Entry-Level Master’s in Nursing (ELM)
Campus Locations:
Azusa
Inland Empire
Monrrovia
San Diego
Commit to High-Quality Patient Care
The accelerated Entry-Level Master of Science in Nursing from Azusa Pacific University offers a graduate-level nursing education to those with a bachelor’s degree in another discipline. You’ll become proficient in nursing theory before moving into clinical courses and residency. You can choose from 11 specialties as you prepare for the NCLEX-RN licensure exam, and upon graduation you’ll have the skills to impact the lives of patients in your specialty through compassionate, whole-person care.
Program Benefits
- Thrive in a cohort guided by faculty-mentors in a close-knit Christian community
- Choose one of 11 MSN nursing specialties
- Fulfill clinicals by caring for diverse cultural/ethnic groups who are underserved or experiencing poverty or homelessness
- Graduates are eligible to pursue certification in California as a clinical nurse specialist and/or nurse practitioner
Program Benefits
- Thrive in a cohort guided by faculty-mentors in a close-knit Christian community
- Choose one of 11 MSN nursing specialties
- Fulfill clinicals by caring for diverse cultural/ethnic groups who are underserved or experiencing poverty or homelessness
- Graduates are eligible to pursue certification in California as a clinical nurse specialist and/or nurse practitioner
God First Since 1899
Azusa Pacific University is a comprehensive Christian university located 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California, that offers more than 150 degree options from bachelor’s to doctorate.

