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Azusa Pacific University · School of Nursing

Entry-Level Master’s in Nursing (ELM)

MSNDirect-Entry MSNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPrivate nonprofit

Award: Master of Science in Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

An accelerated graduate program in which the first four semesters cover prelicensure courses and selected graduate nursing courses plus a clinical residency, followed by MSN specialty coursework.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
Direct-Entry MSN
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
Not verified
Credits
106-125 program units
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Inland Empire — CA; Monrovia — CA; San Diego — CA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Bachelor's degree in another field
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates are prepared to take the NCLEX to become an RN
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0 on the posted degree for regular admission
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
Prerequisite sciences and non-sciences must be completed before an application moves forward
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References
Two professional or academic recommendations
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$45$45 nonrefundable application fee
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

  • $895 per credit

    All students

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $94,870 – $111,875 total program

    All students — Total estimated cost range as printed

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $42,900
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $42,900
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $700
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,180
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,180
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

  • September 15

    Spring

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

  • January 15

    Summer

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

  • May 15

    Fall

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Master's (MSN) · School of Nursing, Azusa, CA

    Initial: October 3, 2003 · Most recent: February 28, 2018 · Term expires: December 31, 2028 · Next review: Spring 2028

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

State board of nursing approval

  • BRN— California Board of Registered Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Approved

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (CA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. apu.edu/programs/entry-level-masters-in-nursing/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. apu.edu/programs/masters-in-nursing/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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