NDSU School of Nursing Academic Sites
NDSU School of Nursing offers one program at two sites and multiple ways to pursue your nursing career.
If you’re a resident of the region, both NDSU Nursing sites in Bismarck and in Fargo provide an opportunity to pursue education near home in a high-quality accredited program. If you’re new to the area, we offer the chance to embark on a fulfilling journey through a high-quality accredited nursing program within a welcoming community.
We'll help you prepare to be team ready and practice ready for today's professional health care settings.
NDSU School of Nursing at Sanford Health - Bismarck
NDSU School of Nursing – Fargo
NDSU School of Nursing at Sanford Health - Bismarck
Pursue your nursing degree with small class sizes and personal attention in this high-quality, nationally accredited program. Students are admitted in both fall and spring semesters. Programs are available for: Pre-licensure BSN, Online/Blended Accelerated BSN and Doctor of Nursing Practice/Family Nurse Practitioner.
ASK ABOUT THE DIRECT ADMISSION OPTION FOR QUALIFIED HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
Learn more about Direct Admission here
APPLY FOR EDUCATION INCENTIVES FOR PRE-LICENSURE BSN
Apply for financial aid and scholarships through NDSU.
Apply for financial resources of up to $20,000 from Sanford Health Medical Center - Bismarck, available for qualified students who meet specific criteria.* Contact Sanford Health Medical Center - Bismarck at 877-243-1372 for information.
LEARN ABOUT EDUCATION INCENTIVES FOR THE ONLINE/BLENDED ACCELERATED (POST-BACCALAUREATE) BSN
Apply for financial resources including 2 education incentives of $13,000 OR a $25,000 signing bonus from Sanford Health Medical Center - Bismarck for qualified students who meet specific criteria* in the Accelerated (Post-Baccalaureate) BSN Program at NDSU. This program is for students who have completed a non-nursing bachelor’s degree or have completed a graduate degree and seek an in-demand healthcare career in nursing.
*Acceptance into the NDSU Nursing at Sanford Health - Bismarck program provides no guarantee of qualification for the financial resources option from Sanford Health Medical Center - Bismarck. Students must apply directly to Sanford Health Medical Center - Bismarck and must meet eligibility criteria for the nursing education incentive financial resources program.
Personalized education with a team focus
At NDSU Nursing at Sanford Health in Bismarck, you’ll find advanced learning options through our:
- Simulation Labs to gain skills and practice nursing scenarios as part of team-based patient care
- Skills Lab to refine your hands-on knowledge
- Health Assessment Lab to learn how to interview and assess patients
- Smaller class sizes and faculty/student ratio for personalized attention
- Access to convenient clinical rotation areas
- Accredited program recognized by employers
- Student groups to engage with others in your program
- Nursing library and student study areas
- Opportunities for self-funded global transcultural nursing experiences
- Educational opportunities through interactive video
- Friendly and easy-to-navigate community
NDSU Nursing at Sanford Health is located in the heart of downtown Bismarck, North Dakota, just steps away from where you will gain experience in clinical rotations.
Enjoy North Dakota’s capital city along the Missouri River with rolling hills and an easy-to-navigate location. With its family-friendly, cultural and outdoor activities, Bismarck-Mandan rates near the top of many livability rankings with plenty of things to explore.
To learn more about how NDSU Nursing at Sanford Health can help prepare you for your future, college transfer options, or to schedule a visit, contact:
Tammy Heupel
Phone: (701) 224-3804
Charys Kunkel
Phone: (701) 224-3803
NDSU School of Nursing - Fargo
NDSU School of Nursing – Fargo provides an accredited high-quality program in the College of Health and Human Sciences. The College includes nursing, pharmacy, allied sciences, counseling education, health, nutrition, and exercise sciences, human development and family sciences, and public health, offering an opportunity for interdisciplinary education among the college’s health disciplines.
Today’s health care settings are rapidly embracing team-based strategies to improve patient care, and health care institutions want graduates who are practice ready and team ready.
Students are admitted in spring semester. Programs are available for: Pre-licensure BSN; LPN to BSN online; RN to BSN online; and Doctor of Nursing Practice/Family Nurse Practitioner.
Hands-on opportunities
NDSU Nursing Fargo offers:
- Simulation Labs to gain skills and practice nursing scenarios as part of team-based patient care
- Skills Lab to refine your hands-on knowledge
- Health Assessment Lab to learn how to interview and assess patients
- Access to a wide variety of clinical rotation sites
- Class sizes that foster student/faculty interaction
- An accredited program recognized by employers
- Variety of student groups to engage with others in your program
- Opportunities for self-funded global transcultural nursing experiences
- Educational opportunities through interactive video
- Full health professions library services
- Opportunities for nursing research
- Welcoming community with extensive options for on-campus and off-campus living, college and community arts, sports and activities
Innovative learning options
A new 74,000 sq ft addition for nursing and other health professions opens at the Fargo site in 2020 for more opportunities. The Aldevron Tower addition includes expanded simulation and skills labs for nursing. It’s designed to accommodate collaborative learning, where students work within interdisciplinary teams just as they will in hospitals, clinics and other health care settings.
Fargo-Moorhead frequently ranks in top national livability scales, packed with opportunities to enjoy concerts, art museums, cultural, sports, and outdoor activities. Fargo is the largest city in North Dakota offering many amenities and is also conveniently located within easy driving distance to large metropolitan areas.
To learn more about how NDSU Nursing Fargo can help prepare you for your future, contact:
Pre-Licensure BSN Track
Hope Ray (A-E)
Jae Pedersen (F-J)
Kelly Monroe (K-Z)
ndsu.nursing@ndsu.edu
LPN to BSN Track
Karla Haug
701.231.5128
RN to BSN Track
Holly Sandhurst
701.231.7886
BSN to DNP Track
Dean Gross
701.231.8355