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No. That option is not available at this time.
Nursing: General course transfer credits will be accepted, with no age limitations, for College of Nursing and Health Innovation degrees if they meet the university's criteria. Nursing course transfer credits will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the College of Nursing at 866-489-2810.
Partnership Codes are assigned to partner healthcare employers. If you have a Partnership Code, it must be entered into the ApplyTexas application when applying to the University. Please contact the Program Coordinator at your healthcare employer or, if you are not employed by a partner, enrollment services at 866-489-2810 to receive your Partnership Code.
For MSN Nursing programs: Application Status: Within 3 to 4 business days of the Office of Graduate Studies receiving your application, you will be sent an application email that will contain your NetID. You will be kept informed of your application status via the email address you provided on the application, and by information posted in MyMav. To check MyMav for the status of your application, view your admissions decision, or view any missing documents, do the following: Go to uta.edu, click on the MyMav link, enter your NetID and password, and click on Sign In. Click on Student Center. Go to the right column and see if anything is listed under Holds. In that same column, check for things under the To Do List. Scroll to the bottom of the center column and click on Application Status. Should you need assistance with your NetID and/or password, please contact the UTA Help Desk at 817-272-2208 or helpdesk@uta.edu. For your own protection, never use your Social Security number when communicating with us. Instead, always use your UTA Student ID, which was sent to you via email approximately 7 to 10 days after receipt of your application in the Office of Graduate Studies. Notifications: Listed below are the types of admission processing email notifications sent to applicants.
  1. Acknowledgement: This email is sent approximately 3 to 4 business days after receipt of your application in the Office of Graduate Studies. Information included will be the program of application, semester of application, fee payment status, and UTA Student ID Number. Please make note of your UTA ID Number as you will need to refer to it when communicating with us. For your own protection, never use your Social Security number when communicating with us. Instead, always use your 10-digit UTA Student ID, which was sent to you via email approximately 7 to 10 days after receipt of your application in the Office of Graduate Studies.
  2. UTA NetID: This email notification is sent approximately 5 to 7 business days after receipt of your application form in the Office of Graduate Studies. Your NetID is used to access the MyMav Student Center, where you can view your application status "To Do" list and "Application Status."
  3. Application Review: Notification that the application fee payment and bachelor's degree transcript, and master's degree transcript, if applicable, have or have not been received in the Office of Graduate Studies. This notification is sent approximately 7 to 10 days after receipt of your application.
  4. Referred to the Graduate Advisor: Notification that your application and transcripts have been sent to the graduate advisor of the MSN program for a decision recommendation.
  5. Decision: Office of Graduate Studies official notification of the admission decision. If admitted, additional email notification from UTA confirming acceptance and with instructions on how to enroll, download your courseware, pay your tuition, and get started.
  6. Canvas: You will receive notification of your username and password. To access your class through Canvas you will need to go to the Course Login page.
For Undergraduate Programs: Application Status: Within 3 to 4 business days of the Office of Admissions, Records and Registration receiving your application, you will be sent an application email that will contain your NetID. You will need to activate your NetID at www.uta.edu/selfservice before you can log into anything. At that website, click on Activate your NetID, enter your NetID and your initial password exactly as shown. Then you will have to choose and answer at least five security questions. Please choose questions that have answers that are easy to remember and that don't change. Then choose your password according to these criteria: it must be at least 8 characters long and it must contain uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and numbers (all three). When it says "password change completed," click on Logout in the blue bar on the far right side. Then wait 10-15 minutes before logging into anything. You will be kept informed of your application status via the email address you provided on the application, and by information posted in MyMav. To check MyMav for the status of your application, view your admissions decision, or view any missing documents: Go to uta.edu, click on the MyMav link, enter your NetID and password, and click on Sign In. Click on Student Center. Go to the right column and see if anything is listed under Holds. In that same column, check for things under the To Do List. Scroll to the bottom of the center column and click on Application Status. Should you need assistance with your NetID and/or password, please contact the UTA Help Desk at 817-272-2208 or helpdesk@uta.edu. For your own protection, never use your Social Security number when communicating with us. Instead, always use your Student ID, which was sent to you via email approximately 7 to 10 days after receipt of your application in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Notifications: Listed below are the types of admission processing email notifications sent to applicants.
  1. Acknowledgement: This email is sent approximately 3 to 4 business days after receipt of your application in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Information included will be the program of application, semester of application, fee payment status, and UTA Student ID Number. Please make note of your UTA ID Number as you will need to refer to it when communicating with us. For your own protection, never use your Social Security number when communicating with us. Instead, always use your 10-digit UTA Student ID, which was sent to you via email approximately 7 to 10 days after receipt of your application in the Office of Graduate Studies.
  2. UTA NetID: This email notification is sent approximately 5 to 7 business days after receipt of your application form in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Your NetID is used to access the MyMav Student Center, where you can view your application status "To Do" list and "Application Status."
  3. Application Review: Notification that the application fee payment and transcripts have or have not been received in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. This notification is sent approximately 7 to 10 days after receipt of your application.
  4. Acceptance/Denied to UTA: Notification that you have been accepted or denied to UTA will come 3 to 5 business days after all your missing documents are on file. This decision will come via email to your MyMav email address.
  5. Program Decision: A nursing advisor will review your transcripts and make a decision on your application to the program. If admitted, additional email notification from UTA confirming acceptance and instructions on how to enroll, download your courseware, pay your tuition, and get started. RN to BSN students will receive a course map telling them in what order to take classes. BSN students will receive a missing course document letting you know what prerequisite courses you need to complete.
  6. Canvas: You will receive notification of your username and password. To access your class through Canvas you will need to go to the Course Login page.
An undergraduate application fee is good for one year. After one year, you will need to submit a form updating your admission start date. Please email the UTA Admissions Office to request this form. A graduate application and application fee is good for one year. After one year you will need to submit the graduate admissions update/reactivation form. Select "I Have Applied to Graduate School" and then "I have previously applied to Graduate School" to start the form.
At this time, the program is only open to United States Citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) and individuals who hold an H1-B Visa or other valid U.S. work visa.
Faxed transcripts and test score are not acceptable. U.S. Transcripts: Official transcripts from all senior or four-year institutions are required. Official transcripts from US institutions are those issued electronically or by paper directly to Admissions by the Registrar of the institution at which the work was attempted or completed. In addition, upon review, an official original "issued to student" transcript bearing the institutions seal and Registrar's signature may be considered official when mailed or hand carried to Admissions by the applicant in a sealed envelope from the issuing institution. Scanned and emailed copies sent by the student are not official. Documents submitted are property of the university and cannot be returned. UTA Transcripts: Graduate Admissions has access to UTA transcripts. Therefore, currently or previously enrolled UTA students do not need to request their UTA transcript be forwarded to the Graduate School from the UTA Office of Records (Registrar.) Foreign Country Transcripts: Official international transcripts, mark sheets, diplomas, degree award letters and degree certificates are those issued electronically or by paper directly to Admissions by the Registrar/Transcript Issuing Authority and bear the original seal of the institution and/or original signature of the Registrar/Transcript Issuing Authority on every page. Transcripts and mark sheets that do not include degree award information must be accompanied by a degree award information letter or degree certificate. Documents not issued in English must be accompanied by an exact word for word original English translation bearing the original university or translation agency seal and/or original signature of the Officer issuing the translation. In addition, upon review, these same documents may be considered official when mailed or hand-carried to Admissions by the applicant in a sealed envelope. Scanned and emailed copies sent by the student are not official. Documents submitted are property of the university and cannot be returned. Submitting Transcripts: Documents submitted are property of the university and cannot be returned. Submit your official transcripts and diploma/degree awards using one of the following electronic services: For U.S. transcripts:
  • Parchment
  • National Student Clearing House
  • eSCRIP-SAFE
  • Standardization of Postsecondary Education Data Exchange (SPEEDE)
  • Joint Services Transcript (JST) Military
  • Credential Solutions
For international transcripts: If your college or university does not support sending documents electronically, please have the sending institution submit the sealed envelope to: U.S. Postal Mail:
UT Arlington Graduate Admissions Box 19167 Arlington, TX 76019-0167
UT Arlington Undergraduate Admissions Box 19114 Arlington, TX 76019-0114
Using Courier Mail Address (services like UPS, Fed Ex, and DHL): Please identify Graduate or Undergraduate Admissions to avoid a delay in processing.
UT Arlington Graduate Admissions 701 S. Nedderman Drive B17C Arlington, TX 76019
UT Arlington Undergraduate Admissions 701 S. Nedderman Drive B17C Arlington, TX 76019
GRE test score reports must come directly from ETS using our school code of 6013. For Undergraduate Programs: If you are unable to pay by debit or credit card, you can mail your Check or Money Order to:
UTA Office of Admissions, Records and Registration ATTN: Application Fee Section Box 19114 Arlington, TX 76019-0114
Please include your Student ID number on your check/money order.

