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Graduation
Candidates for the B.S.N. degree must complete the required
129 semester hours, earn a grade of C- or better in all nursing
courses, maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher, register for the NCLEX-
RN examination, apply for state licensure, and meet University
requirements for graduation.
Financial Aid
Federal Nursing Student Loans are available to qualified
students who have been admitted to the nursing program. Some
scholarships are available through endowments, although
primarily offered to nursing upperclassmen. Information is
available at
cedarville.edu/finaid.
Programs of Study
Cedarville’s nursing program leads to a Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (B.S.N.) degree. Nursing students may also elect to earn
a minor in cross-cultural nursing.
Cocurricular Opportunities
Student Nurses Association (SNA)
The Student Nurses Association promotes spiritual growth
and professional development for nurses and service for the
community. Membership is open to all nursing students.
Alpha Iota Alpha (AIA) Men in Nursing
The vision and mission of AIA is to have a Christlike influence
on the nursing profession and to mentor male nursing students
who desire to live and practice nursing guided by Christ’s example.
All male nursing students are eligible to enroll.
Technical Resources
• State-of-the-art high fidelity simulation center
• Moderate fidelity clinical nursing and practice centers
• Eight-unit outpatient clinical center
Career Opportunities
Graduate and professional schools welcome Cedarville
graduates. Nursing graduates obtain positions in the following
settings: medical centers, public health departments, home health
agencies, clinics, nursing homes, schools, work sites, mental
health facilities, and mission fields.
Faculty
Angelia Mickle
,
Dean.
Associate Professor of Nursing.
Education.
A.A.S. Nursing, Central Carolina Community College, 1991;
B.S.N., Indiana Wesleyan University, 1999; M.S.N., Indiana
Wesleyan University, 2008. D.N.P., University of Tennessee, 2013.
At Cedarville since 2008.
Suzanne Lefever
,
Assistant Dean, Director of Undergraduate
Programs.
Associate Professor of Nursing.
Education:
B.S.N.,
Goshen College, 1983; M.S., SUNY-Stony Brook Neonatal Nurse
Practitioner Program, 2004. At Cedarville since 2001.
Sharon Christman
,
Assistant Dean, Director of MSN Graduate
Programs,
Professor of Nursing; Joint Professor of Pharmacy.
Education:
B.S.N., Cedarville University, 1992; M.S., The Ohio
State University, 1995; A.N.P., The Ohio State University, 2000;
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2003. At Cedarville since 1997.
Carolyn Barnett
, Assistant Professor of Nursing.
Education:
L.P.N., Lewis Wilson Technological Center, 1979; B.S.N.,
Cedarville University, 1986; M.S.N., University of Phoenix, 2006.
At Cedarville since 1997.
Linda Cave
, Assistant Professor of Nursing.
Education:
B.S.,
University of Northern Colorado, 1981; M.S., University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1983. At Cedarville since 1989.
Elizabeth Delaney,
Assistant Professor of Nursing.
Education:
B.S. N., Wright State University, 1988; M.S., Wright State
University, 1992. At Cedarville since 2012.
Clifford Fawcett III
, Assistant Professor of Nursing.
Education:
B.S.N., Cedarville University, 1988;
M.Ed., University of Virginia,
1989; M.S.N., University of Delaware, 1997. At Cedarville since
2010.
Connie Ford
, Associate Professor of Nursing; Joint Associate
Professor of Pharmacy.
Education:
Diploma, Bethesda Hospital
School of Nursing, 1977; B.S.N., Xavier University, 1989; M.S.,
Wright State University, 1992; F.N.P., Wright State University, 2003.
At Cedarville since 1993.
Kimberly Higginbotham
, Assistant Professor of Nursing.
Education:
B.S.N., Cedarville University, 1993; M.S.N., University
of Virginia, 2000. At Cedarville since 2000.
Chu-Yu Huang
, Professor of Nursing.
Education:
A.D.N., Foo
Yin Nursing Junior College of Nursing, Taiwan, 1989; B.S.N.,
University of Dubuque, 1992; M.S., The Ohio State University,
1995; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001. At Cedarville since
2001.
Carrie Keib
, Associate Professor of Nursing.
Education:
B.S.N.,
Liberty University, 1999; M.S., The Ohio State University, 2005;
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2007. At Cedarville since 2007.
Kristine Kidder,
Instructor of Nursing.
Education:
B.S.N.,
Cedarville University, 1996; M.S.N., Nurse Educator, Liberty
University, 2016. At Cedarville since 2003.
Mark Klimek
, Associate Professor of Nursing.
Education:
A.A.S.
Nursing, Youngstown State University, 1974; B.S.N., University of
Virginia, 1977; M.S.N., Wayne State University, 1979; graduate
study, Wayne State University, 1987. At Cedarville since 1983.
Janet Neal
, Associate Professor of Nursing.
Education:
B.S.N.,
Austin Peay State University, 1983; M.S.N., Indiana Wesleyan
University, 2008; D.N.P., University of Cincinnati, 2014. At
Cedarville since 2008.
Rachel Parrill
, Associate Professor of Nursing.
Education:
B.S.N.,
Cedarville University, 1997; M.S., Wright State University, 2006;
Ph.D., Walden University, 2011. At Cedarville since 2005.
Peter Savard,
Assistant Professor of Nursing.
Education:
B.S.N.,
Cedarville University, 1990; M.S., Wright State University, 2015. At
Cedarville since 2015.
Lisa Smithers,
Assistant Professor of Nursing.
Education:
B.S.,
Wright State University, 1991; B.S.N., Wright State University,
2000; M.S.N., The Ohio State University, 2004. At Cedarville since
2016.
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