School of Nursing

Make a difference 

As a registered nurse or nurse practitioner, you’ll make a difference every day.  You’ll learn ways to positively impact the lives and health of individuals, families, and communities—at home and abroad.

Competitive admissions

Undergraduate

We have a traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program as well as an RN-to-BSN option and accelerated BSN program for students who already have a bachelor's degree in another area.

In the past, we have had as many as 650 applicants to our pre-licensure traditional BSN programs, and we don’t use a waitlist.

We typically admit:

  • 60 students to our Flagstaff campus
  • 30 students to our Accelerated second degree program
  • 40 students to our Tucson campus
  • 20 students to our Yuma campus
  • 10 students to the American Indian program

Graduate

We offer Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), nurse educator, and nurse generalist master's degrees.

For admission to the FNP program, we prefer applicants with three to five years of nursing experience. Admission requirements for our  graduate programs  include, but are not limited to:

  • a bachelor’s degree
  • a minimum 3.0 GPA in all undergraduate nursing coursework
  • an undergraduate descriptive and inferential statistics course from a college or university with a grade of “B” or better
  • completion of an undergraduate course in nursing research with a grade of “B” or better
  • current (less than five years) Health Assessment Course with a grade of “B” or better

Note: If your undergraduate health assessment course was taken more than five years ago, you can take a daylong refresher course at the beginning of the summer and fall semesters. 

Current students

Our resources for current students include student clubs and organizations, scholarships, exam and test preparation, advising, and more.

Alumni and friends

Field studies in Tanzania and providing care on the Navajo Nation are just a few of our initiatives. Contribute financially or share your alumni accomplishments to help continue our mission of making a difference in the lives of students and patients.