New Online 36 Semester Hour Program
Help with the nursing faculty shortage by earning your master's degree Online!!! Accepting applications for full and part time students for Spring 2008.
Competitive stipends will be available in Fall 2008 for eligible students who are:
- Full-time students taking 12 semester credit hours from degree plan courses each semester
- Resident of Texas
- Committed to teach full time in an accredited nursing program in a Texas state supported university or community college for 2 years
Applications for admission and stipends for the 36 SCH nursing education major will be accepted through May 15, 2008. Contact the various coordinators on the campus of your choice: Denton - Pat Jones pjones@twu.edu, Dallas - Dr. Sherry Carter scarter1@twu.edu, or Houston - Dr. Chris Hawkins mhawkins@twu.edu. Complete the application below for the stipend to cover full tuition, fees, books and some living expenses.
Only 36 credit hours are required to complete the online nursing education track. The following courses are completed by all students in the educator track. Below is a sample degree plan. Your plan will differ if you are part time or if you enter in Spring or Summer.
| Core Requirements |
credit hours |
| Semester I - Fall | |
| NURS 5013 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 5023 Research in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 5203 Theoretical Basis for Nursing Education | 3 |
| NURS 5253 Curriculum Design and Management in Nursing | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
| Core Requirements |
credit hours |
| Semester II - Spring | |
| NURS 5273 Measurement and Assessment in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 5293 Teaching Practicum in Nursing I | 3 |
| NURS 5963 Professional Project | 3 |
| Education Related Elective | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
| Core Requirements |
credit hours |
| Semester III - Summer | |
| NURS 5263 Educational Communication and Technologies of Instruction | 3 |
| NURS 5283 Evaluation Models for Curriculum Management | 3 |
| NURS 5903 Teaching Practicum in Nursing II | 3 |
| Education Related Elective | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
page updated 5/14/2008 13:49
