Accelerated nursing admissions requirements

Previous Education Requirements

Accelerated BSN and Direct-Entry MSN (Houston and New Braunfels, TX)

The Accelerated BSN and Direct-Entry MSN are designed for students who hold a bachelor’s degree in any academic major.

  • Official transcripts from all institutions attended
  • Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or greater
  • Plus, General Admissions Requirements, listed below

Accelerated Transfer BSN (Houston, TX)

The Accelerated Transfer BSN is designed for students who have some college courses completed in any academic major.

  • Official transcripts from all institutions attended
  • Earned at least an associate degree or equivalent in another field
  • Associates degree or 64 transferable credits with at least a 3.0 GPA
  • Completion of these general education requirements, by transferring in or taking:
    • An ethics focused course
      • NURS-334 is part of the nursing curriculum
    • Introduction to Theology, THEO-133 (3)
      • At a Texas Community College it would be: PHIL-1304, 1316, 1317
    • Nursing prerequisites:
      • MATH-133, College Algebra or higher (3)
      • SPAN-131, Spanish Language & Culture I (3)
      • SPAN-133, Spanish for Health Professionals (3)
      • COMP-131, English Composition I (3)
      • COMP-132, English Composition II (3)
      • COMM-374, Professional Speaking (3)
      • PSYC-131, Introduction to Psychology (3)
      • SOCI-130, Introduction to Sociology (3)
  • Plus, General Admissions Requirements, listed below

General Admission Requirements

  • ATI TEAS composite score of 70 or higher overall and in Science (taken within the last year)
  • Provide one recommendation form
    • A letter of reference to accompany the recommendation form is strongly encouraged
  • Completion of two short essay questions on the application
  • Completed the following science prerequisite courses with cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better within the last seven years:
    • Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II w/labs
    • Microbiology w/labs
    • General Chemistry w/labs
    • Nutrition
    • Pathophysiology
  • Plus, the completion of the following courses:
    • Statistics
    • Developmental Psychology
  • Completed health requirements before enrolling in nursing courses
  • Completed Texas Board of Nursing Mandatory Background Check and Drug Screening requirements

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