All courses within the PhD program are three-credit courses with the exception of N690 and N648.
*Courses required to sit for the progression exam at the end of Year 1.
Required for Health Policy students; may serve as electives for students pursuing an individualized plan of study.
Required for Health Equity and Preparedness students; may serve as electives for students pursuing an individualized plan of study or the Health Policy concentration.
All students are required to select at least one of the advanced courses (NURS 612 Health Outcomes Research or NURS 623 Advanced Qualitative Methods) PLUS one additional course.
Students following an individualized plan of study will take at least seven elective courses (21 credits) in the student's area of interest approved in advance by the student's Dissertation Committee Chair.
Health Policy students take three elective courses (9 credits) related to health policy, approved in advance by the student's Dissertation Committee Chair.
For all students, subject to the approval of the faculty advisor, up to 6 credits of electives may be taken as independent study as part of the program of studies; however, no more than 3 credits of independent study in nursing may be applied to the degree requirements.
Note: Students are strongly advised against replacing a methods course with an independent study. Such substitutions will be considered only in special circumstances.
Students must:
Course descriptions can be found in the University Catalog.
*The Health Equity and Preparedness curriculum has been submitted to The University of New Mexico Faculty Senate for approval and is scheduled to launch in August of 2023 and is subject to change. Approval is expected in Spring of 2023.
Learn more about our program, what to expect in your education and how we prepare for your career.
The College of Nursing is part of NEXus (the Nursing Education Exchange), a collaboration among several Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) doctoral programs that offer graduate courses through distance education.
All graduate students who reside in a Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) state are eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) which is a tuition‐reciprocity arrangement.
To find out if your state is part of the program and for more information visit our WICHE page.
The majority of our students received some form of financial aid – scholarship, grant, loan, work study or teaching assistant position.
We also offer more than $900,000 in UNM College of Nursing scholarships, grand and other forms of student aid across all degree program. Individual scholarship amounts range from $200-$5,000 annually.
Admissions & Recruitment Office
College of Nursing
Building 235,
Room 255
505-272-4721
PhD Program Director and Associate Professor
Stephen Hernandez, PhD, RN
1-800-690-0934