University Degree

Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

The Nursing professional trained at UPAL receives a comprehensive education based on scientific and technical knowledge, enabling them to provide nursing care to individuals, families, and communities at all stages of the life cycle, considering the context, interculturality, and applying appropriate care processes.

They are qualified to carry out health actions at the levels of health promotion, prevention, recovery, and rehabilitation from illness, with social responsibility, humanism, and professional ethics—meeting the priority needs of emerging and special health situations, and integrating interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams with positive leadership.

The nursing professional is a healthcare expert who can work efficiently in both hospital and non-hospital settings: community, hospitals, clinics, educational centers, workplaces; and may also freely practice their profession individually and/or by establishing specialized nursing service companies and/or nursing consultation businesses.

Important Information

Degree: Bachelor

Semesters: 7

Duration: 3 and a half years + Program

The nursing professional is a healthcare specialist who can efficiently perform in both intra-hospital and extra-hospital settings.

The Nursing graduate from UPAL can work in:

  • Public or private hospitals and clinics
  • Primary and secondary level healthcare centers
  • Specialized clinics
  • Military institutions
  • Non-governmental organizations
  • Private development institutions
  • Public health entities
  • Universities and institutes for training human resources in health

Contacto Universidad

Campus Soria Galvarro

Calle Soria Galvarro #4743
Entre Lira y Oblitas
Oruro, Bolivia

(591) 2- 5230330-1
upal@upal.edu

Lu – Vie:

  • 8:00 a 12:30 hrs.
  • 14:30 a 18:30 hrs.

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Student Requirements

NATIONAL STUDENTS
Copy of high school diploma, legalized by the issuing University or SEDUCA.
Original Birth Certificate.
Copy of Identity Card.
Two 3×3 cm photos with a beige or light background.

FOREIGN STUDENTS
1. Copy of high school diploma or equivalent document that allows access to higher education, legalized by:
Option 1
Apostille procedure (DS. 3541 of April 25, 2018) in the country of origin.
Option 2
Ministry of Education of the country of origin
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country of origin
Bolivian Consulate in the country of origin
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bolivia (Chancellery)
(both options are valid)

Photocopy of high school diploma or equivalent, legalized by:
Option 1
Apostille process (DS. 3541 of April 25, 2018) in the country of origin
Option 2
Ministry of Education of the country of origin
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country of origin
Bolivian Consulate in the country of origin
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bolivia (Chancellery)
(Both options are valid)

Graduation Modalities

Graduation Exam
An evaluation through oral or written tests to assess the effectiveness of the professional training process, evaluating knowledge, comprehension, analysis, and the application of theories and procedures to real situations in a specific discipline. The number of tests depends on the number of areas or disciplines involved in the professional practice.

Why study Nursing at UPAL?

UPAL offers flexible, coherent, and interdisciplinary academic programs focused on competency development, personalized instruction, and continuous professional practice; with profiles aimed at research, and both personal and professional development with quality.

Interested in the Program? Our Students and Teachers created this video to show you what they do.