School of Nursing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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Michael Evans, RN, FAAN, Ph.D. Dean and Professor Nursing Program Offices | 2B-164 HSC Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 3601 4th St. | Lubbock, TX 79430-6264 T 806.743.2730 Undergraduate Program | T 800.493.3954 • Traditional | T 806.743.2737 • RN–B.S.N. | T 806.743.4843 • Second Degree | T 806.743.4844 Graduate Program T 800.851.8240 | T 806.743.2764 D.N.P Practice | T 800.851.8240 | 806.743.2748 www.ttuhsc.edu/son/

About the Program

The School of Nursing is located in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), which is a legally separate institution from Texas Tech University. The School of Nursing offers the following degrees:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Master of Science in Nursing
• Doctor of Nursing Practice

The School of Nursing is an integral part of the TTUHSC and is committed to improving the availability and quality of nursing care. The ultimate goal of the School of Nursing is to prepare nurses who will develop into leaders for the future as they provide competent, compassionate patient care in the rapidly changing healthcare environment. Essential to the attainment of this goal is the development of interdisciplinary approaches created when nursing, medicine, allied health, and pharmacy work together. The faculty and staff of the School of Nursing are committed to excellence in nursing education, research, practice, and service.

The School of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree for students who are not licensed as registered nurses and an online RN to B.S.N. degree completion program for students who are licensed as registered nurses. The school also offers an online second degree accelerated B.S.N. program. This program is designed for students with baccalaureate degrees in non-nursing fields. The program goals are to prepare graduates to provide and direct care to individuals, families, and communities with complex healthcare needs in structured and unstructured settings, to prepare graduates with a professional commitment to nursing excellence for present and emerging healthcare arenas and to provide a foundation for future graduate education in nursing.

The school offers the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) degree with a focus on the following specialties: education, administration, family nurse practitioner, acute care nurse practitioner, pediatric nurse practitioner, and geriatric nurse practitioner. The online RN–M.S.N. program focuses on the rural nurse educator and is designed as a “bridge” program for registered nurses with an associate degree or diploma in nursing to move directly from bachelor’s level courses to master’s level courses and graduate with the M.S.N. degree. At the doctoral level, the school offers the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) degree with a focus on advanced practice nursing and executive leadership for nurse administrators. The Ph.D. in nursing is offered as a collaborative program with Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing.

The School of Nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). For questions about accreditation of the School of Nursing program. contact the CCNE at One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 530, Washington, DC, 202.887.6791, www.aacn.nche.edu. Additionally, the School of Nursing is accredited by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) and has pre-accreditation for the nurse midwifery specialty from Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, 8403 Colesvill Rd., Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910, phone 240.485.1800, fax 240.485.1818, www.midwife.org. For questions about accreditation of the School of Nursing program, contact the BON at 333 Guadalupe #3-460, Austin, Texas 78701, 512.305.7400.
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