The undergraduate program strives to give students a broad base liberal arts education as well as a specialized education in professional nursing that encompasses knowledge from relevant disciplines.

This goal serves to instill in graduates an understanding of the issues and problems confronted by professional nursing in an ever-changing diverse society. Graduates will possess a broad knowledge base to deal comprehensively with the issues and problems of the people they serve and the complexities of the health care delivery system.

The undergraduate program is structured to meet this goal, and it is one that is consonant with the parent institution that professes in its vision statement to prepare graduates to meet the needs of a changing society and to encourage their personal and professional development.