Nursing students across all our campus locations have the opportunity to practice their skills and grow their confidence in simulation settings by working with classmates, manikins or standardized patients (who serve as actors) before working with real-life patients in the field.
The WVU School of Nursing offers accredited undergraduate and graduate level programs on five campuses and online.
The focus of West Virginia University School of Nursing's research is reducing health disparities among rural Appalachians. It is through this ongoing work with adults, families, and communities that WVU's nurse researchers are positively impacting the health of West Virginians.
The WVU School of Nursing hosted the Kandzari Lectureship on April 23, 2026, welcoming Dr. Devon Noonan as the keynote speaker. The event also recognized student award winners and the newest inductees of the Alpha Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau.
[To our scholarship donors,] thank you so much for everything you do — not only for myself but for the other students' lives you have impacted. I’m so grateful for this opportunity and I hope that maybe I can do the same in the future for another student. Truly, it’s an inspiration and a blessing.