Check the Calendar for information on all program starts for the calendar year.

Applicants must satisfy the Graduate School Basic Admission Requirements and the Academic Department Program Specific Admission Criteria:

Graduate School Basic Admission Requirements:

The Graduate School requires that basic admission requirements be met before a student can be accepted. In meeting these requirements, an applicant 1) must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or its foreign equivalent, with a satisfactory grade-point average; 2) must have an acceptable and current score on the aptitude tests of the Graduate Record Examination or the Graduate Management Admission Test, as specified by the department or program to which application is being made; 3) demonstrate potential for graduate work in the chosen field through previous academic performance; and 4) be approved for admission by the department in which a degree is sought. The admission policies of the Graduate School and the academic departments of The University of Texas at Arlington comply with standards specified by the Texas Education Code, Section 51.842.

Academic Department Program Specific Admission Criteria:

This information can be found via Admission Requirements.

Yes. You will need internet access to download your individual course and online readings onto your computer and to submit and receive feedback on assignments and assessments as well as participate in online discussions. You must regularly monitor your UTA Mavs Student email address as this is provided to students as an official means of communication and information regarding your course work, degree, and correspondence.
To have a course re-evaluated for direct equivalency to UTA’s courses, a course syllabus in a PDF format is needed. Unfortunately, a course description will not be accepted as it does not provide enough information for an evaluation change. You can email a request with a course syllabus (in PDF format) to transferarticulation@uta.edu. Please include your name, UTA student ID, the institution you are sending the course from, the course subject, the course number and course name for each course. Once Transfer Articulation receives your request, it will be forwarded to the subject-specific department (Biology, Math, English, etc) for review. The departments decide if the course will be a direct equivalency. They will notify the Transfer Articulation team of the decision and Transfer Articulation will notify you. Unfortunately, this decision could take some time to be approved as these are the chairperson, professors, deans, etc. making these decisions. Please allow at least six to eight weeks for a decision. Follow up questions and concerns should be directed to transferarticulation@uta.edu. The College of Nursing advising team does not receive status updates on petitions.
We have two GPAs that are used in the selection process for the BSN Prelicensure program:
  • The “Science” GPA is the GPA of your natural science courses (A&P I, A&P II, Microbiology, and General Chemistry).
  • The “Admission” GPA is the GPA of all the lower division courses combined, including the Natural Sciences again.
The selection process for the BSN Prelicensure program is based on a scoring system. Each GPA (Science and Admission) has a maximum value of 4.0. The Science GPA and the Admission GPA are combined as a composite score. Then, any additional considerations completed by the application deadline will be added to the composite GPA for a combined “Total Score.” Each additional consideration on the Admissions Brochure has a point value of .5. The AO applicants are separated by geographical region (Houston, DFW, San Antonio, etc). Then, within that region, a student will be placed into one of the categories outlined below. Students are still ranked based on their total score within each category. Depending on the number of seats available in each region, partnered students are accepted first, then we would accept priority students before the general applicants.
  • Partnered status: Students employed by the hospital system where we conduct the clinicals.
    • Preference will be given to an applicant employed by partner hospital systems offering clinical sites during that semester of admission. Partner hospital systems and clinical sites vary each semester. To receive partnered status, an applicant must be employed by the partner hospital system at the time of the application deadline through the first day of class. Employment at a partner hospital system is not a guarantee of admission into the BSN Prelicensure nursing program.
  • General applicants: All other applicants that meet the minimum eligibility requirements to apply, but are not a partnered student and have not earned priority ranking, will fall within the general applicant pool.
Booking an Advising Appointment Information about scheduling an advising appointment can be found on the BSN Advising page. Our walk-in time slots open daily at 8:15 a.m. CST and our standard 30-minute appointment calendar is open up to 14 days in advance. The website is directly connected to our calendars, so we recommend that you continue checking the website if you do not see a time slot available right now. Email Communication UTA students are required to use their UTA email account to contact us. Emails received from a non-UTA email account will not be considered as official correspondence and you will be asked to re-send your request from your UTA email account. Your 10-digit student ID number must be included in your email as well. Due to our large student population, please allow us at least two business days to reply to an email during normal times and at least four business days near registration or application deadlines. All emails are handled in the order they were received, so please refrain from sending multiple emails as it will only delay our response time. Email: bsnadvising@uta.edu Phone Communication When calling the BSN Advising Team’s phone queue, please have your 10-digit student ID number available. Without the 10-digit student ID number, the advisor answering your call cannot review your academic file or discuss account-specific information. All phone calls are handled in the order they are received, and our queue systems allows you to request a call back rather than waiting on hold. Phone: 817-272-2776 Chat Communication The BSN Advising Team also has a chat feature available through our phone queue. Quick, general questions can be addressed in the chat feature. Any account-specific questions or concerns must be sent via email from your UTA email account.
Course availability varies by term and start date. If you get an error message for a KINE or HEED course saying department consent is required, you can email your enrollment request to exssphadvising@uta.edu. In the email, please include your 10-digit student ID number, the course name/number, and the three-digit section number. View course descriptions Course Options:
  • NURS 3352: Legacy of the Family (5 weeks)
  • NURS 3309: Medical Terminology (8 weeks)
  • NURS 3322: Human Factors in Healthcare (5 weeks)
  • KINE 3307: Sports and Society: Issues and Debates (5 weeks)
  • KINE 3350: Urbanization and Vulnerable Populations (7 weeks)
  • KINE 3351: Public Health Informatics (7 weeks)
  • KINE 3352: Introduction to Epidemiology (7 weeks; Prerequisites: MATH 1301, MATH 1308, and KINE 2350)
  • KINE 3355: Addictive Behaviors (5 weeks)
  • KINE 3356: Public Health in Academic Settings (7 weeks)
  • KINE 3357: Physical Activity in Public Health (7 weeks)
  • KINE 4351: Ethical Practices in Health Professions (7 weeks; Prerequisite: KINE 2350)
  • KINE 4357: Preparation for the Public Health Workforce (7 weeks; Prerequisite: KINE 2350)
  • HEED 3305: Women's Health Issues (7 weeks)
  • HEED 3330: Consumer Health and Public Health Systems (7 weeks)
  • HEED 4312: Health and Human Disease (5 weeks)
  • HEED 4340: Principles of Health Applications (7 weeks; Prerequisite: KINE 2350)
Students are required to register for classes via MyMav. Please follow these registration instructions. If you experience any registration errors, please send an email to bsnadvising@uta.edu from your UTA email account with the information below. Registration errors are handled via email only.
  • Your 10-digit UTA student ID number
  • The course name/number you’re trying to enroll in
  • The term you’re trying to enroll in
  • The three-digit section number you’re trying to enroll in (including lab number, if applicable)
  • The error message you receive when trying to enroll (please copy and paste the text into the body of the email)
Yes, as a student, you can schedule an on-campus appointment if necessary.
You may register for the TEAS Exam through ATI and pay UTA Exam fee. Visit the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) for Allied Health for more details. If you are unable to register for a date at UTA, you may take the exam at another school or at a Prometric testing site. Registration for Prometric sites is online and separate from UTA.
Yes. You must submit a copy of your scores along with your supplemental application by the application due date to the College of Nursing. Scores on the following sections: Reading, Math, Science, and English and Language Usage must be submitted. UTA's Pre-Licensure BSN program requires a minimum score in the "proficient" range in each section to be eligible to apply. The cutoff point of what is "proficient" is usually at or above 58.7%. Passing scores are valid for 2 years.
Anatomy & Physiology I & II and Chemistry. These cannot be taken concurrently.
Possibly. You must send the syllabus of the course which must include the description of the course, the course number, and the course content outline and objectives to your advisor. It will then be reviewed by faculty to determine if it can substitute for the course we offer.
The number selected will vary from hospital to hospital. Groups will be in cohorts of ten.
No. Completion of prerequisite coursework does not guarantee admission into the nursing program. Your acceptance into the program depends on several factors, including science and prerequisite GPAs and the minimum TEAS scores.
It is recommended that you work no more than 12-16 hours per week. You should plan on spending 3 hours of study time for every hour of course credit. In addition, you will have approximately 16-24 hours per week of time spent at your assigned clinical hospital.
These additional costs depend on program selection. Not every student will be required to pay fees associated with NCLEX testing and background check/drug screening. The following are current costs associated with the program that may change without notification: books, stethoscope, uniforms, PDA, and nurse kit containing supplies needed in the nursing labs. In addition, you will be required to have a criminal background check, drug screening, and be certified in CPR. At the end of the program, expect a graduation fee as well as fees associated with NCLEX testing for licensure as a registered nurse.
Yes, all transfer and in-residence courses completed, as listed on the AO BSN Prelicensure Admission Brochure, are used to calculate the ranking GPA. (Note: transfer courses are not calculated in the UTA GPA calculation.)
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program, and post-graduate APRN certificate program at The University of Texas at Arlington is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. The University of Texas at Arlington is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. For more information please visit the university accreditation page.
Yes, a transfer option is available. Please contact udbsn@uta.edu for more information.
Previous degrees are evaluated from official transcripts and courses that the College of Nursing and Health Innovation accepts and will be transferred in as applicable to the degree plan. A previous degree does not waive or exclude missing prerequisite courses.
Applicants must work with their academic advisor to develop a realistic plan to complete all Nursing and Health prerequisite courses listed on the AO BSN Prelicensure Admission Brochure prior to their anticipated start date of the AO BSN Prelicensure program. (Note: Applicants accepted for the spring term must have all required coursework completed prior to winter-intersession.)
You will submit two applications. First, you will complete the ApplyTexas application to the University. Once you are admitted as a student to the University and you are near completing the prerequisite courses, you will submit a short second application to the College of Nursing and Health Innovation (or CONHI).

