What to Expect During Your Education
  • Three semesters of prerequisites
  • Five consecutive terms, including summers, upon admission to the UNM College of
  • Coursework on campus: Experiential clinical courses in a hospital or clinical setting

Student Objectives

  • Engage in professional nursing practice that is patient-centered and culturally appropriate for individuals, families and communities.
  • Integrate principles of quality improvement and safety into nursing practice within health care organizations and systems.
  • Deliver nursing care that is evidence-based.
  • Demonstrate leadership behaviors through the application of policies that apply to health care delivery.
  • Engage in effective interprofessional collaboration in the delivery of health care for quality patient outcomes.
  • Use technologies for the management of information and delivery of patient care.