Accreditation

The institutional accreditation status and statement for The University of Texas at Austin can be found on the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost’s website. The School of Nursing offers 4 degree programs, the BSNMSNDNP, and PhD.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, the master’s degree program in nursing, the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, and the post-graduate APRN certificate program at The University of Texas at Austin are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org/).

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has over 800 students, 31 tenured/tenure-track faculty, and 58 clinical/professional track faculty. School of Nursing faculty are involved in research in health promotion and disease prevention among underserved populations. Areas of research strength include adolescent and women's health, quality of life among older adults and persons with disabilities, self-management of chronic conditions and cross-disciplinary research that incorporates physiological and technological advances into a nursing focus.

In addition, the School has two wellness centers, the Family Wellness Center, which provides primary healthcare for underserved families in Austin and Travis County, and the Children's Wellness Center, which provides primary healthcare for 3000 children and their families in Del Valle.