Nursing courses consist of both a theory component and a clinical practice component with a senior preceptorship offered in the last semester. Clinical placements are in internationally renowned health-care facilities in the Boston area. Location Simmons College is located in metropolitan Boston, a city whose rich history and cultural diversity add to the educational experience of the student. The Simmons student has the opportunity to walk next door to the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Symphony, or Fenway Park. The nursing undergraduate student population reflects the Simmons community at large.
Students are from geographically diverse areas, cultures, and backgrounds.
About one half of the students live on campus and the others choose to live in the local Boston area. There are usually 150-200 undergraduate students in the Department of Nursing programs. Increasingly, a broad range of individuals are returning to school to change careers or to advance their knowledge in the health-care professions. All applicants must take either the SAT I or American College Testing, Inc.'s ACT Assessment. A minimum score of 550 is required.