Web Page: http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/nursing
General Information
Barnes College of Nursing & Health Studies offers nursing studies at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Knowledge and skills needed to complete the professional licensure examination to become a registered nurse are available through a basic baccalaureate option. Nurses who have obtained their basic nursing education through associate degree or diploma nursing programs may complete the B.S.N. completion option without repetition of previous nursing education. The master of science in nursing program is offered in cooperation with the School of Nursing at University of Missouri Kansas City. The Ph.D. in Nursing is offered in cooperation with the Schools of Nursing at University of Missouri Columbia and Kansas City. Admission to the Ph.D. is available at the post B.S.N. and M.S.N. levels.
Professional Organizations
Sigma Theta Tau
The college is an official chapter--Nu Chi--of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society. Membership is offered by invitation to those students graduating the upper third of their class and to those recognized as outstanding community nursing leaders.
Student Nurses' Association
The College of Nursing is a constituent of the national Student Nurses' Association. The purpose of this organization is to provide a means for nursing students in the basic baccalaureate program the opportunity to connect with the nursing profession prior to licensure.
Black Student Nurses Association
The College is a constituent of the Black Student Nurses' Association. The purpose of this organization is to provide black nursing students in the prelicensure baccalaureate track the opportunity to serve as a support group for African-American students, collaborate with other African-American groups to compile archives relevant to African-American nurses, and to promote participation in interdisciplinary activities.
Continuing Education Extension
Continuing Education offerings in the field of nursing are currently presented to provide nurses with new information, techniques, and trends within the nursing profession.