The College of Nursing has a special mission within the University of educating individuals for professional roles in nursing and nutrition. The College strives to enhance the health of people in the region by preparing leaders in nursing and nutrition through innovative, accessible programs, and significant faculty and student scholarship and service. In support of this mission, the College emphasizes an integration of research, teaching, practice and service to meet the needs of the populations of our region. Graduate and undergraduate students receive their education in a caring and culturally inclusive environment and are expected to develop critical thinking and intellectual inquiry skills. It is also the focus of the College to nurture the leadership and professional qualities among its students and faculty.

The UND College of Nursing offers both undergraduate and graduate programs of study in nursing, including RN-BSN and RN-MS distance delivered degrees, and undergraduate programs in dietetics and community nutrition.

The master's program, leading to a Master of Science (M.S.) degree with a major in nursing, boasts six specializations: psychiatric/mental health, family nurse practitioner, public/community health, nurse anesthesia, nursing education, and gerontology. The master's program is targeted to prepare clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, nurse educators, and nurse administrators. The focus of the masters nursing program is based on scientific knowledge of nursing practice and education through research. The College also offers a PhD program to prepare nurses for roles as nurse scientists and faculty.

Vision Statement: The University of North Dakota College of Nursing will be a premier provider of nursing and nutrition education in the region emphasizing:

• Integration of research, teaching, practice and service to meet the needs of the populations of our region
• Development of critical thinking and intellectual inquiry
• Education in a caring and culturally inclusive environment
• Nurturance of leadership and professional qualities among its students and faculty

Mission Statement: The mission of the College of Nursing is to educate individuals for professional roles in nursing and nutrition. The college strives to enhance the health of people in the region by preparing leaders in nursing and nutrition through innovative, accessible programs, and significant faculty and student scholarship and service.

Value Statement: College of Nursing faculty highly value placement of the college within the division of academic affairs. Gaining appreciation for the liberal arts and behavioral sciences is a key foundation of nursing and nutrition and aligns most closely with the division of academic affairs. This structure facilitates collaboration with faculty in other colleges and schools. The autonomy of this structure affords faculty the option of applying for funding restricted to free standing academic units.

A brief history timeline..

• 1910- UND establishes a course for training nurses in cooperation with a number of hospitals.
• 1949 - Miss Beatrice Horsey is appointed the first Director of the Division of Nursing.
• 1951 - The first nursing degrees awarded from UND.
• 1958 - UND nursing offices move from Merrifield Hall (now known as Robertson/Sayre Hall).
• 1959 - ND Board of Higher Ed changes the title of the nursing program to College of Nursing.
  Miss Margaret Heyse is appointed Dean.
• 1963 - The College of Nursing (CON) is awarded full accreditation in December.
• 1970's - The CON experiences a huge increase in enrollment, 25% in 1970 and 20% in 1971.
  Men also begin applying in increasing numbers.
• 1976 - The CON moves into its new $1.4 million nursing building on campus.
• 1977 - The Student Nurses' Association is organized at UND
• 1980 - The CON is awarded the McDermott Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching & Service at the UND Founder's Day celebration.
• 1982 - The first graduate students admitted in the spring semester.
• 1990 - The RAIN Program is established at the CON.
• 2003 - The first PhD students admitted in the spring semester.
• 2006 - The first three PhD graduates.
• 2009 - Celebrating 100 years of a nursing presence on the UND campus and 50 years as a College of Nursing.