The Sisters of St. Francis order of the Roman Catholic Church founded the University of St. Francis in 1890. The Fort Wayne-based private college operates a satellite branch in the northwestern community of Crown Point. At this location, the university offers a Master of Science Nursing degree for family nurse practitioners. The program requires three years of study and includes courses in health assessment and the primary care of adults, children, the elderly, and women. At least six clinical internship rotations are required for graduation. Eligible students can take advantage of federal and state loans and grants and institutional scholarships and payment plans while studying at the University of St. Francis Crown Point.
University of St. Francis Crown Point
1201 South Main Street
Crown Point, IN 46307-8481
219-681-6800
sf.edu/sf/CrownPoint/
Located in the northwestern town of Hammond, Purdue University Calumet School of Nursing is a public institution. In 2007, "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the School of Nursing at the university 115th among all nursing programs in the country. The college offers a Master of Science in Nursing degree program with a concentration in family nurse practitioning. The program lasts for two years with full-time study, including two summer semesters. Required courses include sociocultural influences on health, pharmacotherapeutics, health assessments, research, nursing theory, health care economics and policy, and ethics and primary care of young and aging families. The curriculum features three clinical practicums. Day and evening classes are available, and students may take classes on a full or part-time basis. Federal and state financial aid is available for qualified students.
Purdue University Calumet School of Nursing
2200 169th St.
Hammond, IN 46323
219-989-2815
calumet.purdue.edu
Affiliated with the Lutheran Church, Valparaiso University College of Nursing is in the community of Valparaiso, which is 20 miles southeast of Gary. The university's College of Nursing received the 141st-place ranking among all nursing schools in the United States IN 2007 from "U.S. News and World Report". Among the college's graduate offerings in nursing is a Doctorate in Nursing Practice degree program that features adult and family nurse practitioning as two possible areas of concentration. Both nurse practitioner programs require coursework in advanced physiology, pharmacology, family theories, epidemiology, ethics, health promotion, healthcare leadership and organization, and managing complex health conditions. The program usually lasts for three years and involves a research thesis project and five clinical rotations. Government financial aid programs and institutional scholarships are offered to qualified students.
Valparaiso University College of Nursing
LeBien Hall 103
Valparaiso, IN 46383
219-464-5289
valpo.edu/nursing