Pre-nursing

Pre-Nursing
(College of Professional Studies, in cooperation with UW-Eau Claire)
Susan Raab, Coordinator
Room D-127, Science Building
Phone: 715-346-3766
E-mail: sraab@uwsp.edu

Through a cooperative arrangement with UW-Eau Claire, you can earn a bachelor of science degree in nursing from UW-Eau Claire by completing nursing courses at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield.

You spend three to five semesters at UW-Stevens Point, during which time you apply to UW-Eau Claire and the UW-Eau Claire School of Nursing. If accepted, you will complete five semesters of nursing courses at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield. Following the first semester of these nursing courses, you complete an eight-week summer session on the UW-Eau Claire campus.

The nursing degree is awarded by UW-Eau Claire. General degree requirements for UW-Eau Claire are satisfied through the following courses here at UW-Stevens Point.

General education requirements:
Communication 101.
English 101, 102.
Foreign Language, 8 credits.
Math 355.
Psychology 110, 260.
Social Sciences, 9-12 credits from at least 2 of 7 disciplines.
Humanities, 9-12 credits from at least 2 of 5 disciplines.
Wellness, 1 credit of aerobic activity (A/A) and 1 credit of health enhancement (HE).

Major support courses: Biology 160, 285, 333, 387; Chemistry 105; Clinical Lab Sci 105, 295.

Nursing courses: 60 credits are offered through St. Joseph's Hospital via distance education technology and through use of on-site instructors. Four credits of nursing courses must be completed during a summer session at UW-Eau Claire.

For more complete information about the pre-nursing program and admission to the UW-Eau Claire professional nursing program, please contact the nursing coordinator in the Health Sciences Office.

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