Apply to the University of Texas at Arlington and send in your transcripts. An academic advisor will review your information and provide you with a missing course document.

Pharmacology and Pathophysiology must be completed within three (3) years of the time of the application deadline.
After you have submitted your application to UTA via ApplyTexas and sent in all official transcripts, an academic advisor with UTA will review your information and provide you with a missing course document that tells you which prerequisites you need to complete.
Prerequisites are the general courses that must be completed prior to beginning the nursing program. There are twenty-two prerequisite courses that need to be completed. Although not used in the nursing program GPA selection process, Biology I for Nursing Students (BIOL 1345) is a prerequisite course requirement to register for Anatomy & Physiology I (BIOL 2457) and Microbiology (BIOL 2460) at UT Arlington.

If you have not finalized your funding for the program, please contact the Financial Aid Office at 817-272-3561. All financial arrangements should be in place prior to accepting enrollment in the program. Students enrolled in the Accelerated Online program are not eligible for certain scholarships and grant funds due to funding restrictions.

Endowed nursing scholarships are available only to students who have been accepted into the nursing program and are currently enrolled in the program.

Advising for online students is primarily done by email. Phone appointments may be made. Sessions are held virtually every Wednesday via Microsoft Teams. Please see the sign-up link below.

UTA College of Nursing and Health Innovation Virtual Info Session (VIS) Registration Hub (Please pick your program of interest) (office365.com)

Students are assigned to advisors based on the first letter of their last name. View a list of advisor emails. Although most advisement is handled via email and phone, students may schedule a face-to-face appointment with an advisor as needed.

Nursing: General course transfer credits will be accepted, with no age limitations, for College of Nursing and Health Innovation degrees if they meet the university's criteria. Nursing course transfer credits will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the College of Nursing at 866-489-2810.
No. The university requires a record of your assignment within the course. Submitting your assignment in the course shows documentation of completing the course requirements.
Professors reserve the right to require a textbook for their courses. Advanced notice will be provided if a textbook is required.
Yes. Please use APA (American Psychological Association) formatting guidelines for documenting sources.
Once you begin, you cannot stop and start or navigate out of the exam.
Nursing: Yes, BSN degree program only. In the BSN degree program, a comprehensive TEAS Exam is administered in the final term. A passing score of 850 must be achieved in order to graduate. There are three attempts to pass this comprehensive test.
Please plan on allocating seven to nine hours per week for a 3 semester-hour course and 12-14 hours per week for a 4 semester-hour course. This time will be spent completing readings, viewing lectures, participating in discussion boards and accessing information in the online library. This does not include the time needed to complete and submit assignments in the course.
This requires documentation of being certified through a nationally recognized nursing certification examination or completing a work-based project in Nursing Cooperative Education (Co-op) program. To take advantage of this, you need to submit your certificate to the College of Nursing and Health Innovation for evaluation.
Contact the hospital the nursing school was associated with to determine where the records are being stored. Also try contacting the board of nursing for the state in which you earned your degree.
You will need a transcript evaluation. Please contact your Nursing Advisor.
No. There are no time limits on the acceptance of general courses.

