411 S. Nedderman Drive
Box 19407, Arlington, Texas 76019-0407
P: 817-272-2776 | F: 817-272-5006
Department of Undergraduate Nursing
Overview
Nurses and healthcare professionals are constantly needed as the healthcare industry continues to grow at a rapid pace. The right degree gives you skills and credentials that allow you to impact patient outcomes, influence the industry in a positive way, and make a real difference in your community. Join the force of healthcare workers who are changing lives with a bachelor's degree in nursing from UTA. UTA nursing graduates enjoy the reputation of excellence in health care delivery among employers and nursing leaders.
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is designed to prepare and train nurses. UTA has two tracks available to earn a BSN: the pre-licensure BSN and the post-licensure RN to BSN. These tracks are offered in two main formats: campus-based and accelerated online.
BSN Program Outcomes
- Apply the art and science of nursing using current evidence in the delivery of competent, culturally sensitive, developmentally appropriate holistic care.
- Utilize analytical, systematic, and critical reasoning for clinical judgment and nursing decision-making.
- Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for: optimal nursing care, legal and ethical standards, lifelong learning, professional development, promoting the nursing profession, and participating as a citizen in society.
- Collaborate and communicate respectfully and effectively with persons/clients and interdisciplinary teams using oral, nonverbal, written, and electronic communication to promote and maintain optimal health outcomes to persons/clients.
- Demonstrate ethical behaviors and conflict management skills that inspire others and create effective working relationships to shape and implement change.
- Coordinate human and material resources in providing comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective care to persons/clients.
- Articulate the importance of active and intentional life-long learning that includes self-reflection and awareness.
- Utilize standards of practice to provide safe nursing care in all patient care settings with an awareness of one’s role in preventing errors and promoting quality improvement.
- Access and utilize information and computer sciences to perform nursing functions.
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Deana Furr
Dr. Deana Furr is an experienced nurse with over three decades serving patients as a clinician in woman’s health at the bedside in critical care settings. She has taught nursing students at UTA for more than ten years and has 15 years of experience as a nurse educator. When asked what attracted Dr. Furr to UTA and teaching students, she commented that “working as a nurse educator at UTA is a dream-come-true” and “being a part of UTA is exciting and meaningful because of the diversity of our student body—there is no “average” nursing student here”.
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ao-bsn_ud_admission-broPre-Licensure BSN Campus-Based and Accelerated Online Comparison
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BSN Prelicensure Application Eligibility |
If accepted, an applicant must complete ALL Nursing and Health prerequisites marked with * before STARTING the first semester of the BSN Prelicensure nursing program (refer to Campus-Based admission brochure). |
If accepted, an applicant must complete ALL Nursing and Health prerequisites, including the upper-division elective, before STARTING the first semester of the BSN Prelicensure nursing program (refer to the Accelerated Online BSN admission brochure-View here). |
BSN Prelicensure Selection Process |
Additional consideration also given to applicants who by the BSN Prelicensure application deadline complete:
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BSN Course Format |
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Time Frame for BSN Prelicensure Courses |
21 months total during four 16-week traditional semesters. |
15 months total during four 12-15 week consecutive sessions. |
BSN Prelicensure Summers & Winter/May Schedule |
No BSN Prelicensure nursing courses scheduled during these breaks. |
BSN Prelicensure nursing courses taught year round with periodic 1-2 week breaks. |
Clinical Experience |
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Student Resources |
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Grants & Scholarships |
Accepted applicants are eligible to apply for scholarships and grants available through the University. |
Selected scholarships & grants offered through the University are not available to accepted applicants enrolled in the Accelerated Online BSN program. Verify with Financial Aid what funds will be available. |
BSN Application Information |
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Contact Us
Undergraduate Nursing
Box 19407
Pickard Hall
411 South Nedderman Drive
Arlington, Texas 76019-0407
Phone: 817-272-2776
Fax: 817-272-5006
nursing@uta.edu