Weekend Program Degree Plan and Checklist
- Weekend Degree Plan [pdf]
- Weekend Checklist [pdf]
About the Weekend Program
Texas Woman's University, College of Nursing at the Dallas Center will offer a six semester full-time program for people holding a bachelors or masters degree in other fields who want to become registered nurses (RNs). Application deadline is February 1st for summer 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.
Eligibility
To be eligible to be considered for progression into upper division (3000-4000 level) nursing courses, students must have:
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. Complete 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, Statistics 3 hours) and be able to complete all 37 hours of 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 course 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 |
5. Other course which the applicant may have taken are not calculated in the grade point average;
6. 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.
7. a. Submitted to TWU Student Records Processing in Denton, official transcripts from all colleges attended postmarked no later that the deadline date
b. Submitted to the College of Nursing a completed application for upper division with the required nursing processing fee.
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