Overview

Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing / Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing is located in Maywood, IL.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
(Certificate)	Adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner
(Certificate)	Family nurse practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner	Optional oncology specialization
(Certificate)	Adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner
(Certificate)	Adult gerontology clinical nurse specialist
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Women's health nurse practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Family nurse practitioner	Optional emergency specialization
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Health systems leadership
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Adult gerontology acute care clinical nurse specialist
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Nursing and healthcare administration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Nursing science
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Adult gerontology clinical nurse specialist	Optional oncology specialization
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner	Optional substance use and addictions specialization

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	41
Doctoral Degrees	16
Other Advanced Degrees	8

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Transcripts, BSN degree, 2 recommendation letters, 3.0 GPA, nursing license, resume or CV, purpose statement
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some Transcripts, BSN (PhD and DNP) or MSN (PhD and DNP) degree, 2(DNP) - 3(PhD) recommendation letters, 3.0 GPA, nursing license, resume or CV, purpose statement (DNP) or admission essay (PhD)

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

165

Applied

158

Accepted

115

Enrolled

Applying

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	July 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Transcripts, BSN degree, 2 recommendation letters, 3.0 GPA, nursing license, resume or CV, purpose statement
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Transcripts, BSN (PhD and DNP) or MSN (PhD and DNP) degree, 2(DNP) - 3(PhD) recommendation letters, 3.0 GPA, nursing license, resume or CV, purpose statement (DNP) or admission essay (PhD)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$67,151

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships

Student Body

238

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	9.24%
Black or African American	13.87%
White or Caucasian	60%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	13.03%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	2.1%
Unknown	1.26%

Gender

Male (10%)

Female (89%)

Faculty

38

Total faculty

Full-time - 37

Part-time - 1

Male (2)

Female (36)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Social context, stress, and epigenetic determinants of health, health disparities and vulnerable populations, prevention and self-management of chronic disease, optimizing outcomes in education and practice
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	799,014

Location & Contact

Address 2160 South First Avenue, 125-4500
2160 South First Avenue
Maywood, IL  60153
United States

Contact Dr. Lorna Finnegan PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN
Dean and Professor
Email: lornaf@luc.edu
Phone: 464-220-9824
Fax: 708-216-9555

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