Baylor College of Medicine offers a graduate degree program in nurse anesthesia that has been accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. For admission into the College's doctor of nursing practice program, you must already have a bachelor's degree with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0, a current Texas registered nurse license and have worked in an intensive care unit for a minimum of one year before application. Short-listed applicants are invited to campus for an interview before final admission selections are made.
Baylor College of Medicine
Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia
One Baylor Place, MS:BCM115
Taub Annex Building, Suite 210
Houston, TX 77030
713-798-8650
bcm.edu/gpna
Texas Christian University offers two academic programs to train certified nurse anesthetists. The first is a master's degree course that takes 28 months to complete; the second is a doctor of nursing practice degree program that is completed in 36 months. Both programs cover coursework in advanced anatomy and physiology, chemistry, pathophysiology, pharmacology and research, as well as a 16-month residency, during which students receive practical training in a hospital setting. Students in the doctoral program also must complete an additional 8 months of online coursework.
Texas Christian University
Harris College of Nursing and Health Science
Annie Richard Bass Building
2800 West Bowie St.
Suite 319
Fort Worth, TX 76109
817-257-7887
crna.tcu.edu
Texas Wesleyan University offers a master's of science in nurse anesthesia degree for those seeking to become certified nurse anesthetists. For admission to the university's nurse anesthesia program, you must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited university, scored at least 1,000 on the GRE combined exam, and hold a current registered nurse's license in the United States. Students who are accepted will take courses in research methods in nurse anesthesia, medical physical science, medical pharmacology and principles of anesthesia practice, as well as complete 23 credit hours of clinical practical training.
Texas Wesleyan University
1201 Wesleyan St.
Fort Worth, TX 76105-1536
817-531-4444
www.txwes.edu/nurseanesthesia
The University of Texas—Houston offers a master's degree in nurse anesthesia for those pursuing a career as nurse anesthetists. The university's program trains nurses to provide patients with general, local and regional anesthesia, as well as to administer conscious sedation. All nursing students must have a personal computer and basic computer skills. Nurse anesthesia coursework at the university includes classes in statistics in nursing; anatomy, physiology and biochemistry for nurse anesthesia; information systems in advanced practice nursing and fundamentals of nurse anesthesia practice.
The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston
Student Affairs Office
6901 Bertner, Room 220
Houston, TX 77030
713-500-2100
son.uth.tmc.edu