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All courses within the PhD program are three-credit courses with the exception of N649, N651 and N690.
*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 and Health Preparedness and Equity students take four elective courses (12 credits) related to health policy or health preparedness and equity, 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 study; 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.
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 between participating doctoral programs in nursing that allows doctoral students enrolled at member colleges and universities to take courses that may not be offered at his/her home institution for a common price.
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 receive some form of financial aid: scholarship, grant, loan, work study or teaching assistant position.
We awarded over $825,000 in scholarships during academic year 2022-2023. Individual scholarship amounts range from $200-$5,000 annually.
Admissions & Recruitment Office
College of Nursing
Building 214
Suite 1501
1 University of New Mexico
PhD Program Director and Associate Professor
Sharon L. Ruyak, PhD, RN, CNM