The Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions contains the nursing school and school of allied health professions at Georgia State University.
History[edit]
The school is named after Byrdine F. Lewis, the mother of Kenneth Lewis, a former CEO of Bank of America and an alumnus of Georgia State. Ken's mother was a nurse, and he donated $2.5 million as an endowment in her honor.[1] The school was originally part of the College of Health and Human Sciences, but was restructured to its current configuration. The School of Nursing's offices are located in the Urban Life Building, along with the College of Law. On August 1, 2017, the institute was renamed from Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions to Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions
Degree programs[edit]
- Health Informatics
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
Nursing[edit]
The School of Nursing within the college offers degrees in nursing leading to eligibility to become a registered nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse.
Undergraduate[edit]
- Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- RN to BS Online Bridge Program
Graduate[edit]
- Adult health clinical nurse specialist / Adult nurse practitioner
- Child health clinical nurse specialist / Pediatric nurse practitioner
- Family nurse practitioner
- Family psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner
- Nursing leadership in healthcare innovations
- Post-Master’s Certificate
- Adult health clinical nurse specialist / Adult nurse practitioner
- Child health clinical nurse specialist / Pediatric nurse practitioner
- Family nurse practitioner
- Family psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner
- RN to MS Bridge Program
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Doctor of Philosophy
Nutrition[edit]
The school offers degrees in clinical nutrition leading to eligibility to become a registered dietitian
Undergraduate[edit]
- Bachelor of Science - Didactic Program in Dietetics
Graduate[edit]
- Master of Science - Didactic Program
- Master of Science - Coordinated Program
Physical therapy[edit]
The school offers the Doctor of physical therapy degree.
Occupational therapy[edit]
The school offers a Master of Occupational Therapy degree.
Respiratory therapy[edit]
The school offers degrees in respiratory therapy leading to eligibility to become a Certified Respiratory Therapist or Registered Respiratory Therapist
Undergraduate[edit]
- Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care
- AS to BS Online Bridge Program
Graduate[edit]
- Master of Science in Health Sciences
- Respiratory Therapy Integrated Bachelor’s to master's degree Program