Our Mission
We prepare students to apply knowledge and think critically, communicate effectively, act ethically, and advocate for equity to enhance the well-being of all people within dynamic, complex healthcare systems through commitment to the vocation of professional nursing. Our graduates are also prepared to work collaboratively to implement therapeutic nursing interventions for all individuals, families, communities, and populations within standards of professional nursing practice.
The nursing program prepares graduates to provide high quality, safe, patient-centered care, and coordinate holistic nursing care while incorporating the physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual needs of patients across their lifespans.
Nursing prerequisite courses provide students the educational foundation needed to prepare them for starting the nursing program. Nursing courses progress from fundamental nursing skills to complex and specialty nursing skills. Courses incorporate lab and simulation, clinical learning and capstone experiences, and internships.
Licensure & Accreditation
Our curriculum meets the educational requirements for professional licensure or certification in all 50 states. Nursing program graduates are eligible for the National Council Licensure Examination – Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN) offered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at St. Olaf College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and is approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing.