Nursing/Health Care

PROGRAMS OF STUDY: - B.A. in Health Care / B.S. in Nursing

Why study Nursing/Health Care at Maryville College? MARYVILLE COLLEGE At Maryville College, students who pursue the dual degree program in health care and WORKS is a comprehensive nursing get the best of both worlds: a liberal arts education combined with a robust career preparation program that is integrated into the College’s clinical-based professional nursing program. four-year liberal arts curriculum. Students spend the first two years of their college career at Maryville, completing 67 Key components include assessment, advising, credit hours and laying a strong foundation in the natural and social sciences, as well as networking and professional experiences. developing the skills that will position them for leadership and advancement: resiliency, written and oral communication, and critical thinking. Curricular and co-curricular experiences at Maryville College will strengthen students’ applications to FIELD EXPERIENCES INCLUDE Wesleyan University, where, upon acceptance, they will complete 64 credit hours of - Adult Health Nursing upper-level nursing courses at TWU’s Knoxville instructional site. (Students in the - program may live on the MC campus while commuting to Knoxville.) After completing Community Health Nursing the requirements of the program, students will receive a B.A. degree in Health Care from - Maternal/Newborn Nursing

Maryville College and a B.S. degree in Nursing from Tennessee Wesleyan. - Pediatric Nursing

- Psych/Mental Health Nursing MEET A STUDENT Cassady Bassett Cloud ’20 Hometown: Childersburg, Ala. Knowing from an early age that she wanted a career in the GRADUATE SCHOOL medical field, Cassady selected Maryville College because PLACEMENTS alumni assured her that MC courses and requirements would School of Nursing prepare her well for medical school. After her sophomore year, State University College though, she decided to pursue nursing instead of medicine and of Nursing signed up for the BA/BS dual-degree with Tennessee Wesleyan. Lincoln Memorial University Caylor School “I just started the program this fall, but already I feel that of Nursing I have an advantage over others when it comes to managing my time and the rigorous University of Tennessee Health Science Center: College of Nursing class materials, thanks to my time at MC,” she said. “Eventually, I hope to become an emergency room nurse and potentially get my master’s degree, as well.”

MEET A STUDENT Hannah McIntyre ’20 Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn. Hannah chose the nursing/health care program at Maryville College because of the rigor of the curriculum, small class size, opportunities for personal interaction with the professors and hands-on learning experiences. She believes the College prepared her well for success at Tennessee Wesleyan and beyond. “TWU Nursing has prepared me for the clinical field through the skills lab and the numerous hours of hospital experience,” she said. “I am looking forward to being one of the first to graduate from this program and see where it goes.”

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