Nursing - Associate of Science Major
Overview
Our Associate of Science in Nursing program is designed for students seeking a nursing degree with a liberal arts foundation in a university environment. Our program is aimed at developing your abilities to practice nursing using the principles of health promotion, maintenance and restoration across the life span in a variety of structured client settings. Throughout the program you will be exposed to the broad curricular concepts of:
Nursing process
Critical thinking
Communication
Nursing care
Professional behavior
Teaching and learning
Our ADN program is arranged so that you will have a variety of clinical experiences in community agencies and hospitals. Some of our clinical sites include: St. Mary’s Hospital, Sinai-Samaritan Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, St. Joseph’s Hospital, the Agape Community Center and the Oak Creek Health Department.
To complete the degree, 70 credit hours are required. Of these, 32 credits are in liberal arts core courses and 38 are in nursing courses.
Admission Requirements
Applications for admission will be reviewed on an individual basis. If you are interested in applying for admission to the Associate of Science (ADN) program, you should have the following educational credentials:
First-time University enrollment:
A diploma from an accredited high school or a high school equivalency diploma (such as the GED).
Ranking in the upper 50% of your high school graduating class.
Grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5, or a total score of 250 on the GED.
An ACT score of 20 or above or a cumulative SAT score of 940.
Certification as a Nursing Assistant (CNA).
Transfer enrollment:
A grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale in all college-level work attempted.
Certification as a Nursing Assistant (CNA).
Applicants educated outside of the U.S. must follow academic admission procedures relating to English ability and credential evaluation described on the International Admissions Web page.
Program Requirements
ADN Curriculum Design
Semester I
NRS 101 Intro. to ADN - 2 Cr.
EN 101 Written Comm. I - 3 Cr.
BL 111 Anatomy and Physiology I - 4 Cr.
CA 108 Interpersonal Comm. - 3 Cr.
PS 201 General Psychology - 3 Cr.
Semester II
NRS 109 Health Promotion and Maintenance I - 5 Cr.
NRS 105 Physical Assessment - 2 Cr.
PS 202 Life-Span Human Development - 3 Cr.
BL 112 Anatomy and Physiology II - 4 Cr.
Semester III
NRS 111 Health Promotion and Maintenance II - 6 Cr.
NRS 215 Pathophysiology - 3 Cr.
BL 202 Microbiology - 3 Cr.
EN 102 Written Comm. II - 3 Cr.
Semester IV
NRS 211 Health Restoration I - 7 Cr.
NRS 213 Pharmacology - 3 Cr.
Elective - 1-3 Cr.
Semester V
NRS 321 Health Restoration II - 8 Cr.
NRS 223 ADN Seminar - 2 Cr.
REL 235 Religious/Ethical Principles for Health Sciences - 3 Cr.
Application Checklist – Associate of Science (ADN)
Complete the application for admission. The application deadline for fall enrollment is March 1. The application deadline for spring enrollment is Oct. 1.
Submit a copy of all high school or college transcripts to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions before the application deadline. If you are a high school senior, you must also submit ACT or SAT scores.
Take the NLN Pre-admission Examination for Registered Nurses (NLN PAX RN). All tests are at Cardinal Stritch University and begin promptly at 9 a.m. More information regarding the NLN PAX RN, including a complete schedule of test dates and registration information, can be found on Stritch’s NLN PAX RN web page.
Take the ASSET test. All students who do not hold a prior bachelor’s degree must take the ASSET test for University placement in English, reading and math. This must be done prior to registration. Please call the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to register for an ASSET test.
Submit a copy of your nursing assistant certification (CNA) before the start of classes.
Complete the FAFSA prior to the priority deadline. Priority deadline for fall enrollment is April 15.
Submit the Stritch Online Financial Aid Application. Students will receive information regarding this process from the Financial Aid Office. Students will not be able to complete this document until they receive a PIN from Stritch.
Pay the $100 tuition deposit by May 1 for fall enrollment and by Nov. 15 for spring enrollment. Deposits are refundable up until 10 working days before the start of classes.
Register for classes. Students who have been accepted into the ADN program will receive information in the mail regarding registration dates.
Notification Date
All students will be notified in writing by the Ruth S. Coleman College of Nursing regarding their status in the program. Students will either be fully admitted to the ADN program, or will be denied admission until skill-building or prerequisite course work is completed and the NLN PAX RN has been passed.
The fall enrollment notification date is typically in late March, and the spring enrollment notification date is typically in late October.
Faculty
Dean
Ruth Waite, Ph.D., RN
Dean
(414) 410-4390
rmwaite@stritch.edu
Full-time Faculty
Kristen Bachman, MSN, RN
Associate Professor
(414) 410-4387
khbachman@stritch.edu
Jessie Cronovich, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
(414) 410-4752
jjcronovich@stritch.edu
April L. Folgert BSN-C Interim Program Chair (414) 410-4749 alfolgert@stritch.edu
Sharon Garrett, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
(414) 410-4696
slgarrett@stritch.edu
Patricia Kaufman, MSN, RN, CPNP
Assistant Professor
(414) 410-4748
pakaufman@stritch.edu
Mary Maroney, MSN, RN
Instructor
(414) 410-4382
mmmaroney@stritch.edu
Christine Miller, Ph.D., RN
Assistant Professor
(414) 410-4395
millercl@stritch.edu
Donald Miller, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
(414) 410-4396
ddmiller@stritch.edu
Margaret M. Murphy, Ph.D., RN
MSN Program Chair
(414) 410-4388
mmmurphy@stritch.edu
Kim Paxton, MSN, RN, ANP, APRN-BL
Assistant Professor
(414) 410-4751
klpaxton@stritch.edu
Eileen Piering, MSN, RN
Instructor
(414) 410-4753
etpiering@stritch.edu
Andrea Pomerance, MS, RN
Assistant Professor
(414) 410-4393
alpomerance@stritch.edu
Lori Stutte, MSN, RN
ADN Program Chair
(414) 410-4389
lrstutte@stritch.edu
Andrea Tatkon-Coker, DBA, MSN, RN, PHN, FACMPE
Program Manager for the BSN Completion Program
Minnesota
(973) 444-6614
Atatkon-coker@stritch.edu
Katherine Tsiampas, MSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
(414) 410-4403
ktsiampas@stritch.edu