CHANGE - NOT ALL OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES MUST BE TAKEN BEFORE BEING ACCEPTED INTO THE RN-TO-BSN PROGRAM AND TAKING THE NURSING COURSES. SEE THE LIST BELOW.  NOTE: CHEMISTRY AND NUTRITION ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED. THE REMAINING COURSES MAY BE TAKEN AFTER THE NURSING COURSES.

The Trinity Valley Community College Health Science Center in Kaufman is a distance education site for the University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing's RN to BSN program. Students can complete 54 credit hours of general education courses at TVCC for the BSN program. The UTA's RN to BSN Program nursing courses are offered one day a week at the Health Science Center and can be completed in a fall and spring semester.

Because the University of Texas at Arlington requires a minimum of 10 students per class, if there are less than 10 students enrolled at the beginning of the first semester of the RN-BSN program at Trinity Valley Community College, it may need to be delayed until the following admission period. If the program is delayed, students admitted at the distance site may attend classes at the main UTA campus.

The University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
RN to BSN Program

• ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS (Effective for Fall 2009)
          Texas RN Licensure
          Minimum GPA of 2.50 in required pre-requisites (see list below)
          Deadlines for Kaufman site – May 15th
  

• Transcripts of RN students are evaluated with consideration of the Coordinating Board Field of Study Curriculum (FOSC) Guidelines. Credit is given for all courses listed in the FOSC guidelines as transferable, as well as any additional courses that me be applicable for transfer (28 credits).

• TOEFL Requirement:   
  If the applicant's native/first language is not English and if he or she does not hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. Institution, the TOEFL exam is required for admission to the School of Nursing even if the student has met one of the stated UT Arlington University exemptions. For more information:  www.uta.edu/catalog/departments/nursing and www.toefl.org
   

• 2 FULL-TIME SEMESTERS OF RN TO BSN COURSEWORK
          Classroom instruction one day per week (Tuesdays in Kaufman)
          Additional days scheduled in advance as needed
          Independent projects are scheduled separately
  

•  PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR THE WORKING NURSE    
          Full and part-time options available. Enroll at UTA for 16 hours in fall and 16 hours in spring.     
          30+ years of experience in RN to BSN education
   

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES FOR UTA'S RN TO BSN PROGRAM

 The following general education courses may be taken at Trinity Valley Community College and will transfer to meet The University of Texas at Arlington's School of Nursing degree plan requirements.

* Only these pre-requisites must be completed with a grade of "C" or better before enrolling in nursing program.

¹A&P coursework which is 5 years or older will be accpeted for practicing nurses with approval from the School of Nursing. Please contact the Undergraduate Student Services office for waiver procedures or visit the website: http://www.uta.edu/nursing/RN-to-BSN/waiver.

²Technical writing is preferred. Equivalents include Literature, Speech or Philosophy, as long as the courses are Sophomore level or higher and have a writing component.

Additional Course Work to Meet Graduation Requirements:

In addition to nursing courses, the following must be completed prior to graduation:

Upper Division Electives - 3 credit hrs.  Junior or Senior level course work (3000 or 4000 level)
Upper Division Nursing Elective - 3 hours of a Junior or Senior level nursing elective is required for graduation.

The upper division elective is in addition to the 3 credit hour upper division nursing elective requirement included in the 35 credit RN to BSN Nursing Course listing. This general 3 credit requirement can be met by taking any upper division elective course (including a second nursing elective), by providing documentation of being certified through a nationally recognized nursing certification examination, or by completing a work-based project in the Nursing Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program.

 For Additional Information Concerning the UTA School of Nursing, please
phone: (817) 272-2776, internet: www.uta.edu/Nursing, or
Correspond to: UTA School of Nursing, Box 19407, Arlington, TX 76019-0407

FOR UTA APPLICATION: OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS (817) 272-6287 – WWW.UTA.EDU