For nursing students, after you have submitted your application and sent in your transcripts, an academic advisor with UTA will review your information. RN to BSN students will receive a course map to ensure you complete the program the most efficient way possible. BSN students will receive a missing course document that tells you what general courses you need to complete before you can enter the BSN Prelicensure nursing courses. Go to the calendar page for course schedules.

General education courses are the courses needed to graduate with a bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Arlington. Most general education courses may be taken in an online in an 8-week format, based on when they are offered. Technical Writing is the only 5-week general education course and some of these general education courses are offered in 15-week format. Visit the respective degree pages to view course offerings.
Yes, but generally not more than two at a time.  
As soon as a student starts the program and no later than while in Pharmacology.
A total of 9 hours of graduate work may be transferred in. All final transfer decisions are made by UTA Master's faculty on course equivalency and/or relevance to this program.
Yes. All students will receive a degree plan (course map) with the projected courses and dates. The electives will need to remain somewhat flexible depending on what the student decides to take. Also, a few students may come to us with electives to transfer in, so their plan will incorporate these electives. Students may also transfer in a required course that could affect their degree plan/course map.
You will receive an email from UTA once your application has been uploaded from ApplyTexas. You will receive communication from the College of Nursing regarding your status in about four weeks. The first communication will come to your personal email and will include instructions on setting up your MyMav email. After that, communication will be through MyMav. Application Status: Within 3 to 4 business days of the Office of Graduate Studies receiving your application, you will be sent an application email, which will contain your NetID. You will need to activate your NetID before you can log into anything. At that website, click on Activate your NetID and enter your NetID and your initial password exactly as shown. Then you will have to choose and answer at least five security questions. Please choose questions that have answers that are easy to remember and that don't change. Then choose your password according to these criteria: it must at least 8 characters long and it must contain uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and numbers (all three). When it says "Password change completed," click on Logout in the blue bar on the far right side. Then wait 10-15 minutes before logging into anything. You will be kept informed of your application status via the email address you provided on the application, and by information posted in MyMav. To check MyMav for the status of your application, view your admissions decision, or view any missing documents, do the following: Go to www.uta.edu, click on the MyMav link, enter your NetID and password, and click on Sign In. Click on Student Center. Go to the right column and see if anything is listed under Holds. In that same column, check for things under the To Do List. Scroll to the bottom of the center column and click on Application Status. Need assistance with your NetID and/or password? Contact the UTA Help Desk at 817-272-2208 or helpdesk@uta.edu. For your own protection, never use your Social Security number when communicating with us. Instead, always use your 10-digit UTA Student ID, which was sent to you via email approximately 7 to 10 days after receipt of your application in the Office of Graduate Studies. Notifications: Listed below are the types of admission processing email notifications sent to applicants.
  • Acknowledgement: This email is sent approximately 3 to 4 business days after receipt of your application in the Office of Graduate Studies. Information included will be the program of application, semester of application, fee payment status, and UTA Student ID Number. Please make note of your UTA ID Number as you will need to refer to it when communicating with us. For your own protection, never use your Social Security number when communicating with us. Instead, always use your 10 digit UTA Student ID, which was sent to you via email approximately 7 to 10 days after receipt of your application in the Office of Graduate Studies.
  • UTA NetID: This email notification is sent approximately 5 to 7 business days after receipt of your application form in the Office of Graduate Studies. Your NetID is used to access the MyMav Student Center, where you can view your application status "To Do" list and "Application Status."
  • Application Review: Notification that the application fee payment and bachelor's degree transcript, and master's degree transcript, if applicable, have or have not been received in the Office of Graduate Studies. This notification is sent approximately 7 to 10 days after receipt of your application.
  • Referred to the Graduate Advisor: Notification that your application and transcripts have been sent to the graduate advisor of the M.Ed. or MSN program for a decision recommendation.
  • Decision: Office of Graduate Studies official notification of the admission decision. If admitted, additional email notification from UTA confirming acceptance and with instructions on how to enroll, download your courseware, pay your tuition, and get started.
It can be math, psychology, or even a Statistics course from other social sciences. Critical content in the course includes descriptive statistics, t tests, chi square, analysis of variance, and correlation. This is standard content in an undergraduate Statistics (intro or survey) course.
Yes. You should not submit your application to the College of Nursing and Health Innovation until you have completed Statistics with a C or better. If this is a course you need, you may take it online through UTA, but you will need to complete an undergraduate application and select "undeclared" as your major.
Please submit your application, and if you are unsure about your GPA, the College of Nursing and Health Innovation will communicate your status and any other requirements you need to fill.
If you are a currently (or previously) enrolled UTA student, you do not need to request your UTA transcripts. However, you will need to request transcripts from other senior or four-year institutions attended while enrolled as an undergraduate student at UTA.

We hope the flexibility of the courseware will allow you to finish the courses in sequence. If you cannot continue and you withdraw from the course, you will be subject to the re-admission policy and this could increase your time to graduation. Please speak with your graduate advisor about scheduling and read the Graduate Re-Admission Policy.

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Take the GRE practice test

Request the scores be sent to school code 6013 for UTA. More information is available at the ETS site.

You may register online.

You can also call the test center directly at 1-800-GRE-CALL (1-800-473-2255).

Find testing locations.

See the admission requirements for your degree program of interest.
Take the GRE revised General Test, which includes verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing sections.
The test is offered year-round and most test centers are open five to six days per week. Appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Register early to get your preferred test date.

GRE Powerprep® software is a free download available to help you become familiar with the test. You may also choose to purchase products though a test preparation company.

GRE scores are one predictor of graduate school success. The scores provide common measures for comparing the qualifications of applicants and aid in evaluating grades and recommendations.
Applying for Graduation In MyMav:
  1. Login to MyMav
  2. Select the “Academic Progress” tile
  3. Select “Apply for Graduation”. Please ensure that the information regarding the degree is correct prior to applying.
  • Undergraduates—dual majors and dual degrees are submitted under one application for one application fee
  • Graduates—dual majors must submit an application for each program and will assess two fees
Before you apply to graduate, you should verify with your academic advisor that you are eligible to graduate at the end of the graduation application term. The graduation application fee is not refundable or transferable to a future term if you apply and then are ineligible to graduate. You will begin receiving correspondence after the census date for the term in which you applied for graduation.
  • Students must apply for graduation. Applications are due by the 30th day after the first day of class in the semester in which the student wishes to graduate. The Office of Graduate Studies also accepts applications for graduation between the 30th and 60th day after the first day of class with an additional $60 late fee. After the 60th day and after the first day of class, applications for graduation will not be accepted.
  • Students must be enrolled in at least one credit hour of graduate-level coursework in the semester in which they wish to graduate.
  • Students must earn at least a 3.0 GPA overall in the courses that constitute the GMAP.
  • All courses on GMAP must be completed and passed with a grade of A,B,C or P.
  • Final exam requirement of thesis/dissertation defense must be unconditionally passed by the published deadline and the results must be reported to the Office of Graduate Studies.
  • Any other requirements as set forth by the Academic Department must be met.
  • The graduation fee is $40, which includes one diploma. Additional diplomas cost $20 each. Late application fee is $60. The student may opt to have the diploma(s) mailed for an $8 fee (U.S.), $15 (Mexico or Canada), or $45 (overseas).
  • Graduation fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Therefore, before submitting the Application for Graduation, students should verify that they will meet graduation requirements.
The University of Texas at Arlington confers degrees three times a year—in December, May and August—and offers graduation ceremonies in December and May. It is possible you will complete your degree requirements prior to the conferral date. If so, your degree will be conferred at the next available conferral date. You are welcome to participate in the graduation ceremony closest to your date after you complete your degree requirements. Graduation fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Therefore, before submitting the Application for Graduation, you should verify that you will meet graduation requirements. NOTE: Diplomas will be issued approximately 6-8 weeks after the completion of conferral and will be sent to graduates via USPS mail.  Graduates with account balances or transcript or any diploma holds must clear these before their diploma can be released for mailing.  Diplomas are only kept and available for mailing for one (1) year after graduation.  After one year, the graduate will need to order a replacement diploma.

