Which school offers the stronger undergraduate path to becoming a registered nurse: UIUC or Emory?
I’m a high school senior comparing the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Emory because I’m interested in becoming a registered nurse. I’m unsure whether UIUC offers a nursing path comparable to Emory’s and want to know which school would better prepare me for nursing licensure.
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For a student whose clear goal is to become a registered nurse through a traditional undergraduate program, Emory offers the substantially more direct path. Emory’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing offers a prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing that prepares graduates to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam. UIUC does not offer a prelicensure BSN program, so it is not comparable to Emory as an undergraduate nursing route.
UIUC may fit a student who is interested in health, rehabilitation, public health, neuroscience, or another related field but is open to pursuing nursing later through an accelerated BSN, entry-level master’s program, or a separate nursing school after graduation. A UIUC degree can provide useful science preparation, but it adds an additional application and degree step before RN licensure.
Do not confuse UIUC in Urbana-Champaign with the University of Illinois Chicago, which has a separate College of Nursing and nursing programs.
UIUC may fit a student who is interested in health, rehabilitation, public health, neuroscience, or another related field but is open to pursuing nursing later through an accelerated BSN, entry-level master’s program, or a separate nursing school after graduation. A UIUC degree can provide useful science preparation, but it adds an additional application and degree step before RN licensure.
Do not confuse UIUC in Urbana-Champaign with the University of Illinois Chicago, which has a separate College of Nursing and nursing programs.
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