Department of Graduate Nursing

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Mary Minton, Associate Dean of Graduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Wagner Hall 217, Box 2275
605-688-4114
E-mail: SDSU.gradnursing@sdstate.edu
www.sdstate.edu/nurs/programs/graduate

Nursing offers varied career choices, and that’s reflected in the degree options offered at SDSU.  With a variety of degrees, specializations, and curriculum plans, the Department of Graduate Nursing has an option to fit your needs. Students who choose the graduate program gain valuable experience while they polish their leadership skills.

Students can earn a Master’s of Science (M.S.) degree in 3 specializations: Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator, and Clinical Nursing Leadership.

For students with a previous Master’s degree three certificate options are available: Clinical Nurse Leadership, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Nursing Educator.

The options for nurses continue in the doctoral programs. The Doctor of Nursing Practice degree will prepare Advanced Practice Nurses to bring an innovative level of care and research skill to clinics that treat patients in rural and underserved communities. Students can earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) with a specialization in Family Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, or Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialization. Dependent on the specialty, students may enter these programs with either a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree in nursing. 

Roles as researchers, faculty or administrators await students in the Ph.D. in Nursing program. This program is based in the belief that the study of nursing science can make significant contributions in health care.

Graduate Faculty

Robin Arends, Clinical Assistant Professor
Deborah K. Banik, Assistant Professor
Victoria Britson, Assistant Professor
Robin Brown, Instructor
Linda Burdette, Assistant Professor
Paula Carson, Associate Professor
Gloria Craig, Professor
Cynthia Elverson, Associate Professor
Nancy Fahrenwald, Dean and Professor
Kay Foland, Professor
Nicole Gibson, Clinical Assistant Professor
Margaret Hegge, Distinguished Professor Emerita
Lori Hendrickx, Professor
Linda Herrick, Associate Dean Undergraduate Nursing and Professor
Barbara Hobbs, Assistant Dean West River Nursing and Associate Professor
Polly Hulme, Professor
Mary Isaacson, Assistant Professor
Cristina Lammers, Associate Professor
Sheryl Marckstadt, Assistant Professor
Heidi Mennenga, Assistant Professor
Mary Minton, Associate Dean Graduate Nursing and Associate Professor
Roberta Olson, Dean and Professor Emerita of Nursing
Robin Peterson-Lund, Assistant Professor
Katherine Reeder, Associate Dean for Research and Professor
Shirley Roddy, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Thomas Stenvig, Associate Professor
Lois Tschetter, Assistant Dean Undergraduate Nursing and Associate Professor
Jo Voss, Associate Professor
Howard Wey, Associate Professor

Programs

• Nursing (M.S.) - Clinical Nursing Leadership Specialization
• Nursing (M.S.) - Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization
• Nursing (M.S.) - Nurse Educator Specialization

• Nursing (Ph.D.)

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) (Post Masters to D.N.P. - NP, CRNA, CNS, and CNM)
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) - Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization (B.S. to D.N.P.)
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) - Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization (Post Masters to D.N.P.)
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) - Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialization (B.S. to D.N.P.)
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Specialization (B.S. to D.N.P.)
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) - Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialization (B.S. to D.N.P.)
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Specialization (B.S. to D.N.P.)

• Post Masters Clinical Nurse Leadership Certificate
• Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate
• Post Masters Nursing Educator Certificate

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