Students beginning their last term of coursework and expecting to graduate at the end of the term will need to apply online for graduation by the deadline specified on the graduation calendar.

Students will receive an email from their academic advisor via their UTA student email account with graduation information. The email is generally sent one month prior to the application deadline for the academic term.

Students must submit applications by deadlines specified on the Graduate calendar for the semester of expected graduation. Students must apply for graduation for a degree to be conferred and transcripts will reflect program completion after the conferral date. Once your application is processed, graduation fees will be added to your MyMav account. Degrees for students in the Accelerated Online program will be posted and diplomas awarded at the same time as those of other students: fall, spring, and summer.

If students need verification of program completion, they may order an official transcript online through the Registrar's Office. If a transcript does not suffice, a letter of certification of program completion can be requested from the Graduate School. Please note that students cannot secure a letter before conferral of degrees.

Individuals who stepped out of the program will not complete the program with their cohort. Students are responsible for contacting their Program Coordinator to develop a plan to complete remaining courses.

Commencement Information

Most students continue to work while fulfilling clinical hours. However, it is important to address schedule flexibility with your employer in advance of clinicals in order to maintain work schedules while balancing them with required coursework and clinical hours.
You may be able to complete clinical hours at your current place of employment if it meets these specific clinical focus guidelines for the course. However, you will not be able to conduct clinical hours within your department or under your current supervisor as preceptor. Please be aware that you cannot be paid by your employer or clinical site preceptor for clinical practice hours completed as a student.
During your orientation to your clinical rotations in the last 5 weeks of NURS 5418: Advanced Health Assessment, you will receive more information on locating clinical sites. You may also wish to speak with your Clinical Coordinator about locating preceptors and partnering with you in securing clinical sites.
Acceptable categories of preceptors are listed for each clinical course according to the clinical focus.
To allow time for scheduling, form submission, and approvals, we recommend that students begin locating possible clinical sites and preceptor candidates 12 to 16 weeks in advance of their first clinical course.
Students admitted to a cohort are guaranteed the tuition price in place at the start of their program under the following conditions:
  • The tuition guarantee only applies to courses in the major. Any prerequisite courses, core courses, or leveling courses are subject to different pricing levels and pricing schedules. Books and materials not included.
  • To ensure the price guarantee, students must be continuously enrolled in the program. A break in enrollment may result in the student being readmitted to the program at the tuition price in place at the time of readmission.
  • To ensure the price guarantee, students must complete the program during the time period prescribed by the degree program. Students who take courses beyond the designed program length may be subject to tuition price increases.
  • Students admitted to the Accelerated Online (AO) programs do not have access to the same services as students participating in on-campus programs. Students in the AO programs do not have access to the Maverick Athletic Center, the student health center, student identification cards, discounted event tickets, and other similar benefits.
If you enroll in and pay for a course or courses in one start date within a term, then subsequently enroll in another start date during the same term, and do not pay fully for that start, you will be canceled from all classes for the term that have not yet been graded. Reinstatements will not be allowed unless there is documented university error.

All students withdrawing from a session for any reason on or after the first official University class day are financially responsible for their pro-rata share of tuition, fees and charges. Section 54.006 of the Texas Education Code dictates the refund and collection percentages that apply to withdrawing students. Students wishing to withdraw from a session and avoid financial obligation must do so before the course start date.

Please note that weekends and holidays do count as class days.

Students wishing to drop a course and maintain no financial responsibility must do so by 11:59 p.m. CT the business day before the first class day. The official class day begins at midnight CT.

The refund policy for sessions of five weeks or less is as follows:

  • Before the first class day: 100 percent
  • First class day: 80 percent
  • Second class day: 50 percent
  • After the second class day: No refunds
The refund policy for sessions greater than five weeks but less than 10 weeks is as follows:
  • Before the first class day: 100 percent
  • First class day through the third class day: 80 percent
  • Fourth day through the sixth class day: 50 percent
  • After the sixth day: No refunds
The refund policy for sessions 10 weeks or greater is as follows:
  • Before the first class day: 100 percent
  • First class day through the fifth class day: 80 percent
  • Sixth day through the tenth class day: 70 percent
  • Eleventh day through the fifteenth class day: 50 percent
  • Sixteenth day through the twentieth class day: 25 percent
  • After the twentieth day: No refunds

The Academic Calendar indicates the deadlines to drop a course with a "W."

Graduate Programs Only:

Graduate Leave of Absence Policy

Enrolled students may be granted one Leave of Absence during the course of their program of work. The Leave of Absence may be taken for up to one academic year. The Leave of Absence form must be submitted prior to the first day of the first start date of the term for which the student wishes to start his/her leave. Students returning from a Leave of Absence are subject to the tuition rate in effect at the time they return from the Leave of Absence.

Summer Enrollment Policy

Enrolled students who sit out the summer term do not need to submit a Leave of Absence or Readmission form and fee. Students who sit out the summer term are subject to the tuition rate in effect at the time they enroll for the Fall term.

Reactivation Fees

A non-refundable fee as indicated below is required:

  • U.S. Citizen and U.S. Resident Alien Applicants with NO foreign college or university course work: $30
  • U.S. Citizen and U.S. Resident Alien Applicants WITH foreign college or university course work: $60
  • International Applicants: $60
All degrees are subject to application fees and graduation fees. Additional fees may apply. Undergraduate: $75, non-refundable (Please note that the undergraduate application fee cannot be waived for Accelerated Online students.) Graduate: A non-refundable fee as indicated below is required:
  • U.S. Citizen and U.S. Resident Alien Applicants with NO foreign college or university course work: $75
  • U.S. Citizen and U.S. Resident Alien Applicants WITH foreign college or university course work: $90
  • H1B International Applicants: $90

The tuition deadline is the Friday (by 11:59 p.m. CT) before the course begins. If tuition is not paid before the deadline, you will be dropped from your course(s).

If you have unpaid registration charges for the current session, please make your payment no later than 11:59 pm CT on the payment due date to avoid cancellation for non-payment. For more information about registration and tuition deadlines, please visit Registration and Payment information for Accelerated Online Programs. Students in the Accelerated Online program that are dropped for non-payment on the 1st day of class, can re-register themselves using their MyMav Student Service Center (self-service) if there are seats still available in the course. The non-payment reinstatement deadline is 11:59 p.m. CT on the 1st day of class (the start date). Payment is due by 11:59 p.m. CT the same day. If a student is dropped for non-payment a second time, reinstatement will not be allowed.

