Overview

Overall APRN Program

The School of Nursing offers a two-year course of graduate study leading to the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) designed to prepare registered nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing for advanced practice. The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) prepares nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists for the national certification examinations in the specialty that they are admitted into.

Advanced practice specialties offered through the UCLA School of Nursing are as follows:

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Population

Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Primary Care

Adult/Gerontology Occupational and Environmental Health Nurse Practitioner with additional focus in Occupational and Environmental Health

Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Population

Adult/Gerontology Acute Care – Nurse Practitioner

Adult/Gerontology Acute Care – Clinical Nurse Specialist

Adult/Gerontology Acute Care – Dual Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist

Family Population

Family Nurse Practitioner

Family Nurse Practitioner with additional focus in Occupational and Environmental Health

Pediatric Population

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, DUAL Primary Care/Acute Care

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist - DUAL Acute Care/CNS

Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Health Promotion and Assessment across Lifespan

Research Design and Critique

Women’s Health Primary Care

Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Advanced Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Human Responses to Aging and Chronic Illness

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

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Beverly Hills, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Graduation with a B.S. degree in nursing from a college or university having an accredited nursing program satisfactory to the School of Nursing and to the Graduate Division.

Graduation with a B.S. degree in nursing from an international institution with a nursing program satisfactory to the School of Nursing and to the Graduate Division

Status as a licensed registered nurse; evidence of current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of California is mandatory

All applicants must complete the following undergraduate courses prior to entering the program: statistics and nursing research. Students admitted to the program in all specialties must have completed a human physiology course within five years from the start of the program and an approved physical assessment course within three years from the start of the program.

Three recommendation letters

Minimum grade-point average of 3.0

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

40871 USD / year

≈ 40871 USD / year
Out-of-State

40871 USD / year

≈ 40871 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

28626 USD / year

≈ 28626 USD / year

Living costs

Beverly Hills

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Overall APRN Program

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Beverly Hills

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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