
Here to answer your questions
The Department of Nursing Student Services is your on-campus resource center for the SDSU nursing program. Whether you are unsure of what prerequisites to take or if you should apply for an internship, our staff can help. Specific functions include, but are not limited to:
- Coordinating academic advising for pre-nursing and nursing major students
- Assistance with applying to the nursing major
- Maintaining documents required for clinicals
- Scholarship management
- Coordinating special events
- Working with prospective students and giving campus visits
- Working with transfer students and doing transfer course evaluations
Nursing Student Services also has current information on career opportunities. So, if you have any questions about starting your nursing career, you've come to the right place for answers.
Academic Advising
College of Nursing students at all levels are invited and encouraged to take advantage of academic advising. Pre-nursing and nursing students are assigned an academic advisor to assist with their academic journey.
Academic advisors support academic success through:
- Providing and referring students to resources and opportunities to make your experience with SDSU the best it can be
- Finding internship opportunities
- Career Exploration
- Planning and executing a course plan
- Helping students understand curriculum and program requirements
- Assisting with the transfer of credits
- Assisting with the adding and dropping of courses and semester withdrawals
- College of Nursing application and admission
Contact an Academic Advisor
Undergraduate students with advising questions should email or call your assigned academic advisor:
Marie Lohsandt
Director of Nursing Student Services (all locations)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Department of Graduate Nursing
Laura Jacobs
Advising & Events Coordinator (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Gale Folsland
Assistant Director of Nursing Student Services (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Steph Bebensee
Professional Academic Advisor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Abby Exner
Professional Academic Advisor (Aberdeen)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Susie Leahy
Professional Academic Advisor/Recruiter (Rapid City)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Jessica Sommerfeld
Professional Academic Advisor (Brookings)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Ali Christopherson
Professional Academic Advisor/Coordinator (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Graduate students with advising questions should contact:
Camilla Veire
Professional Academic Advisor & Graduate Program Specialist (Sioux Falls)
College of Nursing
Nursing Student Services
Department of Graduate Nursing
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Let's talk.
Our Nursing Student Services team is ready to help you find a path to meet your nursing goals. Fill out this online form and our staff will get back to you as soon as possible to answer your questions.