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 the USA.

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

5. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) verbal and quantitative scores or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores.  Information on testing can be obtained at http://www.gre.org/ (GRE) or (MAT) http://www.milleranalogies.com/.

   Applicants who do not meet these 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: Graduate Record Examination (GRE) verbal and quantitative scores or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) score, GPA on any prior graduate course work, scholarly activities, professional leadership, and work history.

For applicants who have a baccalaureate degree in nursing and a master's degree in another field, the graduate grade point average will be used in making the admission decision. GRE or MAT scores are not required for students with a master's degree in another field.

Additional Requirements

 

Prior to enrollment in clinical nursing courses the student must show proof of: 

1. Professional liability insurance purchased through a TWU student professional liability group policy.
2. Licensure to practice professional nursing in Texas.
3. Current required immunizations.
4. CPR for health care providers.

Prior to enrollment in the first clinical nursing course, the student must have completed the equivalent of one year of full-time clinical experience asa registered nurse.  Students may be required to meet clinical agency requirements such as drug testing and criminal background screening.

All nursing education majors are required to have a current unencumbered licensure in the state of residence.
 

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