ADMS Campus Viewbook 2024-2025

EQUINE If you feel a special connection to horses, turn your calling into a career with Saint Mary-of the-Woods College. Whether you want to compete in English or Western riding, work on a breeding or training farm, study the physiology of large animals or go to veterinary school, you’ll get a chance to do it all at The Woods. Students experienced in horses and farms will expand and refine their skills. Students needing more experience will develop it through hands-on learning. Both groups will come out of the program

NURSING As a nursing student at The Woods, you will be prepared to assume a role in professional nursing or advance to graduate education. As healthcare changes, you will be ready to integrate technology, utilize data, apply evidence based findings, communicate and collaborate effectively and creatively plan solutions for the best patient outcomes. The SMWC nursing program is accredited by the Indiana State Board of Nursing, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing

Education and the regional Higher Learning Commission.

The SMWC Bachelor of Science Nursing class of 2023 earned a 100% NCLEX-RN first-attempt pass rate. 100%

Possible Career Paths:

“As one of the few equine programs with facilities on campus, students stop in all the time and brush their horse and spend time with them. It’s therapeutic and relaxing. Both the horses and the students benefit from the proximity.” —Professor Ed Ferguson, Ph.D.

“Many students think they can just go straight to a farm and start working, but if they have an equine science or pre-vet degree, they will qualify for any agriculture job requiring a bachelor’s. It will start them at a higher level. Many students will go on to study veterinary medicine as well. Regardless of their path, they are prepared.” —Professor Ed Ferguson

Possible Career Paths:

The nursing department faculty at SMWC bring their real-world experience to the classroom and clinical teaching to help you learn how to deliver compassionate care. Graduates of our nursing program are prepared when they go into the healthcare world.

• Breeding Manager • Barn/Stable Owner • Horse Trainer • Horse Show Manager • Rodeo Crew Member

• Horse Care Technician • Course Designer • Exercise Rider • Riding Coach • Transportation Specialist

• Health Department Nurse • Occupational Health Nurse • Insurance Adjuster • School Nurse

• Red Cross Nurse • Surgery Nurse • Flight Nurse • Nurse Educator

Growing up on a racehorse farm, Professor Ferguson was immersed in equine culture from a young age. Now, as a professor, he brings that depth of knowledge and his passion for horse and large animal reproductive physiology (i.e., breeding) to Woods students. “Very few undergraduate schools offer the hands-on work we do. You will get a lot of time with the horses with our programs. Our barn is run by the students. Our internships place students with high-level breeders and trainers because they know our students are prepared.”

SMWC is ranked as one of the Best Nursing Schools in Indiana. Check out all of our rankings.

“We tailor learning to what works best for students. We develop leadership and collaboration through active class participation. Quiet students find their voice and strong students take time to truly listen and respect diverse views. The combination of Nursing with a liberal arts foundation creates a well-rounded graduate. Faculty will highlight your strengths and our small class sizes ensure you have the attention you need to succeed.”

Ed Ferguson, Ph.D. Department Chair and Associate Professor

Marcia Miller, Ph.D., RN Dean, Division of Nursing and Sciences

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