At WIU, students receive a solid background in the disciplines that are extremely important in a career in nursing. All of the science courses have a laboratory component and will prepare students to understand the fundamentals that are important to being a successful, highly qualified nurse. Our students continue to be successful and outstanding students at the nursing schools they attend. In terms of pre-nursing, a laboratory is dedicated to teaching the year of anatomy and physiology. It is equipped with equipment essential to offering these courses.
Students do dissection on a wide variety of organisms, including working with a cadaver.