School of Nursing
The College of Health Sciences offers an upper-division nursing
degree major. It is built on a two-year core curriculum of Liberal Arts
and Sciences, which provides the student with a knowledge base for
personal growth and professional development. Professional nursing
education incorporates concepts and theories from the humanities
and the natural, social, and behavioral sciences throughout the
curriculum. The theoretical knowledge of nursing is presented in the
classroom and utilized in practice laboratories and selected clinical
facilities.
The nursing program at Georgia College has full approval by the Georgia Board of Nursing (237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA 31217-3858; Phone: (478-207-2440) through December 31, 2014 and is fully accredited through spring 2013 by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (3343 Peachtree RD NE, STE 850, Atlanta, GA 30326; Phone: (404-975-5000).
The undergraduate nursing program is designed to satisfy the current educational requirements prescribed by the Georgia Board of Nursing. Upon successful completion of this program, the unlicensed graduate is eligible to apply for licensure as a registered professional nurse by examination. Approval for admission to the licensing examination and subsequent licensure of qualified applicants is granted by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
Contact Information
School of Nursing
College of Health Sciences
Campus Box 63
Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone 478-445-1076
Fax 478-445-1121
michelle.marks@gcsu.edu
ABOUT GEORGIA COLLEGE: Georgia College, the state's only Public Liberal Arts University, combines the educational experience expected at esteemed private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of public higher education. Its four colleges – arts and sciences, business, education and health sciences – provide 6,600 undergraduate and graduate students with an exceptional learning environment that extends beyond the classroom, including residential learning communities.