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2009 Alternate-Entry Program

New Student Information

Congratulations on your acceptance to the Alternate-Entry Nursing program at the UT-Austin School of Nursing. We are sure that you have many questions about what will happen over the next couple of months and what steps you should take to make sure your transition into the program is smooth. Please read the following information very carefully, as it will likely answer many of your questions and help direct you to the appropriate campus offices you will need to utilize.

Please note: Although your official acceptance letter from the Graduate School asked that you contact the department for an advising appointment, this is not necessary at this time. Advising will take place at orientation.

Orientation and Advising

Departmental Orientation and Advising are scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, from approximately 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Attendance is mandatory. An orientation agenda will be posted when it becomes available. Classes for the summer term begin on June 4 and end on August 15, with no classes on July 4. A course schedule for Fall 2009 will be available online at the School of Nursing Course Schedules web page.

Parking Information

During semester breaks, permit-free parking is available in the UT student parking lots ("Longhorn Lots" or "C permit" lots). Since classes do not begin until June 5, you may park without a permit in the student parking lots on the day of new student orientation. The student parking lots closest to the School of Nursing are located south of the Frank Erwin Center on 15th Street between Red River and the I-35 Frontage Road (Lot 108) and at the northwest corner of MLK Blvd. and Red River Street (Lot 80).

After you are registered for your summer class, you can go to the Parking and Transportation Office in the Trinity Parking Garage (MLK Blvd. at Trinity St.) to purchase a student parking permit for summer. When you register for your fall classes in June, you will have the option of purchasing a parking permit for the entire 2009-2010 academic year. Please visit the Parking & Transportation Services web site for parking information.

Registration

Following your advising session on June 2, the Graduate Coordinators will lift your advising bar and register you for your summer course, N 484C/Professional Nursing Foundations.

Please note: payment of all tuition and fees must be made by 5:00 PM on Friday, June 5, or your registration will be cancelled.

This first semester is the only time you must pay so quickly after you register. In the future, advising and registration periods will occur approximately two months before the beginning of the next semester with payment due a couple of weeks prior to each semester's start date.

Beginning June 11, you will be able to register for the fall semester. Students will be responsible for registering themselves for the fall semester and all subsequent semesters of the program. You will register online using your UT EID and password.

Payment of Fee Bill

You can pay by: cash, check, or money order, credit card (Mastercard or Discover with a 1.75% convenience charge), electronic funds transfer from your bank account, financial aid, or tuition loan.

If you apply and get approved for a guaranteed federal student loan (Stafford, for example), you can defer your tuition payment to your student loan. Also, students may take out a tuition loan to pay their fee bill. Please see the Student Accounts Receivable web site for more information.

Compliance Information

All Nursing students are required to be "in compliance" prior to beginning courses each semester. Students who fail to be in compliance will be dropped from all clinical courses.

In the admission packet you received from nursing, there was a "compliance sheet" that outlines all compliance requirements. You may begin submitting compliance information to the Student Affairs Office any time between now and May 4.

Please direct any and all compliance-related questions to the Student Affairs Office, not the Graduate Student Affairs Office. This office is located in the Nursing Building, room 2.104A and can be reached at 232-4780.

Please go to this the School of Nursing Compliance web page for more information, including the training modules and a background check request form.

Official UT ID Card

You may get your "high assurance" UT ID card anytime. The ID center is located on the first floor of the Flawn Academic Center near the Main Building (Tower). Office hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Visit UT ID Center web site for more information.

School of Nursing ID Card

You may have your picture taken for your School of Nursing ID card any time after orientation. Once the ID card has been produced, it will be placed in your mail folder in the 3rd floor Graduate Student Lounge. You will be given directions on how to get your School of Nursing ID card at orientation.

Summer Course Information (Uniform, Supplies, Calendar, etc.)

More information will be posted here as it is available.

Estimate of Costs

Tuition rates vary depending upon the number of hours taken per semester and residency status. Here is an ESTIMATE of the average tuition and fees for Summer 2009:

Texas residents will likely be charged $1,303 for tuition, $324 in University fees, and $230 in School of Nursing fees. Total = $1857 for a FOUR-HOUR course. This does not include books, supplies, etc.

A new tuition and fee rate table will be available for the 2009-2010 academic year in the near future. Please see the Office of Accounting web site to view Graduate Tuition Rates.

Financial Aid, Scholarships, etc.

Please visit the School of Nursing's Scholarship and Financial Aid information web site.

Also, please visit the University's Student Financial Services web site.

Health Insurance

Students who are interested in purchasing health insurance should contact University Health Services.

Housing

The following websites can be of assistance to students seeking housing:

The University's Division of Housing and Food Services (limited housing available to Graduate Students).

Classified section of local newspapers:
Austin American-Statesman
Austin Chronicle
The Daily Texan

Office of Graduate Studies Orientation

The Office of Graduate Studies (aka "The Graduate School") has a web page that lists several important University resources and provides information about finances, academics, and living in Austin.  We encourage you to visit this page to help you navigate the many facets of graduate studies at the University and to learn about ways to be a successful graduate student at UT.

We will post more information here as it is available. Please contact the Graduate Student Affairs Office at (512) 232-4701 if you have any other questions.