For Post Baccalaureate Students

Texas Woman's University, College of Nursing offers a fifteen-month intensive full-time program for people holding bachelors or masters degrees in other fields who want to become registered nurses (RNs). Application deadline is February 1 for annual summer admission. Dallas campus admits fast track students in odd numbered years and the Houston campus admits fast track students in even numbered years. Eligible applicants who are not admitted to the Fast Track may have their application considered for the following Fall admission. The Texas Board of Nursing and the Commission on the Collegiate Nursing Education accredit the baccalaureate nursing program.

The program plan leading to a baccalaureate degree in nursing has been modified for individuals who have previously earned a bachelors or a higher degree. The program is designed to facilitate a career change for the more mature and experienced student. All applicants must meet the University’s admission requirements for transfer students.

Second degree students who complete 16 or more semester credit hours of the required non-nursing lower division courses at TWU and meet the minimum criteria for admission into the upper division nursing program will have 0.40 grade points added to their grade point average for consideration for admission into upper division nursing.  These additional grade points will not be used for any purpose other than progression into upper division nursing courses.

Students may not enroll in upper division nursing courses unless they have been accepted to do so.  Class space in nursing courses is limited and progression into nursing courses is competitive. Students who are eligible for admission to upper division nursing but not admitted to the fast track program will automatically be considered for Fall admission only.  

Eligibility

1. Been admitted to TWU using the online ApplyTexas Application; and submit all official transcripts from all colleges attended and postmarked no later than February 1st the deadline date.
   
2. Completed at least 25 hours of required lower division non-nursing courses to include core nursing courses (Anatomy and Physiology + Labs 8 hours, Chemistry + Lab 4 hours, Microbiology + Lab 4 hours, Growth and Development Across the Life Span 3 hours, Nutrition 3 hours, Statistics 3 hours) and be able to complete all 37 hours of the lower division course work specified in the degree plan before beginning nursing courses;
   
3. A minimum grade of C in Anatomy and Physiology I & II, Chemistry and Microbiology including all labs;
   
4. A minimum grade point average of at least 3.0 on the required non-nursing lower division core courses.  All courses which are listed below are calculated in the grade point average.
   
   

   Courses			Credit hours
   U.S. History			6
   Government (U.S. and Texas)			6
   Microbiology with Lab			4
   Chemistry with Lab			4
   Growth & Development across the Life Span			3
   Anatomy & Physiology with Labs			8
   Nutrition			3
   Statistics			3
   TOTAL			37

   
   Other courses which the applicant may have taken are not calculated in the grade point average;
   
5. Successfully passed an entrance test before application and admission to upper division nursing courses.  An applicant is allowed to take the entrance test only once before each deadline date.  To register for entrance testing, please contact ERI (1-800-292-2273) and see the Nursing Entrance Test [pdf].  NET Test scores will not be accepted from the student.
   
6. a. Submitted to TWU Student Records Processing in Denton, official transcripts from all colleges attended postmarked no later than the deadline date
   
   b. Submitted to the College of Nursing a completed application for upper division with the required nursing processing fee.