West Suburban College of Nursing

Founded in 1914, West Suburban College of Nursing is a fully accredited Catholic, upper division specialty college. The College currently confers three degrees: The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) The Bachelor of Science degree in Health Informatics and Information Management (BSHIIM) Students may apply for admission to the BSN degree after earning 31 semester hours of liberal arts and science requirements inclusive of anatomy and physiology, chemistry, and microbiology. The college accepts transfer students from any community college or university that uses the Illinois articulation Initiative (www.itransfer.org) as a guideline for the prerequisite liberal arts & science courses. Students completing the MSN degree can major in one of the following: Clinical Nurse Leader Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Nurse Administrator Nurse Educator West Suburban College of Nursing is owned and operated by Resurrection Health Care. Nursing courses are offered at the college campus, located within West Suburban Medical Center, in Oak Park, Illinois. West Suburban Medical Center is a sophisticated hospital with clinics and specialty care centers. Students readily have access to clinical facilities in the system and throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. These health-care facilities provide for enriched clinical experiences. Approximately 270 students are enrolled in the undergraduate nursing program. The student body is predominately drawn from the Chicago area, although enrollment from other parts of the tri-state area, and the nation, is not unusual.