WEST PLAINS, Mo. – The nursing faculty at Missouri State University-West Plains have scheduled several informational seminars for area residents interested in applying to the university’s Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree program for the fall 2012 semester.

The seminars are free and will provide information on nursing as a career, educational preparation for nursing, and a description of the classroom and clinical components of the Missouri State University-West Plains nursing program.  A question and answer session will follow the presentation at each seminar.  No appointment or pre-registration is necessary to attend.

Seminars for those interested in the ASN Regular Track and LPN-to-RN Track programs are set for 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21; 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8; 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14; 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7; and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, 2012.  All sessions will be held in Looney Hall Room 303.

For more information, contact the Missouri State University-West Plains Nursing Department at 417-255-7245, e-mail the department at WPNursing@missouristate.edu, or visit the department’s website at www.wp.missouristate.edu/nursing.