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Welcome to the American University of Health Sciences (AUHS) Graduate School of Nursing.  We thank you for your interest in enrolling in the AUHS MSN programs and post-graduate APRN certificate program – Family Nurse Practitioner.

The master's degree program in nursing and post-graduate APRN certificate at American University of Health Sciences is currently accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

Our School of Nursing is recognized for its excellence in nursing education and for the quality of our faculty ensuring that our students’ academic experiences are of the highest quality.  We are a student-centric university, where diversity and Christian values are very much a part of our mission, culture, and core values.  At the Master’s degree level, students are prepared for advanced practice roles such as Nurse Educators, Nurse Administrators and Leaders, and Family Nurse Practitioners. You are applying for the Master of Science in Nursing degree (MSN) program in one of the following tracks:
  1. Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP*):

    - Evidence of an active and valid licensure as a registered nurse in the State of California is mandatory prior to attending program clinical experiences for the FNP* track.

  2. Nursing Administration, Leadership, and Management (NALM)
  3. Nursing Education (NE).
And Certificate Program for Post-graduate APRN:
  1. Post-graduate APRN Certificate Program - Family Nurse Practitioner.

AUHS has been granted institutional accreditation from WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and Transnational Association of Christian Schools and Colleges (TRACS), and State Approval from the Bureau for Private and Post-Secondary Education (BPPE).

AUHS adopts a normal full accreditation processes that require five (5) sequential steps specific for the MSN program tracks and post-graduate APRN certificate program:

  1. WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC):

    Approval granted for the MSN and post-graduate APRN certificate program on May 23, 2019.

  2. Transnational Association of Christian Schools and Colleges (TRACS)

    - Approval granted for the MSN programs on July 5, 2019
    - Approval granted for the Post-Graduate APRN Certificate program on August 17, 2020.

  3. Bureau for Private and Post-Secondary Education (BPPE)

    - Approval granted on August 22, 2019.

  4. Programmatic Accreditation from Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

    -Approval granted February 3, 2021.

  5. Board of Registered Nurses (BRN) application for approval (for the FNP* track only)

    - Following receipt of CCNE programmatic accreditation, AUHS will request approval of the MSN FNP track from the BRN – pending.

Credits Required for Degree Completion

Family Nurse Practitioner  (FNP) – 85 Units

Nursing Administration, Leadership, and Managemetn (NALM) – 65 Units

Nursing Education (NE) – 65 Units

School Fees

$9,918