Nursing - University of Southern Indiana

Welcome to the USI Nursing Program

Get a first-class nursing education to excel in your nursing career.

With a degree from USI, you'll be able to enter nursing practice in a variety of settings and pursue advance practice nursing, leadership and education roles.

Click the buttons below to learn more about our nursing programs:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing	Online RN to BSN	Online Master of Science
Post MSN Certificate	DNP - Post MSN	DNP - BSN to DNP

You'll get extensive clinical nursing experience in a variety of healthcare settings. Moreover, USI provides exceptional preparation for professional licensing exams. Our nursing graduates have an outstanding track record, with consistently high pass rates for both BSN graduates and the RN license exam as well as the MSN and DNP graduates with national certification exams.

CCNE Seal Our Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is accredited by the Indiana State Board of Nursing.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program, and post-graduate APRN certificate program at the University of Southern Indiana is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).

Opportunities

USI's nursing programs are outstanding for:

Personalized faculty attention that fosters supportive relationships with nursing students that maximizes academic success.

Award-winning nursing faculty with advanced degrees and diverse backgrounds with many years of clinical experience.

Education in professional nursing skills including leadership, public health and policy, teamwork, effective communication, scholarly writing and informatics.

Support services such as academic advising, counseling, tutoring, and professional mentoring.

USI's nursing degrees emphasize hands-on experience

You'll get a nursing degree that allows you to enter the workforce with confidence, experience and excellent preparation.

Opportunities include:

Clinical hours in a variety of settings including acute and primary care, ambulatory care centers, and community healthcare agencies.

Dedicated Education Units (DEUs), a unique clinical model allowing you to work alongside experienced nurses. Learn more.

USI's Clinical Simulation Center, a realistic hospital environment offering state-of-the-art health care technology and "virtual patients." Learn more.

Flexible course delivery with online education offerings, meeting the needs of adult learners. Learn more.

Learn More

To learn more about USI's nursing degrees, contact USI Admissions at 800-467-1965.

Spotlight

Nurse of the Year

Alex Gilmore ’17 was named the 2023 Nurse of the Year at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany, Indiana. She has worked in the hospital's intensive care unit for six years.

Lending a Helping Hand

Students in the USI College of Nursing and Health Professions are taught the importance of working together within a healthcare team to ensure the best possible patient outcomes. Brooke Shafer, a senior nursing major, has first-hand experience with this concept.

Graduate Named Congestive Heart Failure Coordinator

Jessica R. Riley, MSN, RN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, has been named Congestive Heart Failure Coordinator at Cape Cardiology Group, located in the Heart Hospital at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She received her Post-Master’s Certificate as an Acute Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner from University of Southern Indiana in July 2022.

Timepiece Links Student to Nursing Legacy

Prior to the USI Nursing White Coat Ceremony on September 11, 2022, Hailey Reas’ mother loaned her something special to wear to remember her family’s legacy of nursing service.