Overview

The two-year pre-licensure Clinical Nurse program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) includes summer enrollment between the first and second years.

Those who complete the program are granted the Master in Science in Nursing (MSN) degree and are eligible to take the National Council Licensing Examination (NCLEX) to be licensed as registered nurses (RN). They are then prepared to practice nursing at the bedside in a hospital setting.

Learning outcomes

Integrate basic and advanced theoretical and scientific knowledge to provide leadership at the micro-, meso-, and macro-system levels in healthcare organizations.

Utilize the nursing process to provide safe, therapeutic, evidence-based, patient-centered, culturally-sensitive, and high quality care.

Demonstrate therapeutic communication and collaborative leadership skills using an evidence-based, theory-driven nursing paradigm.

Apply reliable and valid nursing and healthcare systems research to improve delivery of nursing care.

Lead team-based quality improvement projects to address practice problems and improve patient safety and healthcare outcomes.

Demonstrate leadership, systems, and critical thinking skills that contribute to safe, effective and efficient patient-centered care.

Integrate ethical and legal principles in safe, patient-centered care in diverse practice settings.

Provide leadership in professional and community organizations and/or advocacy groups to promote standards of care, policies, regulations and initiatives supporting healthy communities, care quality, and patient safety.

Apply a global perspective and systematic approach for health promotion, risk reduction, and disease management in diverse populations.

Provide leadership in development and integration of information management and patient care technology to support clinical decision making.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Design and Critique

Professional Nursing

Physical Assessment

Advanced Pharmacology

Advanced Pathophysiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

106 alternative credits

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Beverly Hills, United States

Disciplines

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Other requirements

General requirements

Graduation from a recognized college or university having an accredited baccalaureate program satisfactory to the School of Nursing and the UCLA Graduate Division with an overall scholastic average of B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or better

Completion of approved prerequisite courses or equivalent with a minimum grade of C in the following subjects: Chemistry Inorganic, Organic, and Biochemistry, Epidemiology, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Microbiology, Psychology, Statistics, English Composition or Writing, Group and/or Verbal Communication

Personal and academic competence attested through three letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

40871 USD / year

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Out-of-State

40871 USD / year

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In-State

28626 USD / year

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Living costs

Beverly Hills

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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