What you’ll learn
Nursing at Dunmere prepares you for the registered nurse licensing exam and a first job in a hospital, clinic or public health office.
Clinical rotations begin in the second year at Alvara Valley Medical Center and the county health department, with one rural rotation in the fourth year.
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Assess and plan care
Health histories, physical assessment and care plans for patients of every age.
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Give safe care
Medications, procedures and infection control, practiced in the simulation lab before the clinical floor.
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Work on a team
Handoffs, charting and rounds with physicians, pharmacists and therapists.
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Care for a community
Public health nursing, home visits and health education in the valley.
Degree options
One bachelor’s degree with two ways in: start as a first-year student, or finish as a licensed nurse.
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing, B.S.N.
Four years, with clinical rotations from the second year. Prepares you for the registered nurse licensing exam.
Advisor
Nursing Advising Office[email protected]
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RN to B.S.N.
RN to B.S.N. completion
For licensed registered nurses with an associate degree. Online, with one campus weekend a term, in three to four terms.
Advisor
Nursing Advising Office[email protected]
(555) 555-0171 -
Minor
Public Health minor
Five courses, 18 units. Open to any major and common with nursing, biology and social work students.
Faculty coordinator
Nursing Advising Office[email protected]
(555) 555-0171
Courses you might take
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NURS 210
Foundations of Nursing Practice
Assessment, vital signs and safe patient handling, taught in the simulation lab.
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NURS 320
Pharmacology for Nurses
How drugs work, dosing math, and the medication errors that training prevents.
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NURS 440
Community Health Nursing
Home visits and clinic days with the county health department.
Careers and outcomes
Graduates work in hospitals, clinics, schools and public health.
Jobs graduates hold
- Registered nurse, medical-surgical
- Emergency department nurse
- Labor and delivery nurse
- Public health nurse
- School nurse
- Case manager
Where students do clinical rotations
- Alvara Valley Medical Center
- County public health department
- Rural clinics in the east valley
- Skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers
Pay and job growth for registered nurses: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. Sample outcome for this fictional program: 94 percent of 2025 graduates passed the licensing exam on the first attempt. The figure is invented for the concept.
$7,960
Cost for a year
Tuition and fees, full-time, state resident, 2026–27. Nursing adds about $1,200 a year for uniforms, clinical fees and background checks. Illustrative figures for a fictional university.
How to apply to nursing
Nursing admits once a year. Apply to Dunmere first, then to the program in your second year.
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First-year
In high school, or finished with under 12 college units.
- Apply to Dunmere and choose pre-nursing.
- Finish anatomy, physiology, microbiology and statistics with a B or better.
- Apply to the nursing program by Feb. 1 of your second year.
Priority date: Dec. 1, 2026
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Transfer
60 or more transferable units with the science prerequisites done.
- Complete the four prerequisite courses at your college.
- Apply to Dunmere and to the nursing program in the same month.
- Send a transcript for each college you attended.
Program deadline: Feb. 1, 2027
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Licensed RN
You hold an RN license and an associate degree.
- Apply to the RN to B.S.N. completion track.
- Send your license number and transcripts.
- Start in any term; most students take two courses a term.
Accepted: any term