Any requests received after 4 p.m. CT on the non-payment reinstatement deadline, weekends or holidays will be considered as received as of the following business day. Backdating to the previous business day is not allowed. If a reinstatement request is received by your major advisor after 4 p.m. CT on the 1st day of class (the start date) your request may not be reviewed or processed.

If you have enrolled in multiple courses for a single start date and you have reconsidered taking one of them and have not paid for the course(s), you must drop the course through your MyMav Student Center before the payment due date to avoid being cancelled from unpaid classes. The official class day begins at 12:00 a.m. CT.

If you plan to use the UTA website to make payment, please note that it may be down for maintenance at any time. You may also contact Student Accounts at 817-272-2172 for additional information regarding payment.

UTA will process signed FAFSAs within five business days. Students will receive either a letter notifying them that they have been selected for verification and additional documents are needed or an Award Notification email sent to their UTA email address with instructions to log into the Student Center of the individual MyMav account to view and accept the awards the student wishes to receive.

class="">Students must accept the awards offered to them prior to the tuition deadline. If a student chooses to decline awards or does not have sufficient financial aid to pay the full tuition and fee costs, the student must pay the remaining charges out of pocket. Students who fail to accept their awards letter and/or have not paid at least half of the tuition will be dropped from class.

Students can visit the UTA FAO Portal for questions.

Note: Academic Partnerships students are exempt from university scholarships and grant funds.

**Students are only allowed to receive financial aid from one institution at one time. If you are currently enrolled at another university and are receiving financial aid, you will not be allowed to receive financial aid at The University of Texas at Arlington and should decline any aid if offered. If you receive financial aid while attending UTA and decide to simultaneously enroll at another institution, you will not be allowed to receive financial aid there. If you have received aid at two institutions for the same enrollment period, you will be required to repay the financial aid received at one of those institutions. For any questions regarding this policy, please contact the Financial Aid Office at 817-272-3561. Financial Aid is available for many UTA Accelerated Online programs. Students must meet certain general eligibility criteria to apply for most need-based financial aid:
  • must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (for all federal programs)
  • must be working toward a degree or certification at UTA
  • must have a high school diploma or its equivalent
  • must be enrolled at least half time at UTA (six undergraduate hours for undergraduate students, five graduate hours for graduate students)
  • must meet the published Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements
  • must resolve any drug conviction issues
To apply awarded financial aid to your student account, you must be registered for at least six undergraduate hours or five graduate hours in a given term. If you are taking more than one course per start date, this requirement should be easily met. However, if you are only taking one course at a time, you must register for future courses in that term to qualify. Your financial aid will credit to your student account once you meet the half time enrollment requirement. Example: The Summer term has two start dates: One in May and one in July. If you register for one three-credit hour course for May and another three-credit hour course in July, you will meet the minimum credit hour requirements. If you start the program in July, you will have to register for two courses in July to meet the credit hour requirements. If you cannot take two courses in the last start date of a term, you can still pay for your courses as normal. Your financial aid award will begin with the next term within the award year. Financial aid may be used to pay the prior term charges if there is sufficient aid to cover all current charges first within the same award year. The financial aid year begins with summer and includes the following fall and spring. Financial aid may not normally be used to pay for an outstanding balance from a prior award year.

Students may pay their tuition by the following methods:

  • On the Web through your MyMav account (immediate posting).
  • By cash and/or check made payable to UTA. If paying by check, please include your 10-digit MyMav ID number on the check. You may mail your check to the following address:

UTA Student Accounts Box 19649 Arlington, TX 76019

Your required payment must be posted to your Registration Account prior to 11:59 p.m. CT on the Payment Due Date to avoid withdrawal for non-payment. If your account is being paid by a third party, payment must be made by the tuition deadline or you may be subject to being cancelled for non-payment.

Due to the reduced tuition rate, students admitted to the Accelerated Online programs do not have access to on-campus programs and resources, such as, but not limited to: Maverick Activities Center, Student Health Services, Max Express student identification cards, discounted event tickets, on-campus library and other similar benefits. However, AO online students do have full access to the online library resources, UTA helpdesk, and UTA bookstore.

You must contact your academic advisor within your major via email no later than 4 p.m. CT on the last day to register or the last day to drop a course(s) in order for the request to be processed the same day. Any requests received after 4 p.m. CT on weekends or holidays will be considered as received the following business day and processed as such. Backdating to the previous business day will not be allowed. If a request is received by the student's major advisor after 4 p.m. CT on the deadline for the last day to registrar or the last day to drop, the request may not be reviewed or processed.

Check here for the last day to drop a class by start date and course length.

To drop a CONHI course on or after the first day of class:

  • Follow the instructions to drop a CONHI course via MyMav.
  • Drops can only be completed through MyMav. Do not call! If you call, you will be instructed to use MyMav. This is because dropping is a serious matter and we need documentation that (a) you understand the consequences of dropping and (b) are sure you want to drop the course.

Drop requests must be submitted by 4 p.m. CT in order for a drop to be processed that day. If a drop request is submitted after 4 p.m. CT it will be processed the next day. Students who submit a drop request after 4 p.m. CT will be subject to the next business day's refund or drop deadline policies.

To view the required reading materials for your course, please visit the UTA Bookstore and search for your course. You can browse for your books and order them too.

  1. Go to the UTA bookstore.
  2. Click "Textbooks and Course Materials" on the left hand side.
  3. Select your division: DYN (for all online courses).
  4. Select the department of the course you are enrolled in (i.e. ENGL for an English course or NURS for a nursing course or MATH for a math course).
  5. Select your course number.*
  6. Select your section number.*
  7. Click "submit."

*If you do not know your course or section number please visit the course listing document (.pdf).

