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| − | Founded in 1892 as Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, the '''School of Nursing''' became part of Columbia University in 1937 and began offering the baccalaureate degree. It is one of the oldest schools of nursing in the US . In 1956, it became the first nursing program in the country to award a master's degree in a clinical nursing specialty. In 1999, the School granted its first doctoral degree. More than 9,000 nurses have graduated since the School opened. The school | + | Founded in 1892 as Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, the '''School of Nursing''' became part of Columbia University in 1937 and began offering the baccalaureate degree. It is one of the oldest schools of nursing in the US . In 1956, it became the first nursing program in the country to award a master's degree in a clinical nursing specialty. In 1999, the School granted its first doctoral degree. More than 9,000 nurses have graduated since the School opened. The school is located at the [[Columbia University Medical Center]] in Washington Heights. |
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| + | Although the School of Nursing offers bachelors degrees, and is therefore technically an undergraduate school, unlike nursing schools at [[Penn]] and [[Georgetown]], you can't enter Columbia's school out of High School - you have to have already graduated from a 4 year college program. | ||
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Revision as of 03:02, 2 December 2007
| School of Nursing | |
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| Established | 1892 |
| President | {{{President}}} |
| Dean | Mary O'Neil Mundinger |
| Degrees | BS, MS, DNSc, DrNP |
| Enrollment | 575 students (2005) |
| Website | nursing.columbia.edu |
Founded in 1892 as Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, the School of Nursing became part of Columbia University in 1937 and began offering the baccalaureate degree. It is one of the oldest schools of nursing in the US . In 1956, it became the first nursing program in the country to award a master's degree in a clinical nursing specialty. In 1999, the School granted its first doctoral degree. More than 9,000 nurses have graduated since the School opened. The school is located at the Columbia University Medical Center in Washington Heights.
Although the School of Nursing offers bachelors degrees, and is therefore technically an undergraduate school, unlike nursing schools at Penn and Georgetown, you can't enter Columbia's school out of High School - you have to have already graduated from a 4 year college program.
| Columbia University Schools |
| Architecture, Planning and Preservation • Arts • Arts and Sciences (Graduate School) • Business • Columbia College • Dentistry • Continuing Education • Engineering • General Studies • International and Public Affairs • Journalism • Law • Medicine • Nursing • Public Health • Social Work |
| Affiliated Institutions |
| Barnard • Jewish Theological Seminary • Teachers College • Union Theological Seminary |
| Defunct Schools |
| Pharmacy • Library Service |
