Undergraduate Programs
The School of Nursing offers a four-year baccalaureate program, including an Honors Program, accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and the California State Board of Registered Nursing. The program enables the student to take the California Board of Registered Nursing examination for RN licensure. The graduate is eligible to apply for a California State Public Health Certificate. The program also offers options for registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Program Competencies
The graduate of Azusa Pacific University’s baccalaureate nursing program integrates faith and ethics as a skilled and knowledgeable practitioner, accountable professional, health care educator, and advocate and coordinator of care. The graduate also:
- Utilizes a Christian worldview to integrate beliefs, values, ethics, and service in personal and professional life.
- Provides nursing care utilizing professional knowledge and core competencies (critical thinking, communication, assessment, and technical skills) derived from a foundation of nursing science, general education, and religious studies.
- Demonstrates initiative for continual personal and professional growth and development.
- Acts as a patient educator and advocate to promote optimal health and well-being.
- Functions independently and collaboratively, both as a leader and/or a member of the health care team, to manage and coordinate care.
Bachelor’s Degrees
Licensed vocational nurses are evaluated on an individual basis. Credit is given for general education courses that are transferable. The first-year nursing course, UNRS 105, is waived for currently licensed LVNs.
Licensed vocational nurses are evaluated on an individual basis. Credit is given for general education courses that are transferable. Students choosing this option are admitted as terminal nondegree students.
The Two-Plus-Two (High Desert) option allows students to transfer in coursework from other schools and complete their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in six consecutive semesters, including summers.
The BSN (Generic Option) is designed for recent high school graduates. Nursing students receive professional accreditation and clinical practice for their freshman through senior years, and are eligible for public health certification following graduation.
Accelerated Bachelor’s Degrees
This accelerated program for registered nurses sharpens clinical skills and focuses on organizational, managerial, and communication abilities that lead to more thorough patient care and increased leadership responsibility. An online program is also available.
This online accelerated program for registered nurses sharpens clinical skills and focuses on organizational, managerial, and communication abilities that lead to more thorough patient care and increased leadership responsibility.