  1. Log into MyMav.
  2. Follow MyMav registration steps for AO students.
Nursing courses are offered in 5-week sessions (exception: NURS 4685 is offered in a 7-week session). Nursing courses have the prefix NURS. General education courses are offered in 8-week sessions (exceptions: ENGL 2338 is offered in a 5-week session. MATH 1301 and MATH 1308 are offered in a 15-week session in varying semesters).
The RN Advising Team utilizes group advising. You are not assigned to one individual advisor. When you reach out to the RN Advising Team, one of the advisors will assist with your questions. You may reach an advisor in several ways: via email at RNadvising@uta.edu; via telephone at 817-272-2776, option 2, option 2; or via appointment at RN to BSN Advising - College of Nursing and Health Innovation - The University of Texas at Arlington (uta.edu).
Students must complete the nursing courses with a grade of C or better. Grades of D or F are considered failing and are a violation of the Failure of Nursing Course policy. The policy states that “any student that fails three nursing courses, with the exception of electives, will be dismissed from the program and will not be permitted to continue with the RN to BSN program. Students may resume the program after a dismissal period of three years.”
Not every course requires the purchase of textbooks, but all courses will have required readings either from the e-reserves in the UTA Online Library, designated website readings, or specific results from database searches. To view the required reading materials for your course, visit the UTA online bookstore and search for your course. You can browse for your books and order them, too.
  • Go online to the UTA bookstore (com).
  • Click Textbooks and Course Materialson the left-hand side.
  • Select your division: DYN(for all online courses).
  • Select the department of the course you are enrolled in (e.g., ENGL for an English course, NURS for a nursing course, MATH for a math course).
  • Select your course number.
  • Select your section number.
  • Click Submit. Book Purchasing Instructions
  • Go to the Textbooks portion of the online UTA bookstore.
  • Select Allin the Program Select dropdown.
  • Select your appropriate term. To find your term, reference the calendar.
  • Select DYNwhen asked to select your division.
  • Select NURSwhen asked to select your department.
  • Select your course and your section, and an appropriate list of books will appear for you to purchase online.
Yes. Students must go through a petition process which includes submitting course syllabus and transfer course form to the RN Advising Team for any upper-division nursing courses they wish to have reviewed. Please note, NURS 3345- Role Transition to Professional Nursing and NURS 4685- Nursing Capstone cannot be transferred in and must be taken at UTA. Students may transfer up to 9 SCH of previous upper-division nursing coursework towards the BSN. All students must complete 30 SCH at UTA in order to receive their BSN.
Only courses taken at UTA will apply to a student’s GPA for the BSN degree. Transfer credits will not be used for a student’s GPA. If you wish to earn Latin Honors, you must complete a minimum of 45 SCH at UTA. Speak to the RN Advising Team to discuss how to achieve Latin Honors.
Yes. Internet access is required to access and participate in your courses. You must regularly monitor your UTA student email account as this is the official means of communication. All correspondence regarding your courses, degree requirements and other university information will be sent to your UTA student email account.
Yes. All general education and nursing courses for the BSN degree requirements are offered online.
No. General education courses may be taken along with nursing courses. However, ENGL 2338 – Technical Writing and MATH 1308 – Elementary Statistical Analysis must be completed with a grade of C or better as they are prerequisites for NURS – Nursing Research. NURS 3345 – Students will take Role Transition to Professional Nursing as their first course, and it must be taken alone.
A previous degree or prior RN work experience does not waive or exclude missing prerequisite coursework. UTA’s Office of Admissions evaluates coursework from submitted official transcripts. The College of Nursing and Health Innovation applies the transferred credit to the required lower-division prerequisites as appropriate. If your course did not transfer to UTA as a direct equivalent, course information (including the syllabus from the year and semester it was taken) needs to be submitted to the Transfer Articulation Office for review. Send an email to transferarticulation@uta.edu to begin this process. This is a routine review that must happen, especially for students who have completed coursework outside the state of Texas. If you would like to see pre-approved transfer courses from different institutions, please click here: https://www.uta.edu/admissions/apply/transfer/credit/tes. All other courses must be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This process exists outside of the purview of the advising team.
Spring, Summer and Fall are considered academic semesters. Accelerated Online (AO) courses are offered on multiple start dates, or sessions, during each semester.
Students must enroll in at least 12 SCH each semester to be considered full-time students.
Because you are a practicing RN, clinicals are accomplished through application-based assignments that are completed in an online modality. Additionally, the 29 SCH from your ADN (or nursing diploma/certificate) satisfies the clinical requirement.
121 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) are needed to complete your BSN at UTA. 29 SCH from your ADN (or nursing diploma/certificate) are applied to the BSN degree requirements. There are a total of 57 general education SCH, including the upper-division elective. Additionally, the upper-division core nursing courses, including the upper-division nursing elective, total 35 SCH. Each student will have an individualized degree plan determined by the number of transfer credit hours accepted toward the BSN. It takes a minimum of nine months to complete the program IF all general education courses are transferred.
The Degree Plan shows you the courses that you need to complete the RN to BSN program. The courses that you need to complete are in red. To access your Degree Plan, login to your MyMav account and click on Academic Progress, then select UGRD Nursing Degree Plan. The Degree Plan does not automatically update, so when you complete a course, reach out to the RN Advising Team to have it updated.

This course is designed to integrate classroom study with career-related practical experience in the workplace. View a detailed description of the course (.pdf)

RN-BSN Certification Submission Process (.pdf)

