Overview

School of Nursing / School of Nursing is located in Kansas City, KS, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Post Master Certificate (PMC)	Health care informatics
Master of Science (MS)	Nursing
Post Master Certificate (PMC)	Adult/gerontological clinical nurse specialist
Post Master Certificate (PMC)	Public health nursing
Post Master Certificate (PMC)	Psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner
Post Master Certificate (PMC)	Adult/gerontological nurse practitioner
Post Master Certificate (PMC)	Nurse midwife
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Nursing
Post Master Certificate (PMC)	Health professions educator
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Nursing
Post Master Certificate (PMC)	Organizational leadership

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	13
Doctoral Degrees	48
Other Advanced Degrees	18

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some General oral exam
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (for PhD only) Thesis Alternate accepted Comprehensive oral exam (for DNP); comprehensive written and oral exam, or three publications (for PhD)

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

69

Applied

67

Accepted

47

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	April 1st	No
Spring deadline	September 1st	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree in nursing, minimum GPA of 3.0, 1 year of clinical experience, RN license in KS and MO
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (for PhD only)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree in nursing, minimum GPA of 3.5, RN license in KS and MO

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Traineership

Student Body

292

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.42%
Black or African American	5.14%
White or Caucasian	77%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.51%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5.14%
Unknown	1.71%

Gender

Male (10%)

Female (89%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Breastfeeding practices of teen mothers, national database of nursing quality indicators, caregiving of families of patients using technology in the home, simulation in nursing education, diaphragm fatigue
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,650,567

Location & Contact

Address Mail Stop 2029
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS  66045
United States

Contact Dr. Sally Maliski
Professor and Dean
Email: smaliski@kumc.edu
Phone: 913-588-1601
Fax: 913-588-1660

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