OpenFieldSDSU Rapid City · Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
South Dakota State University - Rapid City, situated at University Center - Black Hills and regional clinical health campuses, delivers premier nursing, allied health, and collaborative STEM programs for western South Dakota. SDSU's College of Nursing at Rapid City combines state-of-the-art clinical simulation with direct clinical rotations across Monument Health hospital networks.
Rapid City · Black Hills Center for Advanced Nursing & Healthcare Leadership. South Dakota State University - Rapid City, situated at University Center - Black Hills and regional clinical health campuses, delivers premier nursing, allied health, and collaborative STEM programs for western South Dakota. SDSU's College of Nursing at Rapid City combines state-of-the-art clinical simulation with direct clinical rotations across Monument Health hospital networks.
High school diploma with 2.6+ GPA or ACT score 18+; transfer nursing students require 2.7+ cumulative prerequisite collegiate GPA (chemistry, anatomy, physiology, microbiology). TOEFL iBT 71+ or IELTS 6.0+ for international applicants. Accelerated BSN priority deadline March 1, 2027; Traditional BSN priority deadline December 1, 2026.
Intensive 12-month cohort designed for degree holders transitioning into professional registered nursing, delivering 750 clinical rotation hours across Monument Health medical centers.
CCNE-accredited practice doctorate preparing advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to deliver primary care across rural and Native American reservation health clinics in South Dakota.
Online and hybrid master's addressing healthcare systems economics, clinical quality metrics, nursing informatics, and hospital executive management.
NAACLS-accredited diagnostic curriculum delivering rigorous instruction in clinical hematology, immunohematology (blood banking), clinical chemistry, and molecular pathology.
Examines infectious disease biostatistics, environmental toxicology, tribal health disparities, and community public health emergency preparedness across the Great Plains.
Specialized clinical credential for master's-prepared nurses seeking board certification in psychiatric diagnosis, neurobiology of psychotropics, and rural tele-mental health.
Dean and Professor of Nursing
College of Nursing
Distinguished nurse anesthesia leader and healthcare researcher investigating rural healthcare provider retention, anesthesia patient outcomes, and interprofess...
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College of Nursing - Rapid City Site
Specializes in rural primary healthcare delivery, maternal-child health disparities among Native American populations, and nurse residency curriculum assessment...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Nursing
College of Nursing
Internationally renowned expert in Team-Based Learning (TBL) pedagogy in health sciences, psychometric instrument validation, and nursing student engagement met...
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