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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF NURSING
1892
Dear Prospective Students,
The richness of our students, alumni, and faculty practices is
stunning. Since the School’s inception, our graduates have been
pioneers in developing and giving the most exquisite care to
those most in need. From the world war battlefields, to becom-
ing the very face of nursing at Presbyterian Hospital, to the ex-
pansion of nurse practitioner independent care, to taking the new
doctoral level practice into new and challenging sites, Columbia
nurses have forged the path for our professions.
Never has a career in nursing been so inviting. Advanced prac-
tice nurses are increasingly valued. Nursing leadership is criti-
cally needed. The practice of professional nursing is one of life’s
noblest careers, and the advancement of academic nursing and
clinical excellence is the mission of this School. We invite you
to be a participant in that mission.
Mary O’Neil Mundinger, DrPH
Dean and Centennial Professor in Health Policy
History
By royal charter of King George II of England, Columbia
University was founded in 1754 as King’s College. It is the
oldest institution of higher learning in New York State and the
fifth oldest in the nation. Columbia University has, since its
inception, addressed the issues of the moment, making
important contributions to American life through the teaching
and research conducted within its schools and departments.
Located on the Medical Campus, Columbia University School
of Nursing was founded in 1892 with Anna C. Maxwell as its
first director. Since its inception, the mission of the School has
been the preparation of clinically excellent nurse practitioners,
clinical nurse specialists, and scholars.
Philosophy
The professional nurse thinks critically, exercises technical
competence, and makes socially significant contributions to
society through theory-based practice. Nursing’s role and
responsibility to society are to establish and maintain
relationships with clients that support and restore health and
well-being. The professional nurse has the ability to diagnose
and treat human responses to actual or potential health
problems and to provide preventive health services to
individuals and groups in a variety of settings. Belief in the
integrity and worth of all human beings is basic.
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“The truth is, that today it is impossible to learn everything about everything:
it is more important to learn how to learn and to understand that to best serve
one’s patient, one must be a life long learner.”
– Vice Dean Sarah Sheets Cook, DNP, RN-CS
Judy Honig, EdD, DNP, CPNP Karen Desjardins, MPH, DNP, ANP, GNP
Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
Program Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program Director, Entry to Practice Program (ETP)
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
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“Some of my “Very quickly I “I have taken so “Nursing
highlights since realized that as a much away from presented itself
moving to NYC student at this here, as a rewarding
last year include school, I became a but the thing that and needed
getting lost in member of a stands out the profession that
Central Park, family where I most offered many
realizing that I knew everyone, is the ethical career paths.”
made the right and faculty, alum, and professional
career change, and students alike responsibility I
and the wonderful all work as a have, being
friends I’ve made team.” associated
in this program.” with Columbia.”
Lauren Sherman Abigail Thurston Judith Jones Andy Phillips
San Francisco, CA Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn, NY New Rochelle, NY
Oncology/Adult ETP-Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Midwifery/Women’s PhD Program
Nurse Practitioner Health Nurse Practitioner
5Specialties:
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia†
Adult Nurse Practitioner Nurse Midwifery
Family Nurse Practitioner Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner† Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
Our Programs
Dual Specialties:
Entry to Practice Program (ETP) Adult and Geriatric Midwifery and Women’s Health
Accelerated BS/MS Combined degree Adult and Women’s Health Oncology and Primary Care
program for non-nursing college
graduates* † Requires additional ICU clinical experience prior to entry,
Summer (May) Entry 0nly please visit www.nursing.columbia.edu for details.
Master’s Program for RNs with a BS in Collaborative Joint Degrees Programs with:
nursing or a non-nursing Baccalaureate Mailman School of Public Health
degree Columbia Business School
Full time applicants must apply for the
summer semester Sub-Specialty Concentrations:
Addictive Behaviors HIV/AIDS
Master’s Completion Program for Genetics in Advance Practice Palliative and End of Life Care
APNs wishing to complete their MS in Herbs, Nutraceuticals and Supplements for Advanced Practice Nursing
Nursing
University Statutory Certificate
Program for APNs wishing additional
clinical expertise in another area
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
(DNP) for APNs with an MS in
Nursing*
Fall (September) Entry Only
Ph.D Program (PhD) for RNs with a
BS or MS in Nursing*
Fall (September) Entry Only
* Only available Full-time
6General Information
Columbia University School of Nursing accepts applications for the summer
(May) and fall (September) semesters. Masters applicants interested in a full-
time program must apply for the summer term. Applicants wishing to apply to Application Checklist:
the School of Nursing are responsible for submitting a complete application
and ensuring that all the supplemental materials are received by the Office of _____ 1) Online application
Admissions by the appropriate deadline in one envelope. Applicants applying
to programs that do not have an application deadline are recommended to
apply three months prior to entry term.
_____ 2) Personal Statement
All application materials and official transcripts should be mailed to:
Columbia University School of Nursing
Office of Admissions _____ 3) Resume or Curriculum Vitae
617 West 168th Street Suite 134
New York, NY 10032
_____ 4) Three Recommendations
_____ 5) Official transcript(s) of all
post secondary education.
