These courses prepare the students for the Nursing major. At the end of the first year of study students must have a minimum Grade Point Average of 2.5 to persist into the second year of study in Nursing. During the following three years, the Nursing students will participate in clinical nursing work at affiliated health care facilities in the area, study additional science courses and fulfill the University's core curriculum. A career in nursing has limitless opportunities. Many nurses begin their career as hospital staff nurses while others work in the community or in schools.
Some nurses pursue graduate study as a nurse practitioner, nurse educator or nurse researcher.
People tend to think of registered professional nurses as being employed in hospitals working with children, mothers or adults. In reality, nurses are employed in all types of settings using a broad range of skills. For example, nurses are also writers, therapists, lawyers, administrators, researchers and teachers, as well as providers of direct health services.