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P R OGR A M S

MARCELLA NIEHOFF SCHOOL OF NURSING

L O Y O L A U N I V E R S I T Y C H I C A G O

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Jonathan Major: Health Systems Management

Leaders in Nursing and Health Studies

s you prepare for an exciting career in health care—one of

the nation’s fastest-growing fields—you’ll benefit from the

Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing’s tradition of excellence

as you choose from one of three exciting majors in Nursing, Exercise Sci-

ence, or Health Systems Management. Founded in 1935, Niehoff School

of Nursing was the first baccalaureate nursing program in Illinois and has

more than 7,000 alumni nationwide.

In conjunction with Loyola’s Jesuit ideals, we prepare nurses, fitness pro-

fessionals, and health care administrators who are knowledgeable, caring,

and competent practitioners, educators, administrators, and researchers

in a range of academic undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate

programs.

A L U M N I F O C U S

Jonathan Winarski is con�dent that his Loyola Experience will help him stand out professionally. With his degree in Health Systems Management, Jonathan is well-prepared to apply skills of information management, quality improvement, and performance measurement to a�ect positive change in a variety of health care settings.

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Your career starts hereThank s to Loyola’ s Chi c ago loc ati on, you

w i ll hav e ac c ess to nu merou s hosp i tals,

health c are systems, and health c are orga-

ni z ati ons. Ou r ex tensi v e relati onshi p s w i th

the c i ty’ s health c are p rov i d ers f ac i li tate

nu merou s p rof essi onal op p ortu ni ti es and

d i v erse p rac ti c u m si tes.

. LUC.edu/career

Get on the fast trackResearc h i n the Marc ella Ni ehof f Sc hool of

Nu rsi ng w i ll k eep you u p to d ate i n a c om-

p lex and ev er- c hangi ng health c are w orld .

In ad d i ti on to a v ari ety of c li ni c al sc enari os,

you w i ll p rac ti c e i n the Cli ni c al Si mu lati on

Learni ng Lab oratory, w hi c h w i ll allow you

to b u i ld c onf i d enc e throu gh p rac ti c e i n

si mu lated c li ni c al ex p eri enc e. Ou r Ex erc i se

Sc i enc e p rogram of f ers stu d ents a new

state- of - the- art lab f ac i li ty, w here you ’ ll

get hand s- on ex p eri enc e.

O P P O R T U N I T I E S E X P E R I E N C E S

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PROGRAMSExercise Science B S

The Ex erc i se Sc i enc e d egree op ens the

d oor f or a c areer i n the ex erc i se sc i enc e

and health c are arena, su c h as c li ni c al

ex erc i se p hysi ology, f i tness, or a p ost- b ac -

c alau reate p rogram li k e p hysi c al therap y.

Y ou w i ll d ev elop sk i lls i n ev alu ati ng ri sk

f ac tors, c ond u c ti ng f i tness assessments,

w ri ti ng ex erc i se p resc ri p ti ons, and moti v at-

i ng i nd i v i d u als.

Health Systems Management B S

The Health Systems Management c u r-

ri c u lu m ex p lores the stru c tu re of health

systems, the p oli c y env i ronment, and man-

agement of health serv i c e organi z ati ons.

The p rogram i ntegrates a v ari ety of c ore

c omp etenc i es i nc lu d i ng f i nanc e, q u ali ty

management, i nf ormati on systems, p oli c y,

ethi c s, and lead ershi p .

Nursing* B S N

As a Bac helor of Sc i enc e i n Nu rsi ng stu d ent,

you ’ ll learn the sc i enc e and sk i lls req u i red

f or a c areer i n nu rsi ng and d ev elop the

ab i li ty to analyz e c omp lex health c are si tu -

ati ons, mak e sou nd c li ni c al d ec i si ons, and

d eli v er saf e nu rsi ng c are. Y ou w i ll p rac ti c e

i n the Cli ni c al Si mu lati on Learni ng Lab ora-

tory, and c omp lete c li ni c al rotati ons i n the

Chi c agoland area and f i ni sh you r d egree

w i th a lead ershi p p rac ti c u m d u ri ng you r

seni or year.

Accelerated BSN* B S N

If you alread y p ossess a b ac helor’ s d egree

or hi gher f rom an ac c red i ted u ni v ersi ty or

c ollege, you c an ac q u i re a BSN throu gh ou r

Ac c elerated Bac helor of Sc i enc e i n Nu rsi ng

( ABSN) stu d y op ti on. Onc e the p rereq u i -

si tes are c omp leted and you are ad mi tted

to the p rogram, you w i ll learn the sc i enc e

and sk i lls to b ec ome eli gi b le f or li c ensu re

i n ju st 1 6 months.

RN to BSN (online) B S N

If you hav e an assoc i ate d egree i n nu rsi ng

( ADN) or a nu rsi ng d i p loma and are a

li c ensed RN, you c an earn you r BSN

throu gh ou r onli ne stu d y op ti on. The RN to

BSN d egree i s d esi gned f or w ork i ng

p rof essi onal nu rses.

* Qualified students may take graduate-level nursing courses in their senior year through the Loyola University Master’s Immersion in Nursing Program (LUMIN).

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ADMISSION OFFICE

Undergraduate

1032 W. SHERIDAN ROAD • CHICAGO, IL 60660

800.262.2373 • LUC.edu/undergrad

RN-BSN Admission Office, Adult & Transfer Center

820 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE • LEWIS TOWERS, SUITE 800 • CHICAGO, IL 60611

P: 312.915.8900 • F: 312.915.8905 • ADULT@LUC.EDU

M AR C E LL A N I E H O FF S C H O O L O F N U R S I N G

Lake Shore Campus

1032 W. SHERIDAN RD. • BVM HALL, EIGHTH FLOOR • CHICAGO, IL 60660

773.508.3249 • LUC.edu/nursing

Health Sciences Campus

2160 S. FIRST AVE. • BUILDING 125, FOURTH FLOOR • MAY WOOD, IL 60153

708.216.9101 • LUC.edu/nursing

OUR MISSION

We are Chicago’s Jesuit, Catholic University—

a diverse community seeking God in all things

and working to expand knowledge in the service

of humanity through learning, justice, and faith.

Loyola University Chicago admits students without regard to their race, color, sex,

age, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, ancestry, military discharge

or status, marital status, parental status, or any other protected status. Otherwise

qualified persons are not subject to discrimination on the basis of disability.

Loyola is an equal opportunity educator and employer.

Information in this brochure is correct as of June 2016.

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