Empowering the Next Generation of Nurses: The Nursing Scholarship

You must live no more than one hour away from our 7 clinical sites: Lubbock, Odessa/Midland, Abilene, Amarillo, Austin/Hill Country, Dallas or San Antonio. Although the classes are online, the clinical portion of our program is the hands on learning piece. We match you one on one with a BSN in a hospital setting approximately 20-24 hours a week though out the entire year. Nurse educators will visit the clinical site at least every other week to check on the student and coach. This is not a commute program. If you are interested in our El Paso site, please visit http://elpaso.ttuhsc.edu/son/.

The clinical portion of our program will last all year long. Students complete approximately 20-24 hours a week though the whole year in a hospital setting in either: Lubbock, Odessa/Midland, Abilene, Amarillo, Austin/Hill Country, Dallas or San Antonio.

Due to the high volume of request, we have determined that prospective students are able to determine acceptable courses through our website. We have created a wonderful Self Evaluation page that contains resources and tools that will assist students in making those determinations. We highly recommend that you review our course requirements on our website and compare them to your transcripts. Please click the link below to access our website and click on the program you are interested in. If you have attended all Texas colleges/universities, you should not have any trouble determining which courses are transferable. http://nursing.ttuhsc.edu/nursing/student-affairs/transcript_evaluation.php

Prerequisite courses from other accredited institutions with equivalent course content are acceptable for transfer if a grade of “C” or higher were earned. There is no restriction on the age of the courses. Pass/Fail courses are not acceptable for transfer. An overall prerequisite grade point average (GPA) as well as a science prerequisite GPA of 2.5 or higher (3.0 or higher is preferred) must be achieved at application close date and program start date for admission consideration.

There is no age limit for acceptance of prerequisite courses completed in previous years.

Yes, we require that you take the TEAS V nurse entrance exam by application close date.

It is highly recommend that you do not seek employment while in the program. The ABSN program requires at least 75 hours of commitment each week between coursework, clinicals and studying.

The number varies based on clinical availability, faculty resources, etc. Generally there are 2-3 times more applicants than enrollment slots.

No, we do not transfer any other nursing courses towards our program.

Any regionally accredited community college or institution of higher education that provides comparable courses. Other options are TTU College Level Examination Program (CLEP) (806-742-3671).

Applicants who have taken classes outside of the United States should contact a foreign credential services to have your transcript reviewed for general education requirements (this includes citizens from Canada and Mexico). There may be a requested fee for this review. For additional information regarding admission as an international student, contact the Admissions Evaluator in the Registrar’s Office at 806-743-2300 or Fax 806-743-2027.

If your last degree is from a college outside of the United States, the School of Nursing requires a TOEFL.

The application opens  May 1st and closes July 15th,  for possible admittance in the Spring: You need to have 40 of the 55 required nursing prerequisites and 3 of the 5 required sciences complete PRIOR to the application close date. All other required courses must be complete by the start date if you are accepted.

No, students are not required to travel to Lubbock. However, students are welcome to come to Lubbock to participate in convocation and graduation, but this is not required.

The didactic portion of the Program is delivered online using a learning management system. Instruction will be provided through modules in each course with instructional material which might include texts, articles, video, podcasts, and electronic library materials. Much of the student’s interaction with the faculty and other students will be through discussion board and occasionally live chats or web conferencing. All of these resources will encourage both individual work and group interaction.

This 12 month program has preceptor and nurse-educator oversight (clinical) in the student’s own communities in Lubbock, Odessa/Midland, Abilene, Amarillo, Austin/Hill Country, Dallas or San Antonio.

You will have access to each of your course facilitators and any clinical faculty via the methodologies that will be used to deliver the educational material during regular school hours. (TTUHSC email, learning management system, phone)

If accepted to the program you will be provided with information from the Enrollment Transitions team on where and how to purchase necessary items

Yes, all of the above mentioned assistance is available. Applicants interested in applying for financial aid upon admittance to the School of Nursing must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at https://studentaid.gov/. The School of Nursing requires a FAFSA on file to be eligible for scholarships offered by the school.

**Scholarship eligibility is only available once admitted into the program.

Additional information can be found at the Financial Aid Office website.

The Second Degree Program is 12 months in length and is divided into 3 semesters. Students enroll in approximately 18 to 22 credit hours per semester of online classes. In addition student complete approximately 20 to 24 clinical hours a week in a hospital setting. Students average around 75 hours a week between class, study, and clinical time per week. We ask you not to work.

Yes, you will need a computer with high speed internet capabilities. Click here for minimum system recommendations.

Resources are available via computer and internet access, such as electronic article reserves. Information about the TTUHSC library resources with web-based courses will be provided at orientation. Many assignments in the program will require library/internet searches.

To determine if you have the necessary computer skills to be successful, you may take the Computer Skills Assessment.

Yes, CLEP courses are acceptable for prerequisite courses. Maximum hours allowed for CLEP or correspondence course are 15 hours each. If any of the pre-requisites have been or will be CLEPPED you will not receive credit towards the GPA we calculate. CLEP credit must be on an official college transcript in order to be acceptable.

Yes.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of the Texas Tech University Health Center.

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