A grade of C or above must be earned in Professional Nursing in order to progress in the program, and a Grade of C or above must be earned in all other courses in the program in order to graduate. No incomplete grades will be assigned. A student in the RN to BSN Program who earns two Ds or Fs in nursing courses will be placed on probation. The student must earn a C or above in all subsequent courses in order to remain in the program.
Capstone must be the last course taken in the program. All pending requirements must be completed prior to capstone enrollment. Students are permitted to take Capstone concurrently with one approved course: a general education (or) an elective course (or) NURS 4465. If a student drops the course that is being taken concurrently with Capstone, the student must also drop Capstone.
We hope that the flexibility of the courseware will allow you to finish the course you are currently taking. If you cannot continue and you withdraw from the course, you can re-enter later in the sequence and take the course you dropped when it is re-offered. You must withdraw by the drop deadline posted under Important Dates to receive a 'W'. To receive a refund for the course tuition you must withdraw before the course starts.
No. General education courses may be taken along with nursing courses. However, ENGL 2338 – Technical Writing and MATH 1308 – Elementary Statistical Analysis must be completed with a grade of C or better as they are prerequisites for NURSU – Nursing Research. NURSU 3345 – Students will take Role Transition to Professional Nursing as their first course, and it must be taken alone.
Nursing courses are offered in 5-week sessions (exception: NURSU 4685 is offered in a 7-week session). Nursing courses have the prefix NURSU. General education courses are offered in 8-week sessions (exceptions: ENGL 2338 is offered in a 5-week session, and MATH 1301 and MATH 1308 are offered in a 15-week session in varying semesters).
To successfully complete the BSN portion of the RN to MSN program, you will need to submit a transition form to the RN Advising team. When ready, you can request the link to the transition form by emailing the RN Advising team at rnadvising@uta.edu. You should submit the transition form when you have 12 SCH of your BSN degree remaining. The final 12 SCH are: NURSU 4685 (Capstone), NURSG 5327 (Exploration of Science and Theories for Nursing), and NURSG 5366 (Principles of Nursing Research). Please make sure that all transcripts have been submitted and that any pending transfer credits have been evaluated and approved. It is the expectation that you check your Degree Plan to ensure all credits are posted as they should be. When your transition form has been approved, the RN Advising Team will reach out to you to schedule your final three courses: NURSU 4685, NURSG 5327 and NURSG 5366. NURSG 5327 will be taken first and alone. NURSG 5336 and NURSU 4685 can be taken together. Please note that the two graduate-level courses are 5 weeks in length each, and the tuition is charged at the higher graduate tuition rate. In your final semester, you must apply for graduation in MyMav and pay the graduation application fee. If your BSN does not confer, you will not be able to transition to the MSN program. You can delay your transition by one semester. If you do not enroll during this timeline, you will be required to submit a full application to the MSN program and take two additional graduate courses.  
Yes. Below are the specific policies guiding RN to MSN students. Failure to meet any one of these standards will result in the advisors switching you to the RN to BSN track. In order to transition to the MSN program: You must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. You must have an overall GPA of 3.3 or above in NURSU 3345, NURSU 3315 and NURSU 4325. You must have a minimum grade of B in NURSG 5327 and NURSG 5366. You are unable to enroll in either of these courses until you have successfully submitted your transition form. Once the transition form is submitted, an RN Advisor must enroll you in the courses. Once your BSN confers, you will begin working with the MSN Advising Team to complete the remaining degree requirements for your MSN.
No. Capstone is the final course of the program. However, it can be taken concurrently with NURSG 5366.
Yes. You can take up to one academic year (three semesters) off before your account goes inactive and you need to reapply.
Yes. Students must go through a petition process that includes submitting the course syllabus and a transfer course form to the RN Advising Team for any upper-division nursing courses they wish to have reviewed. Please note: NURS 3345 – Role Transition to Professional Nursing and NURS 4685 – Nursing Capstone cannot be transferred and must be taken at UTA. Students may transfer up to 9 SCH of previous upper-division nursing coursework toward the BSN. All students must complete 30 SCH at UTA in order to receive their BSN.
Not every course requires the purchase of textbooks, but all courses will have required readings either from the e-reserves in the UTA Online Library, designated website readings, or specific results from database searches. To view the required reading materials for your course, visit the UTA online bookstore and search for your course. You can browse for your books and order them, too.
  • Go online to the UTA bookstore (com).
  • Click Textbooks and Course Materialson the left-hand side.
  • Select your division: DYN(for all online courses).
  • Select the department of the course you are enrolled in (e.g., ENGL for an English course, NURS for a nursing course, MATH for a math course).
  • Select your course number.
  • Select your section number.
  • Click Submit. Book Purchasing Instructions
  • Go to the Textbooks portion of the online UTA bookstore.
  • Select Allin the Program Select dropdown.
  • Select your appropriate term. To find your term, reference the calendar.
  • Select DYNwhen asked to select your division.
  • Select NURSwhen asked to select your department.
  • Select your course and your section, and an appropriate list of books will appear for you to purchase online.
For the RN to BSN portion of the program, students must enroll in at least 12 SCH each semester to be considered full-time students. Once students transition to the MSN portion of the program, 6 SCH are required to be considered full-time.
Because you are a practicing RN, clinicals are accomplished through application-based assignments that can be completed in your work environment or community setting for the BSN portion of your program. Also, the 29 SCH from your ADN (or nursing diploma/certificate) satisfies the clinical requirement. Once you transition to the MSN program, there may be clinical requirements, depending upon the program selected (e.g., MSN in Nursing Education and MSN - FNP).
121 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) are needed to complete your BSN at UTA. 29 SCH from your ADN (or nursing diploma/certificate) are applied to the BSN degree requirements. There are a total of 54 general education SCH. Additionally, the upper-division core nursing courses, including the two graduate-level electives, total 38 SCH. Each student will have an individualized degree plan determined by the number of transfer credit hours accepted toward the BSN. The number of general education courses needed for your degree plan will determine the length of the program. If all general education courses and both electives are completed and you begin the program in January, the RN to BSN portion can be completed in as few as nine months. Once you complete your BSN degree, you will begin your MSN program. Program length depends on the program in which you enroll. The education and administration MSN programs each have a total of 36 SCH, and the MSN – FNP has a total of 46 SCH.
The RN Advising Team utilizes group advising. You are not assigned to one individual advisor. When you reach out to the RN Advising Team, one of the advisors will assist with your questions. You may reach an advisor in several ways: via email at RNadvising@uta.edu; via telephone at 817-272-2776, option 2, option 2; or via appointment at RN to BSN Advising - College of Nursing and Health Innovation - The University of Texas at Arlington (uta.edu).
No. Although the RN to MSN is a bridge program between your BSN and MSN, you will complete the RN to BSN program first. You will then move directly into the MSN program after earning your BSN. If you begin the MSN program within one semester of completing your BSN, you will not be required to submit a new application for admission.
There are three programs: RN to MSN – Nursing Administration, RN to MSN – Nursing Education, and RN to MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner. Admission requirements include: application to UTA submitted via applytexas.org, 3.0 admission GPA (calculated using all previous transferrable coursework), active and unencumbered RN license, and an Associate Degree in Nursing (or nursing diploma/certification). Note: If you do not meet the 3.0 GPA requirement, you will automatically be admitted to the RN to BSN program.
Students must complete the nursing courses with a grade of C or better. Grades of D or F are considered failing and are a violation of the Failure of Nursing Course policy. The policy states that “any student that fails three nursing courses, with the exception of electives, will be dismissed from the program and will not be permitted to continue with the RN to BSN program. Students may resume the program after a dismissal period of three years.”
Only courses taken at UTA will apply to a student’s GPA for the BSN degree. Transfer credits will not be used for a student’s GPA. If you wish to earn Latin Honors, you must complete a minimum of 45 SCH at UTA. Speak to the RN Advising Team to discuss how to achieve Latin Honors.
Yes. Internet access is required to access and participate in your courses. You must regularly monitor your UTA student email account as this is the official means of communication. All correspondence regarding your courses, degree requirements and other university information will be sent to your UTA student email account.
Yes. All general education and nursing courses for the BSN degree requirements are offered online.
A previous degree or prior RN work experience does not waive or exclude missing prerequisite coursework. UTA’s Office of Admissions evaluates coursework from submitted official transcripts. The College of Nursing and Health Innovation applies the transferred credit to the required lower-division prerequisites as appropriate. If your course did not transfer to UTA as a direct equivalent, course information (including the syllabus from the year and semester it was taken) needs to be submitted to the Transfer Articulation Office for review. Send an email to transferarticulation@uta.edu to begin this process. This is a routine review that must happen, especially for students who have completed coursework outside the state of Texas. If you would like to see pre-approved transfer courses from different institutions, please click here: https://www.uta.edu/admissions/apply/transfer/credit/tes. All other courses must be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This process exists outside of the purview of the advising team.
Spring, Summer and Fall are considered academic semesters. Accelerated Online (AO) courses are offered on multiple start dates, or sessions, during each semester.

You will need regular access to a computer with an internet connection.

  1. Some classes may have specific class requirements for additional software. These requirements will be listed on the course offerings page.
  2. You will need some additional free software for enhanced web browsing. Ensure that you download the free versions of the software.

If you need assistance with your UTA student email (MyMav) account, please email or call the UTA Computer Help Desk at 817-272-2208. For additional information please visit the UTA Help Desk Page. Please ensure you activate your MyMav account and set up your student email address.

For technical support on courses offered on the Canvas Learning Management System, please contact the Center for Distance Education at 817-272-5727 or cdesupport@uta.edu.

To access your Canvas courses, go to oit.uta.edu and log in with your NetID (using lowercase letters) and password just like you would for MyMav.
Students have two weeks from the final exam date to access course materials for a completed course. You should take this opportunity to save any documents they might need. At the end of the two-week window, students will no longer have access to the completed course tab on the UTA Home Page.
Email your academic coach with questions about course assignments or content. The master professors and coaches collaborate regularly regarding students' questions, concerns and performance.
Yes. You will need internet access to download your individual course and online readings onto your computer and to submit and receive feedback on assignments and assessments as well as participate in online discussions. You must regularly monitor your UTA Mavs Student email address as this is provided to students as an official means of communication and information regarding your course work, degree, and correspondence.

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