In 2010, U.S. News and World Report rated Texas Christian University 110th among all universities in the United States. Nursing students spend their first two years at the university completing courses in anatomy, microbiology, psychology, sociology, math and nutrition and apply for admission to the nursing courses during their sophomore year. An accelerated baccalaureate program is also offered for students who already have a bachelor's degree in another field. Master's programs in clinical nurse leadership, gerontology nursing and nursing education are available, as well as a doctoral degree in nursing practice.
Texas Christian University
2800 South University Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76129
817-257-7490
tcu.edu
Affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, Wayland Baptist University is a rural area 45 miles south of Lubbock, Texas. Traditional nursing students take classes in pharmacology, adult health, psychiatric care, family medicine, pediatrics, ethics, leadership and management. For nurses who are already licensed in the state but have an associate degree, the university offers a degree-completion program. Through this accelerated course of study, students have the option to study for one year full-time or two years on a part-time basis.
Wayland Baptist University
1900 W. 7th St.
Plainview, TX 79072
806-291-3500
wbu.edu
Located approximately 70 miles from Fort Worth in the rural town of Stephenville, Tarleton State University is a public college with more than 7,800 undergraduate students. The school's bachelor of science in nursing degree requires 11 terms of study, including three summer sessions. Among the topics covered in the professional nursing program are family health, gerontology, child and adolescent medicine, maternal-newborn nursing, behavioral health, nursing technology, research and public and rural health care. In addition to clinical rotations at area hospitals, students in Tarleton's program complete one summer-long externship at health care facilities throughout the country. In addition to the traditional nursing degree program, Tarleton also offers a degree-completion course of study for registered nurses with an associate degree.
Tarleton State University
Box T 0001
Tarleton Station
Stephenville, TX 76402
800-687-8236
tarleton.edu