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Application Procedures

Application Procedures for the Pre-Nursing sequence

Students must first apply for admission to the University of Texas at Austin as a Pre-Nursing major. Students must be formally admitted to the University with the Pre-Nursing major code in order to complete the BSN prerequisite courses and apply to the Upper-Division Professional Sequence.

For more detailed information about applying to UT Austin as a pre-nursing major, including information for internal transfers, please visit the link below:

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Application Procedures for the Upper-Division Professional Sequence

All students applying for formal admission to the BSN Upper-Division Professional Sequence must submit the following application materials to the Student Affairs Office (NUR 2.104A) by the appropriate deadline—February 15th for Fall admission and September 15th for Spring admission:

*An official high school transcript must be submitted only if the foreign language prerequisite was satisfied in high school.

Send all Upper-Division application materials to:
Student Affairs Office
Undergraduate Admissions
UT Austin School of Nursing
1700 Red River
Austin, TX  78701-1499

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Application Procedures for the ADN-BSN Program

All students applying for admission to the ADN-BSN program must submit the following application materials to the Student Affairs Office (NUR 2.104A) by the March 1st deadline for Fall admission (Fall admission only):

*An official high school transcript must be submitted only if the foreign language prerequisite was satisfied in high school.

**This form should be used by ADNs with at least one year of paid nursing employment that involved administering medications for patients with a variety of health problems. Employment must have occured within the last three years.

PLEASE NOTE: Students are required to submit two separate sets of official transcripts. One set is sent to the UT Austin Office of Admissions for admission to the University. The second is sent to the School of Nursing for admission to the ADN-BSN program.

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Application Procedures for ALL Graduate Programs in Nursing

Applying to graduate study at the University of Texas is a TWO-STEP process: separate application materials are collected by the Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC) and by the Graduate Student Affairs Office in Nursing. GIAC determines if you are eligible to attend UT, while the School of Nursing decides if you will receive admission to the program.

All students applying for formal admission to the graduate programs in Nursing must submit the following application materials by the December 1 deadline:

To the Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC)

Send GIAC materials to:
Graduate and International Admissions Center
The University of Texas at Austin
PO Box 7608
Austin, TX  78713-7608

Visit Online Status Check web page to check your GIAC online application status.

To the School of Nursing (SoN)

PLEASE NOTE: The following materials are to be submitted directly to the Graduate Student Affairs Office in Nursing, AT ONE TIME, IN ONE PACKAGE, INCLUDING REFERENCES.

  • Curriculum Vitae or Resume
  • Official copies of transcripts from ALL institutions attended (including 4-year, community, and junior colleges)
  • Personal Statement (May be submitted in your package OR in essay/statement section of the online application for admission.)
  • Three References (Please collect the forms and include them in your package for the School of Nursing. Have the recommender sign over the seal of each envelope to show that the reference is confidential.)

Send School of Nursing materials to:
School of Nursing
Graduate Student Affairs Office
The University of Texas at Austin
1700 Red River
Austin, TX 78701-1499

E-mail Graduate Student Affairs Office to check the status of documents received.

For additional details on how to prepare your graduate application materials and Personal Statement instructions, please view the Application Procedures (PDF Format).

Please follow all directions carefully. It is the applicant's responsibility to confirm with each office that all materials have been received on time. Applications that are incomplete or not received by December 1 will not be considered for admission.

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Acceptance to Graduate Programs in Nursing

The School of Nursing Graduate Admissions Committee may begin preliminary admission reviews as soon as an applicant’s file is complete; however, admission decisions are not made until after the December 1 application deadline. Files that remain incomplete will not be reviewed nor acted upon by the Committee. It is extremely important to have all required application materials submitted by the December 1 deadline.

Applicants will be notified of their admission decision in early February and will receive two separate notices: (1) an unofficial letter from the School of Nursing informing you of the Committee’s decision, and (2) an official letter from the Graduate and International Admission Center notifying you of the admission decision of the Office of Graduate Studies. Acceptance by both the School of Nursing and the Office of Graduate Studies is necessary before enrollment is permitted.

Please feel free to email Graduate Student Affairs Office or call at (512) 232-4701 if you have questions about the admission process. Also, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions (PDF Format) page for additional information.

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