Advanced Practice Programs

Clinical Nurse Specialist Programs

The programs on the list conform to the Board’s requirements for Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification but are not formally approved by the BRN.

Please note: The Board review occurred at the programmatic level upon submission and ongoing program review for continued compliance does not occur.

The APRN Consensus Model by the Board, states: "APRN education programs must be housed within graduate programs that are nationally accredited and their graduates must be eligible for national certification used for state licensure." Additionally, "Education, certification, and licensure of an individual must be congruent in terms of role and population foci. APRNs may specialize but they cannot be licensed solely within a specialty area."

* Denotes Private Schools

School Name Degrees Offered Tracks eligible for National Certification Tracks currently not eligible for National Certification
MSN BSN-DNP MSN-DNP Certificate Pediatric Neonatal Adult Gero Acute Adult Care Family Across the Lifespan Women's Health
*Azusa Pacific University X     X X   X      
California Baptist University X     X     X      
California State University, Dominguez Hills X     X X X X      
California State University, San Marcos
NOTE: Not admitting new students
X       X   X X - old    
*Loma Linda University   X         X      
*Mount St. Mary's University - Los Angeles X     X     X      
*Point Loma Nazarene University X     X X   X      
San Diego State University X           X      
San Francisco State University X       X   X     X
University of California, Los Angeles X       X acute & primary   X - new X - old    
University of California, San Francisco X         X X - new X - old    
*University of San Diego X           X      

Certified Nurse Anesthesia Programs

The Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs is the professional organization that approves nurse anesthesia programs nationwide. Their website includes the nationwide listing of accredited nurse anesthesia programs and the Council’s standard for accreditation and accreditation policies and procedures. The list includes accredited nurse anesthesia programs in California.

* Denotes Private Schools

School Name Street Address City Zip Code Phone Number
*CSU Fullerton/Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia 100 South Los Robles, Suite 550 Pasadena 91188 (626) 564-3016
*Loma Linda University School of Nursing
Nurse Anesthesia Concentration
11262 Campus Street Loma Linda 92350 (909) 558-1000 x45672
*National University 20 E. River Park Place West Fresno 93720-1551 (559) 256-4943
*Samuel Merritt University School of Nursing, CRNA, 3100 Summit Street, 3rd Floor Oakland 94609 (510) 869-6511
*University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine Center for Health Professions, 1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 223 Los Angeles 90089-9012 (323) 442-2037

Certified Nurse-Midwifery Programs

The programs on the list conform to the Board’s “Standards for Nurse-Midwifery Programs” (California Code of Regulations Section 1462) and have been approved by the BRN.

School Name Street Address City Zip Code Phone Number
California State University, Fullerton Department of Nursing, EC-199, 800 North State College Boulevard, PO Box 6868 Fullerton 92834-6868 (657) 278-2973
San Diego State University (Currently Suspended) School of Nursing, Hardy Tower Room 58
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego 92182-4158 (619) 594-2540
University of California, San Francisco Nursing Student Affairs Office
2 Koret Way, #N-319X, UCSF Box 0602
San Francisco 94143-0602 (415) 476-1435

Nurse Practitioner Programs

The programs on the list conform to the Board’s “Standards of Education for Nurse Practitioner Programs” (California Code of Regulations Section 1484) and have been approved by the BRN.

