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Completing your application takes less than 30 minutes! We’ve created an application guide to help you quickly and easily complete the steps to apply and enroll.
There are additional criteria and a lottery for admission. Talk to a counselor to learn more.
Our Fall 2026 Cohort Application Period will be announced January/February 2026
Program Prerequisite Courses
• BIOL 20A - Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab (5 units)
• BIOL 20B - Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab (5 units)
OR
• BIOL 2 - Human Anatomy with Lab (5 units)
• BIOL 4 - Human Physiology with Lab (5 units)
AND
• BIOL 3 - Microbiology with Lab (5 units)
• ENGL 1A - Composition and Reading (4 units) OR ENGL 1AS – Composition and Reading with Support
** All Biology courses have a 7-year recency
**Please note: Online Biology Labs will not be accepted for entry into the program.
Semester 1 (11 units)
Semesters 2 and 3 (23 units)
Semester 4 (10 units)
Student Type
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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Selected
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40
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26
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30
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N/A
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30
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Re-Admit
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5
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3
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4
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0
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3
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Graduates
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22
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10
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30
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17
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21
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NCLEX
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95%
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90%
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87%
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100%
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90%
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Full-Time Faculty | |
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Diana Barrios Building S-339 Email: dbarrios@peralta.edu (510) 436-2575 |
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Iona Henderson Building S-338 Email: ihenderson@peralta.edu (510) 436-2682 |
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Monica Mofidi Building S-340 Email: mmofidi@peralta.edu |
Nursing Inquiries:
adnadmissions@peralta.edu
Program Director
Diane Breckenridge, PhD, MSN, RN, ANEF, FAAN
dbreckenridge@peralta.edu
(510) 436-2423
Program Specialist
Amecia Young
Building S-341
ameciayoung@peralta.edu
(510) 434-3930
Staff Assistant (NURS)
Waaduda Karim
Building S-343
wkarim@peralta.edu
(510) 436-2422
Interim Dean of Math, Science, Technology & Allied Health
Diane Chang
Bldg. S-438
dtchang@peralta.edu
(510) 436-2426
Tanya Ilarde
CE Counseling Office
Building S | Room 438
(510) 434-3938
MCCareerEd@peralta.edu
Marlo Beall
CE Counseling Office
Building S | Room 438
(510) 434-3938
MCCareerEd@peralta.edu
Marisela Carvalho
CE Counseling Office
Building S | Room 438
(510) 434-3938
MCCareerEd@peralta.edu
Completing your application takes less than 30 minutes! We’ve created an application guide to help you quickly and easily complete the steps to apply and enroll.