-23T10:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:22:38","slug":"undergraduate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/students\/undergraduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Undergraduate Students<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Undergraduate nursing education maximizes hands-on learning, technological innovation and training, and a comprehensive survey of nursing theory and practice. Clinical placements at community-partner sites and intensive study define the last half of your undergraduate education. Through it all, supportive faculty, nursing mentors and a close cohort of fellow students make this a career-preparatory, enriching, community-focused academic experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every academic program is enhanced by the full 51ÁÔÆæ experience: attending a top research university with a diverse, dynamic campus-life scene that blends academics and the arts, entertainment and culture, collegiate traditions and 21<sup>st <\/sup>century innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each nursing program prepares students to practice as beginning generalists after graduation, with the potential to pursue advanced nursing studies and professional opportunities as the profession evolves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/academics\/\" rel=\"\">Academic Programs<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/students#academic-resources\" rel=\"\">All Academic Resources<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-21306\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 class=\"size-h4 wp-block-heading\">For more information about our programs, fill out the below form.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"form_526f8255-418e-44e5-a302-668271c61ef8\">Loading&#8230;<\/div><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/admissions.uwm.edu\/register\/?id=526f8255-418e-44e5-a302-668271c61ef8&amp;output=embed&amp;div=form_526f8255-418e-44e5-a302-668271c61ef8\">\/**\/<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--3 uwm-u-pt-40\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">BS in Nursing<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Open to first-year, transfer and second-degree students. Nursing courses are offered at UW-Milwaukee, 51ÁÔÆæ at Washington County (pre-nursing only), 51ÁÔÆæ at Waukesha and UW-Parkside.<br><br>For most students this is a four-to-five year program, but maybe longer for part-time students. Two years of pre-nursing and general education courses must be completed with a minimum of 2.50 GPA in science courses and 2.75 cumulative GPA before students will be accepted into the competitive nursing major and the final 2 years of study.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/academics\/bs-traditional\/\">View BS In Nursing<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">RN to BS Completion<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">This flexible program enrolls RNs who hold a diploma or associate\u2019s degree in nursing. Courses may be taken at 51ÁÔÆæ, BSN at Work, BSN at Home, or through our UW Flex option. <br><br>Students can complete this in as little as a year. Part-time and full-time students welcome.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/academics\/rn-bs\/\">View RN to BS In Nursing<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">RN to MN in Nursing<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Begin graduate studies in nursing as an undergraduate student through this unique program. Complete nine credits of graduate coursework while earning your bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing, then apply your RN and BS qualifications to the School of Nursing MN program. <br><br>Students must be accepted to the RN to BS completion program before applying to the RN to MN program.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/academics\/rn-to-mn\/\">View RN to MN In Nursing<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3 uwm-u-mt-40\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/538\/2021\/06\/brand-ambassador-kim-with-baby-20191210_IMC_EH_040.jpg\" alt=\"Nursing student Kim, with a baby in clinical room\" class=\"wp-image-20370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/538\/2021\/06\/brand-ambassador-kim-with-baby-20191210_IMC_EH_040.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/538\/2021\/06\/brand-ambassador-kim-with-baby-20191210_IMC_EH_040-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short\" id=\"h-flexibility-amp-focus\">Flexibility &amp; Focus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">Diversity defines the student population at Wisconsin\u2019s second-largest university and the most diverse in Wisconsin. 51ÁÔÆæ enrolls and educates the most Wisconsin residents of any university, but students attend 51ÁÔÆæ from more than 80 countries, every state and many walks of life \u2013 from recent high-school graduates to career changers, veterans to first-generation college students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Program options and academic offerings in the School of Nursing reflect the unique needs and experiences of our 1,500+ students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity uwm-u-my-60\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-program-options-amp-resources\">Program Options &amp; Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select UW-Milwaukee nursing courses offered at UW-Parkside and online<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/students\/undergraduate\/second-degree-programs\/\">program options<\/a> if students are looking to earn their second degree<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/students\/scholarships-grants\/\">Over $500,000 scholarships awarded annually<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individual academic advising resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many different types of <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/students\/#academic-resources\">academic support services<\/a> to choose from, and they are available to all 51ÁÔÆæ students.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":19861,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-20351","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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