Academics

Nursing Students

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.

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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.

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Associate Degree in Nursing to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ADN-BSN)

Applicants with an associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) should apply through the university’s external transfer admission process. Accepted ADN applicants will take course work with the other BSN students.

Nursing Students

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.

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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 Master of Science in Nursing

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

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

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

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.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) certificate programs are designed for those nurses who have a master’s in nursing and wish to complete the course work necessary to sit for national certification as an APRN.

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).