Academics
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing offers nursing programs for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Each nursing program is designed to prepare students for the clinical demands of the nursing field through strong academics and practice.
Undergraduate Programs
Undergraduate nursing programs prepare students to be registered nurses who are proficient in general care and pave the road for graduate study and research in nursing.
Graduate Programs
Graduate nursing programs prepare students for advanced practice, research, and leadership roles and promote the development of expertise in select areas of nursing.
Visitor Information
We are unable to make appointments, take walk-in appointments, or give tours at the School of Nursing at this time. We have information sessions scheduled throughout the semester, and we welcome you to any one of those. Visit our Events Calendar for dates and times. For questions or more information, please email us at ss@nursing.utexas.edu.
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
BSN program prepares graduates to work in a wide variety of clinical settings and provides the necessary foundation for masters and doctoral degrees in nursing. Graduates of the BSN program will be prepared to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.
Internal Transfer
An internal transfer student is a current UT Austin undergraduate in a non-nursing major who applies to transfer into the School of Nursing in order to pursue the BSN degree.
Honors Program
Honors program is designed to enhance the educational experience of high-achieving undergraduate nursing majors by focusing on the development of scholarship.
Graduate Programs
Alternate Entry (AE)
AE-MSN, AE-PhD, and AE-DNP programs are designed for people holding baccalaureate or graduate degrees in disciplines other than nursing and who are interested in pursuing their RN License, and MSN, PhD, or DNP.
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
MSN program is designed to provide the opportunity for advanced study in select areas of nursing science, professional foundations, related sciences, and modes of systematic inquiry related to advanced and specialized professional nursing practice.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctoral program prepares students to become researchers and to assume advanced leadership roles in nursing and health care delivery. Each student selects a focus area based on their nursing background, interests, and goals.
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
The DNP was developed to meet the demand for MSN prepared practitioners able to practice and to provide leadership at the highest levels of healthcare and meet the demand for highly prepared clinical faculty for schools of nursing.
Certificate Programs
Teaching Nursing
The Certificate in Teaching Nursing is designed for nurses who are seeking to enhance their teaching pedagogy/skills and also for those who are seeking an academic career in teaching nursing.
Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
The acute care pediatric nurse practitioner (AC PNP) post master’s certificate is a 24-30 credit hour program that focuses on the knowledge and skills required to care for chronically and critically ill children.
Additional Programs
Portfolio Programs
Graduate Portfolio Programs are opportunities for all graduate students to obtain credentials in a cross-disciplinary academic area while they are completing the requirements for a master's or doctor's degree in a particular discipline.
Engaging Global Health in Costa Rica Program
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing faculty lead this five-week program in Heredia, Costa Rica during the Summer II semester (mid-July to mid-August).
Continuing Education
The UT Austin School of Nursing Accredited Provider Unit provides continuing nursing education (CNE) activities. Our nurse planners provide the quality and type of education activities that are of benefit to Registered Nurses.
Compliance Certification
The UT Austin School of Nursing offers quality American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR, First Aid, and Nurse, Patient Safety to UT Austin employees & students, community healthcare professionals, and those who require certification for employment.