Admissions

Admissions at J R Young Health Equity Institute

Programs offered through the College of Diverse Education, Health, and Wellness Sciences begin enrolling in Fall 2024, and new students are welcomed every August and January. Admission decisions rest with doctoral-prepared family and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners, doctoral-prepared registered nurses, and public health professionals on our faculty and admissions team. Applications are being accepted across all programs right now.

Once you send an inquiry, our team will invite you to a personalized session where you can share more about yourself and get to know the curriculum. These innovative programs equip scholars to widen access to educational equity, health equity, and clinical services for all, strengthening community support and improving health outcomes.

The Office of Health Equity Education backs the college and its related activities, while the Diverse Coat Society is a professional association welcoming students, faculty, staff, patients, healthcare professionals, community members, and organizations. Learn more about both through the links below.

Application

Ready to get started? Send in your application to join an upcoming cohort.

Teaching Philosophy

Each stage of an academic nursing and health career should stand on a solid foundation of equitable, forward-looking clinical care and health outcomes that develop culturally competent, sensitive faculty and students. Faculty and student roles are separate yet complementary, and civility is fostered through constructive criticism and peer learning. Excellence in education, practice, leadership, service, and scholarship runs through the entire process, which is key to nurturing adult learning theory (andragogy) in nursing and healthcare education.

Students are encouraged to take an active part in the teaching-learning process. The curriculum is grounded in the Health Equity Model, Constructive and Cognitive Learning Theories, and competency-based education, which together promote a rewarding nursing and healthcare education experience. Debriefing, reflection, and evaluation throughout the curriculum help students grasp teaching-learning outcomes and support continuous quality improvement. Teaching-learning models such as Video Audio Reading Kinesthetic (VARK) help meet the learning needs of diverse student populations. An equitable academic path centered on each student's individual success prepares graduates to navigate the complexity of healthcare delivery in diverse, rural, and underserved communities, reducing health disparities and inequities while improving outcomes.

The Principle of Integrity

Every student, faculty member, and staff member is expected to honor the Principle of Integrity as set out in The Fundamental Values of Academic Integrity.

• Honesty: being truthful, legitimate, and free from fraud or deception.
• Trust: assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something.
• Fairness: impartial treatment and lack of favoritism toward any side.
• Respect: high regard and esteem for others.
• Responsibility: moral, legal, or mental accountability, reliability, and trustworthiness.
• Courage: the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty (International Center for Academic Integrity [ICAI], 2021).

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master's of Science in Nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs adhere to the standards of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The Public Health Nursing Program adheres to the Council on Education for Public Health standards.

Academic Calendar

Check the important dates for each term.

Student Handbook

Locate policies, resources, and guidance for enrolled students.

Tuition

Tuition is affordable and set according to a social determinant of education and health assessment. Baseline tuition is $350 per credit hour for graduate courses and $250 for undergraduate and certificate/professional courses.

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