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Nursing, BSN
Use your heart, mind, and soul to change the health of the world from here. Become a health care advocate. Improve the health of all populations through equitable and compassionate service, value-driven research, and innovative nursing practices.
Why nursing at USF?
The support I’ve received has given me opportunities to participate in internships/externships and represent the university, which is something I never thought would be possible. From the generosity of the donors and other aids, I'm able to focus on my academics, be involved on campus and improve the Dons community for years to come."
Yliza Ortiz, BSN '23
Apply What You Know
Work hands-on with our state-of-the-art mannequins in the Simulation Center and hone your skills in our Clinical Skills Lab. Learn, develop, and improve patient-centered care — all useful for your development as a nurse.
Beyond the Classroom
Advocate for nursing education with federal policymakers. Volunteer at clinics throughout the city (even at music festivals). Provide global healthcare to families and children of communities abroad. Here's what you can do to help change the world from here.
Collaborate With Federal Policymakers
Advocate for patients and health care policy. Students are seeing how they can make a difference on Capitol Hill.
Pursue Health Equity
Students in the Nurse Health Equity Scholars program are creating a public health care safety net for the Alameda Health System (AHS), the first of its kind in California.
Be People for Others
Three dozen students and two professors worked the first week at the Koret clinic to prepare and administer vaccination shots.
Strengthen Health Systems Abroad
Participate in global immersions and see first-hand how we can make a change in healthcare.
Lucy Lundell ’24
Equipped to Succeed
My role as a big sister, my Jesuit education, and my diverse clinical experiences have instilled in me a deep care for others and a desire to give back to my community, which I hope to be able to do as I begin my career as a Registered Nurse."
Lucy Lundell ’24
Choose Your Location
Start your nursing journey on the hilltop campus. If you’re a first-year student, expect to study for eight semesters in the fall and spring. If you’re a transfer student, you will study for a minimum of six semesters and up to eight semesters, depending upon initial transfer credits and availability of clinical space.
The BSN program is also offered at our Sacramento campus and admits transfer students who have completed all clinical prerequisites.
L.V.N. 30 Unit Option
This non-degree option allows licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) to take the minimum coursework required to apply for registered nursing (RN) licensure in California and qualify for the licensing exam. The RN license obtained by this method may not be accepted by all states.
Learn More About the 30 Unit Option
Pursue Health Beyond Nursing
Interested in a career as a doctor, pharmacist, physician assistant, public health worker, dentist, optometrist or more? Your path to a career in health professions starts here. University of San Francisco pre-health advisors are here to help with prerequisite courses, application recommendations, and career information.
USF Nursing Accreditation
The baccalaureate, master’s, and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs and the post-graduate APRN certificate programs at the University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professions are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. All SONHP nursing programs are also approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
U.S. News & World Report 2025
In the U.S. News & World Report 2025 rankings, USF places No. 1 for diversity, in the top 3 percent for nursing, and in the top 25 percent overall.
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USF in the Top 3% for Nursing
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USF placed No. 3 for nursing in the U.S. News & World Report 2025 rankings. “I'm glad to see USF rise in several key rankings,” said Eileen Fung, provost and vice president of academic affairs. “We not only equip students to succeed in their chosen careers, we inspire them to explore, engage, and work for positive change in the world.”
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Nursing, BSN
2130 Fulton St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
San Francisco, CA 94117
Hours
Monday–Friday
8:30 a.m – 5 p.m.