All items must be completed in the following order:

1. Been admitted to TWU using the Texas Common Online (Apply Texas) application. In order to qualify for admission to the upper division program the student must be admitted to TWU.  Thus, the student must complete the "Apply Texas" application and submit all transcripts from prior schools to: Student Records, P.O. Box 425649, Denton, TX 76204. Because it takes approximately 6 weeks for the admssion to TWU to be completed, we urge students to apply early - at least 6 weeks prior to the College of Nursing application deadline of September 1 or February 1.  

2. Once accepted to TWU, you must verify correct posting of all transfer courses via Pioneer Portal using your official TWU Colleague ID number. (Students MUST BE officially admitted to TWU in order to build and access a Pioneer Portal account.) Please allow 1-2 weeks for student records processing and posting of your grades.

• Go to https://portal.twu.edu/default.asp  to set up Pioneer Portal account. Once set up, view your TWU transcript to verify accuracy. Click on My Info on the left side and then click on Transcript.
• Previous course work from first degree will not appear on the TWU transcript. Only post baccalaureate grades will appear on TWU transcripts of 2nd degree students.
• Verify that your nursing prereq GPA is at least a 3.0
• Instructions for Calculating GPA [Word]
• Second Degree Students: Baccalaureate Worksheet [xls]

4. Complete all 25 hours of nursing core courses by CON Fast Track application deadline (February 1).This includes Chemistry with lab, Micro with Lab, A&P I&II with Labs, Nutrition, Statistics, and Psyc Growth & Development Life Span.  The 12 hours of Texas mandated History and Government curriculum must be completed before beginning nursing courses, if these courses were not completed in first degree. 

• See the equivalency chart for course equivalents for local Texas schools.
• Denton/Dallas Area [pdf]
• Houston Area [pdf]

5. Successfully pass the entrance test before application and admission to upper division nursing courses. Entrance testing results must be submitted to the TWU College of Nursing by application dates. It is the applicant's responsibility to inform the testing agency at the time of registration to forward their score to TWU. An applicant is allowed to take the entrance test only once before each deadline date. 

   The A2 consists of six academically oriented examinations: math, reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, science (chemistry and biology), anatomy and physiology, and critical thinking, as well as three personally oriented examinations: a hearing styles assessment, a personal inventory, and a behavioral inventory.  The cost of the test is $85 and a minimum test composite score of 75 is required for eligibilty to the College of Nursing.

   You can go to any Prometrics testing site after you have registered to take the test.  These sites are located across the country.  The test is computerized and highly secure.

6. Submit the completed College of Nursing Fast Track application and $30.00 processing fee, by Fast Track application deadline date (February 1).  The CON Fast Track application is available only from your Pioneer Portal account.  Nursing applications are not available until the semester prior to the deadline date.  The Fast Track program is offered each summer at the Dallas Center in odd numbered years. The Houston Center has discontinued this program.

Additional Information

• The TWU General Catalog for 2007-2009 is available online at http://www.twu.edu/academics/GenCAT2007-09.pdf  Students must meet the admission requirements of the University and the progression requirements of the College of Nursing.
• If transferring from another Nursing program, please see the 2007-2009 TWU General Catalog, page 415, for additional requirements and contact the BS Coordinator in Dallas. Print CON admission requirements for second degree (non-nurses with Bachelors degree), and students transferring from another nursing program, the CON application form, equivalency chart, and checklist from our Web site.
• All correspondence regarding your College of Nursing application will be through your TWU email address, with the exception of letters of acceptance or regret.
• The Fast Track program is offered each summer at the Dallas Center in odd numbered years. The Houston Center has discontinued this program.
• If you are not accepted into the FAST TRACK, your Nursing application will rollover to be considered for the following FALL Semester only.
• If you are not accepted for FALL, a new College of Nursing application and processing fee must be submitted for each subsequent semester you apply.
• Regular applications will not carry over from one semester to the next.

Application Deadline

February 1^st

Contacts 

• Dallas:  Katie Llewellyn KLlewellyn@twu.edu

Always provide your TWU ID number when contacting an Admissions Coordinator.