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The ABSN Program at Samuel Merritt University is designed for students ready to begin a nursing career—no bachelor’s degree required—and equips them for the field in just 12 months with 75 transferable credits.

Prepare for nursing practice through hands-on learning and clinical experience across Northern California.

An accelerated pathway for medical and dental graduates to earn a DPM degree and pursue U.S. podiatric residency training.

Samuel Merritt University's Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program prepares future occupational therapists through rigorous clinical education grounded in healthcare. Students develop the clinical reasoning and therapeutic expertise needed to help people improve function and participate more fully in everyday life.

Samuel Merritt University's Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program combines evidence-informed education with clinical experience to prepare students to improve movement and function across diverse patient populations.

Samuel Merritt University's DPM prepares future physicians through specialized medical education and clinical training focused on lower extremity medicine and surgery.

SMU's ELMSN-CM gives students with non-nursing bachelor's degrees a path to nursing and careers coordinating patient care.

SMU's ELMSN-FNP gives students with non-nursing bachelor's degrees a direct path to nursing and advanced primary care practice.

Turn a non-nursing bachelor's degree into a path toward advanced psychiatric nursing practice.