American University of Health Sciences

American University of Health Sciences is a Christian-based, minority serving university, located in Signal Hill within the greater Los Angeles area in California. The goal is to prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals. Through an ongoing series of AUHS sponsored events, our students participate in improving the lives of others, both locally and abroad. They will make a positive impact on society through the provision of competent, caring, and evidence-based nursing services to diverse patient populations. Since 2003, the School of Nursing has been equipping students with the skills necessary to advance their careers and provide the highest possible level of care.

Undergraduate programs – At the AUHS School of Nursing, students are able to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing – a highly valued degree sought after in modern hospitals. Candidates can earn a BSN in thirty-nine months with the accelerated option. Students who pursue a BSN look forward to an education that combines in-classroom learning with hands-on experience at a number of clinical training facilities near the AUHS campus. These facilities allow students to practice their skills in clinical contexts that prepare them to enter their careers with great capability. The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at American University of Health Science is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. While most BSN programs take four years, the AUHS BSN program is a fast track program that allows students to earn their degree in less time. Graduates will be fully prepared as generalists able to both administer nursing care while also working to organize, implement, and evaluate a hospital or other organization’s overall nursing care.

Graduate programs  - The Master’s program in nursing and the post-graduate APRN certificate at American University of Health Sciences is pursuing initial accreditation. The MSN includes the three concentrations: the Family Nurse Practitioner track requires 85 quarter credits. Students are prepared in both theoretical and evidence-based clinical knowledge essential to offer comprehensive primary care in a variety of settings across the lifespan. The Nurse Education track requires 65 quarter credits to prepare to teach in nursing schools and  health systems that cover patient, and family education as well as continuing education. Course work focuses on the professional role of the nurse educator and provides specialized teaching and evaluation strategies, curriculum design, and the evaluation and the use of information technologies.

The Nurse Administration, Leadership, and Management track requires 65 quarter credits. Students are prepared for a variety of executive positions in both hospital healthcare and community-based systems. Students are prepared to analyze and implement change in policies and procedures designed to improve healthcare outcomes and with safety and quality. Students analyze financial and system functions, develop and interpret policies, and prepare programs that produce system change. Health policy, human resources, information technologies, legal and ethical issues in system management are examined at the local, state, and national level. The ANCC provides Nurse Executive and Nurse Executive Advanced Certification.

The nursing school at American University of Health Sciences is a private for-profit institution located in Signal Hill, California. Its nursing programs are accredited by CCNE.

Degree types you can earn at American University of Health Sciences include Nursing Administration and Research or Clinical Nursing, and the school provides its offerings to students via campus formats. The level of nursing programs offered to nursing students include Bachelor Degree level degrees.

For nursing students in California, the state average NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 90.30% and for BSN programs is 90.32%. The average national NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is N/A% and for BSN programs is N/A%.

Out of 160 nursing schools in California, the nursing program at American University of Health Sciences ranks #48 in the state, and out of more than 1,700 nursing programs nationally, it ranks #443. It's 3-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 82.87%, giving the American University of Health Sciences an overall grade of B.

Nursing Program Stats at a Glance for American University of Health Sciences

• Grade: B
• NCLEX-RN Passing Rate Average: 82.87%
• California State Rank: 48
• National Rank: 443

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