About the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

For 100 years, UC Davis has engaged in teaching, research and public service that matters to California and beyond. The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis was established in March 2009, UC Davis' first major initiative to address society's most pressing health-care problems. The school was launched through a $100 million commitment from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the nation's largest grant for nursing education. The vision of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing is to transform health care through nursing education and research. Through nursing leadership, the school will discover knowledge to advance health, improve quality of care and health outcomes, and inform health policy.

The school anticipates admitting its first class for the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degree programs in fall 2010. Additional students and programs will be phased in over the coming years. When full enrollment is reached in all degree programs, the school is projected to serve 456 students.

Graduates of the school will serve as educators, researchers and leaders who promote health, advance quality of care and safety, and shape policy.

The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing is the sixth professional school at UC Davis, joining nationally-recognized programs in medicine, veterinary medicine, law, business and education, and a proposed School of Public Health.

The School of Nursing is part of the UC Davis Health System, an integrated, academic health system encompassing UC Davis School of Medicine, the 613-bed-acute-care hospital and clinical services of UC Davis Medical Center and the 800-member physician group known as the UC Davis Medical Group.

The school's administrative offices are located in the Education Building at X and 45th streets in the heart of the Sacramento campus.

The school anticipates receiving its first class for the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degree programs in fall 2010. Doctorate and master's degrees will be conferred through the Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Graduate Group, pending final approvals. The Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership curriculum includes a wide cross-section of academic disciplines with faculty from the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing and members from other UC Davis Health System and UC Davis schools, colleges and departments.

The University of California Board of Regents approved establishment of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing in March 2009. UC Davis continues to seek the required approvals of the UC Davis Academic Senate, the UC Office of the President, the University of California Board of Regents, the California Postsecondary Education Commission, the Board of Registered Nursing, and other entities.

Further details regarding admissions processes, deadlines and financial aid will be available for qualified students and posted on UC Davis’ Web site pending program approvals. Interested graduate nursing degree program applicants are encouraged to join an electronic mailing list by clicking on the Join our E-Mail link to the left. Information, updates and announcements will be e-mailed to listserv members as the school's launch progresses and admissions for the founding class open.  Call the administrative offices at (916) 734-2415 with questions regarding the graduate-level nursing program.