Nursing: Traditional Full-Time Option

Students selecting this plan of study participate in full-time collegiate study with a balance of nursing courses and liberal arts/science courses that support their learning. Important features of the traditional program are the strong clinical experience and the fact that nursing courses begin in the first semester. Like all of the nursing programs at Stevenson, the Traditional Full-Time Option provides opportunities for students to deal with real life issues in the world of health care. The goal of the program is to prepare nurses to meet the challenges of the nursing profession in the 21st century.

Why choose SU's Traditional Nursing Option?

  • Nursing courses begin in the first year of the program and are integrated with liberal arts and science courses.
  • In the second year, students study nursing fundamentals and physical assessment, providing direct patient care.
  • During the junior year, students have the opportunity to learn about and provide care for diverse patients from birth through old age.
  • As seniors, SU Nursing majors care for vulnerable populations in the community and practice in complex health care settings.
   
Faces and Places of Villa Julie College

Karen Pitts
Traditional Nursing

"When I graduated from high school, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my life, but I knew I had a strong interest in medicine. Now, as a Nursing major at VJC, I cannot imagine doing anything more fulfilling as a profession."
 
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Did you know?
The Stevenson nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Nursing Division CCNE accreditation news story

87 percent NCLEX pass rate in May 2007

Related Fields:

Medical-Surgical Nursing
Psychiatric Nursing
Nurse Education
Clinical Nursing


What can you do with this degree?
Numbering over 1000, graduates of the SU Nursing program are practicing in hospitals and health care settings across the country. Many graduates pursue graduate degrees in nursing and are now functioning in advanced practice roles as nurse practitioners, nurse midwifes, and nurse anesthetists.