In addition to the M.S. program admission requirements, applicants for the midwifery emphasis must have two years' experience as a registered nurse. Six months' experience in labor and delivery is strongly preferred. A license to practice nursing in California is required for this option and applicants will be interviewed.
| Degree Requirements | Units | |
| NURS 511 | Health Care Delivery System | 4 |
| NURS 516 | Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing | 2 |
| NURS 560ab | Theory and Research in Nursing | 3-3 |
| NURS 565 | Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 570 | Seminar on Integration into Health Care System | 1 |
| NUMW 525 | Nurse-Midwifery I | 3 |
| NUMW 526L | Nurse-Midwifery Practicum I | 3 |
| NUMW 535 | Nurse-Midwifery II | 3 |
| NUMW 536L | Nurse-Midwifery Practicum II | 3 |
| NUMW 545 | Nurse-Midwifery III | 2 |
| NUMW 546L | Nurse-Midwifery Practicum III | 2 |
| NUMW 571L | Role Practicum and Seminar | 4 |
| NURS 590 | Directed Research | 1 |
| Cognate (elective) | 3 | |
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