_____ 6) Official GRE scores
_____7) Official TOEFL scores.
International students that
studied in a language other
than English are required to
submit TOEFL examination
scores. School code is 9828.
www.ets.org
_____ 8) Copies of RN/NP licenses
(except ETP program)
7Led by a Board of Directors & Officers, the mission of the
Alumni Association is to support the School of Nursing and its
alumni, and to further alumni involvement with the School and
fellowship among alumni. All alumni are members of the
Alumni Association; currently there are more than 10,000
members.
“I was recently named a 2008 Annual Fund Alumni Scholar, and I would like
to express my sincere gratitude for this generous scholarship that will be
applied towards my tuition. This award—and the Alumni Association’s choice
to fund such awards—represents an important and admirable commitment to
assisting future nursing professionals. I thank you again for your generosity.”
–Sarah Schneider is currently enrolled in the Master of Science nursing program and looks forward to
becoming an adult nurse practitioner with a sub-specialty in Oncology.
The Alumni Association works with the Office of
Development & Alumni Affairs to support the School through
the Annual Fund. All gifts to the Annual Fund
serve to support student financial aid.
8Office of Student Financial Services
The goal of the School of Nursing (SON) Office of
Student Financial Services is to provide students with
sufficient resources to meet their needs and to distribute
funds to eligible students in a fair and equitable manner.
Scholarships, grants, loans, and employment opportunities
are among the sources of financial aid that are available to
students enrolled in the School of Nursing.
~ More than 98% of our incoming students receive
financial aid to assist them with their educational
expenses.
~ This year, our students were awarded over $4
million in scholarship aid.
~ In 2007, we became the first school to exclude
parental data when awarding SON scholarship to
dependent students.
We have an open door policy and welcome all inquiries.
Contact Oscar Vasquez, Director of Student Financial
Services at: 212-305-8147.
9Credit–Naveed Ahmad
Diversity
Columbia University Medical Center campus is the home of the Located on a 20 acres campus in the Washington Heights
School of Nursing, College of Physician and Surgeons, College of community of the upper west side of Manhattan, the campus is a
Dental Medicine, and Mailman School of Public Health. All four kaleidoscope of food, history, and culture. Just minutes away from
schools share housing, health, library, and student services, Broadway, Yankee Stadium, and more, all by public transportation.
allowing for a rich inter-disciplinary educational experience.
10Research CAPNA
Our faculty has one of the highest per capita funding Columbia Advance Practice Nurse Associates, (CAPNA)
records from federal government grants of any school of grew out of the practices of faculty clinicians. Beginning
nursing faculty in the country. With 37 active research in 1992, CAP (Columbia Advance Practice) provided
grants and sponsored projects totaling over $30 million, the evidence for cross site comprehensive care (which
the School of Nursing has a strong commitment to re- later became the Doctor of Nursing Practice), where prac-
search. Our research focuses in the areas of care for the titioners had admitting privileges and received equal in-
under-served, informatics, infection control, economics of surance compensation as physicians. In 1998, an
health care interventions and outcomes, HIV/AIDS symp- independent CAPNA practice was opened in mid-town
tom management. The range of research interests at the NYC on the Eastside where faculty/practitioners manage
School of Nursing is reflected by its academic research their own panel of patients. Other clinical faculty mem-
centers: bers practice in sites as diverse as urban neighborhood
~The Center for AIDS Research health centers, private offices in the suburbs, or with hos-
~WHO Center for the International Nursing Devel- pital-based multidisciplinary teams.
opment of Advanced Practice
CAPNA is location at:
~The Center for Health Policy 16 East 60th Street Suite 440
~The Center for Evidence-Based Practice in the Un- New York, New York 10022
derserved (212) 326-5705
~The Center for Interdisciplinary Research to Re-
duce Antimicrobial Resistance
Photo Credit: Naveed Ahmad, pp. 3, 4, 6, 7, 10
11“Columbia Nurse...the one who
often has to face the most alarming conditions,
calling for the highest intelligence and judgment;
often in the most important crisis of life.”
-Anna C. Maxwell, Founder, Columbia School of Nursing
Columbia University School of Nursing
617 West 168th Street
New York, New York 10032
(212) 305-5756
(800) 899-8895
nursing@columbia.edu
www.nursing.columbia.eduColumbia University
School of Nursing
Name (Last/First): _______________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
City: _________________________________State: _____ Zip: ________
Phone: _______________________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________________
Optional Information: Gender: F M Date of Birth: ____________
Program:
_____ Combined BS/MS Program for non-nursing college graduates
_____ Master’s for RNs with a bachelor’s degree
_____ University Statutory Certificate Program
for Nurses with a Master’s degree
_____ Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
_____ PhD in Nursing Program
Specialties:
_____ Acute Care NP _____ Pediatric NP
_____ Adult NP _____ Psych/Mental Health NP
_____ Family NP _____ Women’s Health NP
_____ Geriatric NP _____ Dual Adult/Geriatric NP
_____ Neonatal NP _____ Dual MS/MBA
_____ Nurse Anesthesia _____ Dual MS/MPH
_____ Nurse Midwifery _____ Dual Women’s Health/Adult,
_____ Oncology NP Oncology, or Nurse Midwifery
When would you like to enroll?
_____ Summer 2009 _____ Summer 2010 _____ Summer 2011
_____ Fall 2009 _____ Fall 2010 _____ Fall 2011
Name of School/Event: _________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________Columbia University School of Nursing
Office of Admissions
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