Applicant Newsletter

Open Seats One of the benefits of NursingCAS is to provide notifications to applicants about programs that have available space. Did you know that more than 14,000 seats go unfilled annually? Review the listing below to determine if you would like to apply to one of these programs.

• University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• The University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Huntington University
• Union College-Nebraska

Deadline Extensions Programs often extend their deadlines in order to allow applicants more time to complete the admissions process. Review the list below to see if any programs you are interested in have extended their deadline.

New Programs New programs are added to NursingCAS frequently so in order to help you discover and learn about new offerings please review the updated list below.

Open Seats

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is proud to offer exceptional programs that lead to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree, and an Adult Gerontology – Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) certificate. The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing Science is offered through the UTHSC College of Graduate Health Sciences. The DNP/PhD program is a dual degree program that is based both in the College of Nursing and the College of Graduate Health Sciences.
We are currently accepting applications for the following program with the application deadline of August 15, 2016:

• 12-month full-Time or 17-month part-time RN-BSN Program (starting Spring 2017)
• 17-month Accelerated BSN Program (starting Spring 2017)
• DNP-Nurse Anesthesia Program for post-BSN Students (starting Summer 2017)

For more information about our programs, visit our site at www.uthsc.edu/nursing/academic-programs. For more information about program admission requirements, please visit our admission page at http://www.uthsc.edu/nursing/future-students. For additional questions, please contact College of Nursing Student Affairs Team at 901-448-6125.

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities application for Fall 2017 for our post-baccalaureate and post-masters DNP options will be available September 1!

We have the following options:

• Post Masters DNP option: For nurses who already hold a master’s degree in a nursing specialty from a fully-accredited institution. The program can be completed in three semesters of full time study.
• Post Baccalaureate DNP option: For registered nurses who have an entry level degree in nursing such as a BSN or professional master’s entry-level nursing degree. This program can be completed in three years of full time study and requires application to one of the 13 DNP specialties:
  • Adult Health/Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Health Innovation and Leadership
  • Integrative Health and Healing
  • Nurse Anesthesia
  • Nurse Midwifery
  • Nursing Informatics
  • Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Lifespan)
  • Public Health Nursing
  • Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

Our priority deadline is October 1 and submitting by the priority deadline makes you eligible for one of our 50 $20,000 scholarships. (Read more about the scholarship here: http://www.nursing.umn.edu/degrees-programs/doctor-nursing-practice/post-baccalaureate/application-information/cost-financial-support)

For more information, please check our website (http://www.nursing.umn.edu/degrees-programs/doctor-nursing-practice) or email us at prospectivednp@umn.edu

Huntington University

Huntington University is a Premier nursing program accredited by the CCNE and ISBN. We currently have no waiting list for our classes or clinicals.

Union College-Nebraska 

The Union College Nursing Program has a tradition of excellence. In fact, our program was the first baccalaureate nursing program in the state of Nebraska as well as the Adventist higher education system. We don’t just talk about how excellent our graduates are, they prove it time and time again – our December 2014 graduates have a 95.5% pass rate on their first attempt of the NCLEX-RN® and both the May 2015 graduates and December 2015 graduates have a 100% pass rate on their first attempt! Our job placement rate for nursing graduates is 100% in the first six months after passing the NCLEX-RN® and our graduates are recruited by hospital systems and other healthcare organizations across the United States.

We have integrated the Minor in Leadership into the baccalaureate nursing curriculum, so you can graduate with both in four years setting yourself apart from other nursing graduates when you apply for jobs. We have a cutting-edge nursing curriculum including Disaster Nursing and simulation is integrated into every clinical course. Students in the Global Health Nursing course participate in a medical mission trip to Nicaragua each year over Spring Break to serve the Miskito Indians.

You will complete your clinical rotations in a variety of healthcare systems and settings preparing you with the knowledge and skills that facilitate the flexibility and adaptability of a professional nurse.
Visit our website: www.ucollege.edu/nursing