IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS WHO ATTENDED A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN SPRING 2020
An explanation of how TTUHSC School of Nursing considers courses in which a student
earns grades of Pass (P), Fail(F), Credit (CR) or No Credit (NC) is outlined below:
- Official transcripts with courses awarded with P or CR during the SPRING 2020 semester
can be used to meet prerequisite course requirements and will not be used in calculating
either the cumulative or science GPA for admissions.
- TTUHSC SON reserves the right to determine how, and if, courses awarded with P or
CR during any semester, outside of spring 2020, will be calculated into a GPA and/or
considered for transfer credit.
- Official transcripts with courses awarded with a Fail (F) or No Credit (NC) during
any semester cannot be used to meet prerequisite course requirements
All DNP applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Completed and submitted online application as directed on the School of Nursing website.
- Valid unencumbered Texas or Compact RN License
- Baccalaureate nursing degree from a regionally accredited college or university with
nursing program accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(CCNE) or accreditation from the American Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN),
formerly the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
- Successful completion of an undergraduate research and statistics course
- Minimum 3.0 GPA or better (on a 4.0 scale) in the BSN program
- Basic Life Support (American Heart Association BLS) Certification
- Computer literacy
- Critical analysis essay
- Letters of References (3)
- Oath of Residency
- Official transcripts from all institutions formerly attended. NOTE: All transcripts
must be from regionally accredited colleges or universities with nursing program accreditation
from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or accreditation from American
Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), formerly the National League for Nursing
Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).
- Current Curriculum Vita (CV) or Resume’ (in the template provided in the application
process)
- Interview with DNP faculty (Interviews are conducted on an invitation only basis after
a review of submitted application materials).
- **Effective for the Fall 2022 Application: The FNP track will require a minimum of
two (2) years of experience as a registered nurse.
