Ball State University’s innovative programs in nursing will prepare you for a challenge and rewarding career.  You will learn to care for individuals and groups and to help people maintain health and wellness.

At Ball State, our faculty put students first.  Whether you enroll in our on-campus (baccalaureate), hybrid (LPN transition), or online programs (RN-to-BS, RN-to-MS, master's, and doctorate of nursing practice), you will receive individual attention and one-on-one instruction from our outstanding faculty members.

Courses are taught using a variety of approaches to learning, including classroom lectures, seminars, in-class demonstrations, Internet modules, and simulation and real clinical experiences.  Clinical study begins with courses introducing basic nursing concepts and health care appraisal.  As you progress through the nursing curriculum, you will learn increasingly more complex skills and work with clients across the lifespan in acute, chronic, and rehabilitation states in a variety of settings.

You will receive personal, individual advising to develop a customized plan of study that fits your needs.

Nurses work in many different health care settings, including hospitals, doctors’ offices, homes, and community health agencies.  Nursing are in high demand and earn competitive salaries.

Career options include:

• ambulatory care
• case management
• community
• critical care
• emergency department nursing
• labor and delivery
• medical-surgical
• military
• newborn nursery
• NICU/newborn intensive care
• pediatrics
• psychiatric/mental health
• wellness

Graduates of our master’s degree programs may work as:

• nurse practitioners
• nursing educators in schools of nursing or staff development in hospitals
• nurse administrators/managers

WHY STUDY NURSING AT BALL STATE?

• Our students have a high pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
• Our students have access to the Simulation and Information Technology Center (SITC) which has state-of-the-art health care equipment and learning simulators, allowing them to practice skills in a safe environment.
• Incorporation of mobile devices prepare for the expanded role of technology in health care in the 21st century.
• Students have opportunities to pursue clinical study in a variety of health care settings, including hospitals, extended care facilities, clinics, homes, and community health agencies.
• Bachelor’s degree students may live in a common residence hall, creating a sense of community and connection.
• Employers note that graduates from our program are thoroughly prepared for their careers.
• Our online master’s degree program is ranked among the top 10 in the nation and servers nurses nationally and abroad.
• Our bachelor’s and master’s degree programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the bachelor’s program is approved by the Indiana State Board of Nursing.