Degree Type

Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice

Program Length

28 months, full time

Credit Hours

65 credits

Starting Month

June

Application Deadline

Applicants are encouraged to submit their application starting January 1 of the year preceding admission. The deadline is November 1 of the year prior to the planned enrollment.

Program Requirements

A baccalaureate degree from a fully accredited college or university.

A current R.N. license in one of the fifty states. License must be unrestricted; free from probation, suspension or stipulations.

A minimum of one calendar year of full-time current experience as an R.N. in an intensive care patient setting (within 3 years of admission). The minimum one-year experience must be complete by February 1st of the year you wish to enter the program. Two or more years experience in strongly recommended. Acceptable critical care experience includes: Adult ICU or Pediatric ICU, obtained at a U.S. military hospital or a hospital located in the United States or U.S. territories. Not accepted: ER (Emergency Room), PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit), Cath-Lab.

A minimum science GPA of at least 2.5 is required for admission consideration.

You need to meet 2 or more of these 4 requirements:

1. Combined total GRE score in verbal and quantitative sections of 1000 or greater under the GRE scoring system prior to August 1, 2011 or a combined score of 297 or greater under the GRE scoring system after August 1, 2011. The analytical writing section is required; a score of 3.5 or greater is preferred.

2. An overall GPA of 3.0 or greater (all college/university coursework). A GPA of 3.0 or greater for the last 60 hours of university/college coursework. A GPA of 3.0 or greater for all science coursework (a minimum science GPA of 2.5 is required for consideration regardless of the other GPAs or GRE scores).

3. The Following Certifications: ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse) is encouraged for 1st time applicants and required for reapplication.

4. College level Chemistry course within 3 years of admission.

Contact

ph: (817) 531-5854
fax: (817) 531-6508
email: ejgraham@txwes.edu
web: www.txwes.edu