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Master of Science in Nursing at JMU

Welcome to the JMU Department of Nursing!

BSN: Advising Assistance

Students often need information or have questions about nursing that they need help to answer. The following are suggestions for who you might contact when you need assistance or advising:

Department Secretary

The secretaries can be reached at 568-6314. They can answer questions about processes and procedures as you apply to and enter the nursing program.

Faculty Advisor

In the freshman spring semester, you will be assigned to an Academic Counselor for nursing, who is your point of contact until you enter the nursing program. Once you are accepted to the nursing program you will be assigned a faculty advisor. Both your Academic Counselor and your faculty advisor can assist you if you have questions related to the following:

  • Progression into and through the major – Students may have questions centering around scheduling and/or transferring General Education and pre-requisite courses.
  • Student understanding about & fit with the major – Students may have questions related to understanding what a career in nursing means, what they will be prepared to do, and how they will be marketable. Students may want to understand nursing in relation to other disciplines. Faculty should be able to articulate and direct students to information about other health and human service majors at JMU.
  • Career planning – Students may seek advice about options and directions to take in nursing. They may seek counseling about advanced practice options and graduate programs.
  • Students may seek counsel related to personal and interpersonal difficulties that have an impact on the academic experience.
  • Students may seek counsel related to difficulty with time management, organization, study skills, or academic achievement.

Undergraduate (BSN) Program Coordinator

You may contact Dr. Melody Eaton (eatonmk@jmu.edu), BSN Program Coordinator, if you have unresolved advising issues or questions after you have contacted your faculty advisor. Please, seek assistance first from your faculty advisor.