Advising/Registration Information
Advising/Registration Information
Advising/Registration Information
Contact Office of Student and Faculty Services
Transferring to Illinois State
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Nursing Systems Administration
Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner
Contact Office of Student and Faculty Services
Illinois State University Graduate School
Mennonite Nurses Alumni Organization (MNAO)
Illinois State University Alumni Association
University & External Resources
History
Mennonite College of Nursing became Illinois State University’s sixth academic college on July 1, 1999.
Technology Requirements
Technology requirements are regularly updated as technology advances. The current requirements were last reviewed in March 2012. Students entering the Mennonite College of Nursing in the fall of 2012 must have a computer that meets the requirements listed below. Laptops with wireless capability are not required but are suggested for convenience.
If you want to utilize or purchase a PC make certain it meets the following criteria:
- Intel i3, i5, or i7 (dual core or quad core processor) or comparable AMD dual core or quad core processor
- 128-160 GB Hard Drive
- 4GB RAM
- Windows 7 (can be purchased through the Techzone)
- MS OFFICE 2010 (can be purchased through the Techzone)
- Special note on Netbooks, Tablets, and eReaders (ie: iPads, Android Tablets, eReaders, etc.): Netbooks, tablets, and eReaders are not recommended for MCN students as their primary computing device. The schedule and tasks of a nursing student frequently require multi-tasking with lots of windows open...Netbooks, tablets, and eReaders are not suited for this. Consider netbooks, tablets, or eReaders as note-taking, reading, media consumption, or email devices not a primary computing device.
If you want to utilize or purchase a Mac OSX computer it must meet the following criteria
- Intel dual or quad core processor
- 128-160 GB Hard Drive
- 4GB RAM
- Mac OSX 10.6 or 10.7
- Windows 7 (can be purchased through the Techzone)
- Bootcamp or Parallels (both recommended, can be purchased through the Techzone)
- MAC OFFICE 2011 (can be purchased through the Techzone)
- Flip for Mac (free download)
If you desire to purchase a new computer (Mac or PC) please contact the Techzone to compare software and hardware pricing. Techzone offers significant discounts on computers from Apple, Dell, and IBM/Lenovo. Also, numerous software titles like Microsoft Office, Mac Office, Adobe Photoshop, and Parallels are available at academic discounts. RAM and Operating system upgrades can also be purchases through Techzone if your computer should require updating to meet the specifications listed above.
Before purchasing a security suite or security software package that contains antivirus and/or firewall and spam filtering, please be aware that Illinois State University offers these tools to students and employees free of charge via the Help Desk and has very specific requirements about which security packages are supported and approved for use on campus.
Nursing courses require you to have the most recent version of Microsoft Office (MS Office 2010 or Mac Office 2011), which includes PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and Publisher. The entire Office package can be purchased at a student rate at Techzone, 205 Bone Student Center, with a student or employee ID card. If you are not familiar with PowerPoint or Word, you should develop some familiarity with these tools, as they are expectations for various nursing courses and can further assist you in your professional endeavors.
