Samuel Merritt University has been preparing compassionate, skilled nurses for over 100 years. Discover our CCNE-accredited undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate nursing programs in California designed to prepare you for today’s evolving healthcare environment.
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At Samuel Merritt University’s College of Nursing, we prepare future nurses to deliver compassionate, evidence-based, and culturally responsive care in today’s rapidly evolving healthcare environment. Our programs combine rigorous academic instruction with hands-on clinical training, ensuring every student develops the clinical confidence, critical-thinking ability, and leadership skills needed to succeed across diverse care settings.
Students learn from experienced nurse educators and clinicians who bring real-world insights from hospitals, community clinics, public health organizations, and advanced practice roles. Through immersive simulation, interprofessional collaboration, and mentorship from practicing nurses, learners gain practical skills that strengthen patient outcomes and elevate their professional readiness.
Whether students are beginning their nursing journey or advancing into specialized or leadership roles, SMU equips them to:
In line with SMU’s mission, our programs prepare nurses to promote health and well-being across diverse populations and communities, recognize the importance of social determinants of health, and practice with compassion, kindness, and respect. Our curriculum blends theory, research, and practice and prepares you to make evidence-based decisions and work independently or in tandem with other caregivers.
The College of Nursing prepares highly skilled nurse clinicians and nurse leaders who promote health and well-being across diverse populations and communities, recognize the importance of social determinants of health, and practice with compassion, kindness, and respect.
Through innovations in nursing education, we prepare nurses who will improve the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve and transform their healthcare experience through:
