Arizona State University
Arizona State University (also known as ASU or Arizona State) is the largest public research university within the United States under a single administration, with an enrollment of 68,064 students in 2009. ASU is spread over four campuses in metropolitan Phoenix. ASU was founded in 1885 as the Normal School in Tempe, Arizona for the territory in Tempe, Arizona. In 1945, the school came under the control of the board of governors in Arizona and has been renamed Arizona State College. In 1958, a measure of statewide vote of the school renamed Arizona State University. From its original campus in Tempe, ASU expanded in 1984, establishing the West campus in northwest Phoenix, followed by the addition of 1996 Polytechnic campus in east Mesa and the addition 2006 on the campus of downtown Phoenix.
All four campuses are accredited as one institution by the Higher Learning Commission. In the academic year 2008-2009, 15,610 students graduated from ASU.In 2009, 156 National Merit scholars chose to attend ASU, many of which are part of Barrett, the Honors College. According to the Carnegie classification of institutions of higher education, ASU is classified as a research university with very high
ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation
ASU nursing graduates more BSN and practice nurses. University in Arizona is offering a Ph.D. in Nursing & Health Innovation (doctorate) degree, and it's the 1-st university in Arizona to offer a Master of Healthcare Innovation. The Doctor of Nursing Practice degree is being offered in an online mixed format designed for international students living or working at a distance.
One of the reasons the ASU College of Nursing is ranked so highly is because nursing majors have the opportunity to get real-life experiences at hundreds of clinical agencies that have affiliations with the college.
Undergraduate Nursing Degrees Programs in ASU College of Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- RN-BSN program track
Graduate Nursing Programs
- PhD in Nursing & Health Innovation (PhD)
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
- Master of Science, (MS)
- Master of Healthcare Innovation (MHI)
Graduate Certificate Nursing Programs
- Child/Family Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Education in Academic and Practice Settings Graduate Certificate
- Clinical Research Management Graduate Certificate
- Geriatric Nursing
- Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Graduate Certificate
- International Health for Health Professionals
- Community and Public Health Practice Graduate Certificate
