Overview

Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing / Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing is located in Atlanta, GA, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Occupational Therapy

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Respiratory therapy
(Certificate)	Child health clinical nurse specialist/pediatric nurse practitioner
Master of Science (MS)	Perinatal clinical nurse specialist/women's health nurse practitioner
Master of Science (MS)	Nutrition
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)	Physical therapy
(Certificate)	Family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)	Occupational therapy
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Nursing
Master of Science (MS)	Adult health clinical nurse specialist/nurse practitioner
(Certificate)	Family nurse practitioner
Master of Science (MS)	Nursing leadership in healthcare innovations	Nursing administration
Master of Science (MS)	Nursing leadership in healthcare innovations	Nursing informatics
Master of Science (MS)	Nursing leadership in healthcare innovations	Nursing administration
Master of Science (MS)	Nursing leadership in healthcare innovations	Nursing informatics
Master of Science (MS)	Family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner
Master of Science (MS)	Family nurse practitioner
(Certificate)	Adult health clinical nurse specialist/nurse practitioner
Master of Science (MS)	Child health clinical nurse specialist/pediatric nurse practitioner
(Certificate)	Perinatal clinical nurse specialist/women's health nurse practitioner

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	159
Doctoral Degrees	56
Other Advanced Degrees	15

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

286

Applied

187

Accepted

132

Enrolled

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	August 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

493

Total Graduate Students

8%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.1%
Black or African American	31.64%
White or Caucasian	54%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.41%
Asian	11.97%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	4.87%
Unknown	0.41%

Gender

Male (28%)

Female (71%)

Faculty

70

Total faculty

Full-time - 66

Part-time - 4

Male (19)

Female (51)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Stroke intervention for caregivers, stroke prevention in African-Americans; relationships between psychological distress and health outcomes in parents with a medically ill infant; medically fragile children; nursing expertise and patient outcomes
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 3995
Atlanta, GA  30303
United States

Contact Huanbiao Mo
Dean of Nursing
Email: hmo@gsu.edu
Phone: -4131101

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