Assume a leadership role in providing health care and in mobilizing health and social resources to individuals, groups and communities. Faculty at the College of Nursing have active programs of research in diverse areas. Students are admitted to the PhD program by virtue of their academic background and research interests. Currently the College has two Institutional Research Training grants to support selected doctoral students. In addition to meeting the requirements for entry into the master's studies, the applicant for doctoral studies must present evidence of potential for advanced scholarship as determined from the interview, the supplemental form, and recommended GRE scores of 500 each for the verbal and quantitative tests.
Admission is conditional on the availability of a faculty expert in the student's research area.
Applicants whose baccalaureate and master's degrees are both in fields other than nursing are advised to apply to the master's program first and later apply to continue study at the doctoral level. Students enrolled at the master's level may, after completion of eighty percent of their program, apply to the Graduate Admissions and Academic Standards Committee to continue their study at the doctoral level. R equirements Licensure to practice as a professional nurse in at least one political jurisdiction. To facilitate placement in clinical courses for all nurse practitioner options and maternal-child nursing specialty options, the student must hold a current license to practice nursing in Illinois . Introductory courses in statistics and in research or their equivalent.