Overview

School of Nursing / School of Nursing is located in Tyler, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Nursing Administraton
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Pracitioner
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Nursing Informatics, Quality and Safety
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Family Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Nursing education
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Nursing administration
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Informatics, quality and safety
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Nursing practice

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	132
Doctoral Degrees	19
Other Advanced Degrees	32

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE, waived with GPA > = 3.0 Thesis Alternate accepted Capstone Project
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam PhD - GRE requires &lt, 5 years Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

239

Applied

157

Accepted

127

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	March 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	September 1st	September 1st	Yes
Summer deadline	March 1st	March 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE, waived with GPA > = 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	PhD - GRE requires &lt, 5 years
Doctoral Degree Requirements	PhD and DNP: apply to university, submit official transcript that show BSN, and master's from accredited university PhD: complete essay
Additional Entrance Requirements	-3-5 page essay-5-10 minute video-Resume/CV-Letters of reference (academic and professional)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$17,958

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

546

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	11.72%
Black or African American	19.05%
White or Caucasian	57%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.73%
Asian	4.95%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.18%
Two or more races	4.21%
Unknown	0.92%

Gender

Male (16%)

Female (83%)

Faculty

33

Total faculty

Full-time - 25

Part-time - 8

Male (2)

Female (31)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Caregivers and dementia care interventions, quality of life for persons with chronic illness, health and well-being among adolescents and college-aged students, best practices in simulation and electronic health records, disaster management and nursing in non-traditional environments
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,460,277

Location & Contact

Address 3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX  75799
United States

Contact Dr. Barbara Haas
Dean
Email: bhaas@uttyler.edu
Phone: -566 ext. 7075

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