All applicants must meet the general requirements for admission to the Graduate School. In addition to these general requirements, the College of Nursing requires the following for unconditional admission to the master's program.

Requirements for Unconditional Admission

1. A current license to practice professional nursing in Texas

2. A basic statistics course

3. A baccalaureate degree with an upper division major in nursing from a program accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body

4. Scores for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT).  Information on testing can be obtained at http://www.gre.org/ (GRE) or (MAT) http://www.milleranalogies.com/.

5. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 hours of coursework toward the undergraduate nursing degree and a minimum GPA of 3.0 (B average) in all prior graduate course work

Applicants who do not meet this criteria but have a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the last 60 hours of course work toward the undergraduate nursing degree may be considered for provisional admission on an individual basis. Factors that will be considered in the admission decision are: GRE scores, MAT score, GPA on any prior graduate course work, scholarly activities, professional leadership, and work history.

Additional Requirements

1. Prior to enrollment in the first clinical nursing course, the student must have completed the equivalent of one year of full-time clinical experience as a registered nurse within the previous 5 years.

2. Prior to enrollment in any clinical nursing course, each student must show proof of

   • Professional liability insurance provided through a TWU student liability group policy

   • Current licensure to practice professional nursing in Texas

   • Current immunizations as required by Texas law
      

3. Students may be required to meet clinical agency requirements such as drug testing and criminal background screening.

Program Locations

• Clinical Nurse Specialists: Dallas and Houston

• Nurse Practitioners: Denton, Dallas, and Houston

• Nursing Education: Denton, Dallas, and Houston

• Nursing/Health Systems Management: Houston

Deadlines

Master's program applicants must submit their program application and all transcripts to the Office of Admissions by one of the following dates:

Semester for Admission	Submit application no later than
Fall	May 1
Spring	September 15