Why choose Nursing at WSU?

• The WSU Nursing Program is fully accredited by the National League of Nursing Accreditating Commission (NLNAC).
  
  
• More than 95 percent of WSU nursing students are placed in a career within six months of graduation.
  
  
• WSU students participate in a wide variety of clinical practice environments, including acute care settings, health screening clinics, acute and chronic psychiatric facilities, homecare, and hospice.
  
  
• The WSU nursing program offers numerous scholarships to matriculated nursing students.

What degrees/certificates are available?

Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) for Registered Nurses

Associate of Science (AS/AAS)

Registered Nurse (RN)

Practical Nurse (PN)

Institutional Certificate (IC)

What courses are offered through online/distance learning?

The nursing program offers the above degrees throughout the state of Utah. For more information, call WSU’s nursing outreach office at 801-626-6134 or click here.

What are the employment opportunities?

Nurses have a wide variety of employment opportunities: acute care, community, home health, clinics, business and industry, education, long-term care, physician’s offices and more.

Starting Salaries
Starting salaries vary depending on the region, workplace and skill level. Incentives for working extra hours can influence wages significantly.

At this time, full-time salaries for new RN graduates are approximately $36,000 to $38,000 per year.

Full-time salaries for new LPN graduates are approximately $23,000 to $25,000 per year.  For more information, go to Career Services.

What will I learn in the program?

The nursing curriculum provides a solid foundation for theoretical and clinical practice. You will work directly with patients of all ages in a variety of clinical settings. Each level of nursing becomes more complex and fosters increased independence in the clinical setting.

Where can I find out more about the programs?

Dr. Ezekiel Dumke College of Health Professions
Weber State University
3907 University Circle
Odgen,  UT 84408-3907
phone 1-800-350-7042
email healthprofessions@weber.edu

Department Phone 801-626-6132

Is there an application deadline?

Application deadlines for fall semester on-campus programs are as follows:

February 1 PN and RN
April 1 RN to BSN
April 5 PN to RN

Deadlines for off-campus sites vary.