* Denotes Private Schools

School Name Street Address City Zip Code Phone Number
*Azusa Pacific University
1. Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2. Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
3. Pediatric and Adult Primary Nurse Practitioner
School of Nursing
901 East Alosta Avenue
Azusa 91702-7000 (626) 815-5409
*California Baptist University
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
2. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
3. Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
8432 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside 92504 (951) 689-5771
California State University, Bakersfield
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
Department of Nursing
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield 93311-1022 (661) 654-2506
California State University, Channel Islands
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
One University Drive Camarillo 93012-8599 (805) 437-3367
California State University, Dominguez Hills
1. Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
School of Nursing
1000 East Victoria Street
Carson 90747 (310) 243-3596
California State University, Fresno
1. Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2. Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Department of Nursing M/S MH25
2345 East San Ramon Avenue
Fresno 93740-8031 (559) 278-2041
California State University, Fullerton
1. Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
2. Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwife
Department of Nursing
800 North State College Boulevard
Fullerton 92834-6868 (657) 278-3336
California State University, Long Beach
1. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
2. Adult-Gerontology, Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
3. Family Nurse Practitioner
4. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
5. Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
6. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Department of Nursing
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach 90840-0301 (562) 985-5425
California State University, Los Angeles
1. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
2. Adult-Gerontology, Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
3. Family Nurse Practitioner
4. Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
School of Nursing
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles 90032-8171 (323) 343-4700
California State University, San Marcos
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
2. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road San Marcos 92096 (760) 750-7550
California State University, Stanislaus
1. Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
One University Circle Turlock 95382 (209) 667-3141
*Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Mervyn M. Dymally College of Nursing
1. Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2. Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
1731 East 120th St. Los Angeles 90059 (323) 568-3317
*Fresno Pacific University
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
Department of Nursing
5 River Park West, Suite 303
Fresno 93720 (559) 453-2363
*Loma Linda University
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
2. Primary Care Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
3. Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
4. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
5. Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
6. Acute Care Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
Graduate Program in Nursing
11262 Campus Street
Loma Linda 92350 (909) 558-8061
*National University
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
2. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
9388 Lightwave Avenue San Diego 92123 (800) 628-8648
*Pacific College
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
3160 Red Hill Avenue Costa Mesa 92626 (800) 867-2243
*Samuel Merritt University
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
School of Nursing, FNP Program
3100 Summit Street, 3rd Floor
Oakland 94609 (510) 869-6511
San Diego State University
1. Primary Care Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
School of Nursing, Advanced Practice Nursing
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego 92182-4158 (619) 594-5357
San Francisco State University
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
School of Nursing, Burk Hall 371
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco 94132 (415) 338-1802
San Jose State University
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
One Washington Square San Jose 95192-0057 (408) 924-3131
Sonoma State University
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
Department of Nursing
1801 East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park 94928 (707) 664-2465
*Touro University California
1. Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP/FNP)
2. Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner
1310 Club Drive Vallejo 94592 (707) 638-5846
*United States University
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
404 Camino del Rio S., Suite 102 San Diego 92108 (619) 477-6310
University of California, Davis
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
2. Post Master's Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Betty Irene Moore Hall
2570 48th Street
Sacramento 95817 (916) 734-2145
University of California, Irvine
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
854 Health Sciences Road Irvine 92697-3959 (949) 824-1514
University of California, Los Angeles
1. Adult/Gerontology Primary And Acute Nurse Practitioner
2. Dual Adult And Gero Nurse Practitioner
3. Adult/Gero Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
4. Adult/Gero Occupational And Environmental Health Nurse Practitioner
5. Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Practitioner
6. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care
7. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care
8. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Dual Primary And Acute Care
9. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner DUAL Acute Care And CNS
Master of Science in Nursing Program
Box 951702
Los Angeles 90095-1702 (310) 825-7181
University of California, San Francisco
1. Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2. Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner: Occupational & Environmental Health Nursing No post-MS specialty
3. Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
4. Certified Nurse Midwife/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
5. Family Nurse Practitioner
6. Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
7. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Acute Care
8. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Primary Care
9. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
School of Nursing
2 Koret Way, Box 0602
San Francisco 94143-0602 (415) 476-1435
*University of Massachusetts Global
1. Family Across the LifeSpan (BSN-DNP, Post Masters-DNP, and Post Doctorate Certificate)
2. Psychiatric Mental Health Across the LifeSpan (BSN-DNP, Post Masters DNP, and Post Doctorate Certificate) Post-Master’s Certificate)
Marybelle and S. Paul Musco School of Nursing and Health Professions
16355 Laguna Canyon Rd.
Irvine 92618 (855) 231-9710
*University of Phoenix - (Effective 6/13/2019, program not accepting new students) Sacramento Valley Campus
2860 Gateway Oaks Dr.
Sacramento 95833 (800) 266-2107
*University of Phoenix - (Effective 6/13/2019, program not accepting new students) Southern California Campus
3110 E. Guasti Road
Ontario 91761 (800) 266-2107
*University of San Diego
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
2. Dual Pediatric/Family Nurse Practitioner
3. Post-Master’s Certificate in Emergency Care for Family Nurse Practitioner
5998 Alcala Park San Diego 92110 (619) 260-4548
*University of San Francisco
1. Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2. Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
2130 Fulton Street San Francisco 94117 (415) 422-6681
University of Southern California
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck, School of Social Work
1150 South Olive Street, Suite T1100
Los Angeles 90015 (213) 821-2940
*West Coast University - Orange County
1. Family Nurse Practitioner
2. Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
3. Adult Gero Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
4. Adult Gero Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
1477 S. Manchester Ave. Anaheim 92802 (949) 783-4002
*Western University of Health Sciences
1. Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN & Post-Master’s Certificate
2. Family Nurse Practitioner, Post-Master’s Certificate in Emergency Care for Family Nurse Practitioner
3. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner MSN & Post-Master’s Certificate
College of Graduate Nursing
309 East 2nd Street
Pomona 91766-1854 (909) 469-5523