The nursing program curriculum is built around outcomes relating to Professional Role Competencies, Effective Communication, Clinical Reasoning, and Personal Knowing, Spirituality, and Cultural Humility. The nursing major curriculum is four semesters long with each semester building upon the previous one. Courses in the pre-licensure nursing major are designed to prepare the student as a graduate nurse to practice in a variety of settings. Avila’s nursing program is grounded in the natural and social sciences, arts, and humanities, as well as the theoretical knowledge and skills needed to practice nursing. The curriculum is designed to develop personal and professional values that enable the student to better assume the responsibilities they will face in contemporary society. An emphasis is placed on safe and quality nursing practice, effective communication, professional competencies, clinical reasoning grounded in evidence, and socially and globally responsible health care.