Pre-Nursing

Program Requirements

NURS 3112 - Nursing Honors Seminar (organized honors course)

The Nursing Honors Seminar (NURS 3112) must be completed in the student’s sophomore year prior to beginning upper-division nursing course work in either Dallas or Houston.

Students must earn an A or B course grade in NURS 3112 to continue as a nursing student in the Honors Scholar Program. If a student earns less than a B in the NURS 3112 course, students will have the following options:

a. Change major and continue as a member in the Honors Scholar Program in a different field of study.

b. Withdraw from Honors Scholar Program and continue in the upper division nursing program on Dallas or Houston campuses.

c. Retake NURS 3112 only with a successful appeal to the HAC. Appeals will only be granted under exceptional circumstances.

If a student elects to withdraw from the program, they will lose all privileges as an Honors Scholar, including, but not limited to, the Honors Scholar Program scholarship and graduation recognition as an Honors Scholar Graduate

Pre-Nursing students may select one of two routes regarding their Nursing Capstone project:

1) Sequence of 3 1SCH courses with a Nursing faculty mentor resulting in an original research project:

NURS 4011 - Nursing Capstone 1

NURS 4021 - Nursing Capstone 2

NURS 4031 - Nursing Capstone 3

Typically, it is expected that students will include the one-hour nursing capstone courses each of the junior-year semesters in their upper-division programs, and the third capstone class (4031) can be completed either in the summer following their junior year or the first semester of their senior year. The determination of the scheduling of these capstone classes will be made with the Nursing Honors Liaison and the student’s academic advisor.

All Nursing capstones are ideally completed by the end of the first semester of the senior year.

2) A 3SCH course taken J1 semester resulting in a scholarly project:

NURS 4903

This class allows students to conduct systematic or literature reviews on current areas of study in the field of nursing.

It is recommended that Honors Nursing students complete their service and fundraising hours prior to leaving the Denton campus, though it is not mandatory. Students transitioning to the Houston campus are not expected to continue completion of the social-cultural requirement after transfer.

***ALL NURSING COURSEWORK SHOULD BE DONE/IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETION BEFORE APPLYING TO NURSING SCHOOL***

Honors Nursing Pre-requisites

Anatomy 1 Lab and Lecture (1 credit + 3 credits)
Anatomy 2 Lab and Lecture (1 credit + 3 credits)
Microbiology Lab and Lecture (1 credit + 3 credits)
Any Chemistry Lab and Lecture [Suggestion: Intro to Chemistry] (1 credit + 3 credits)
Elementary Statistics (3 credits, can take as Honors course if offered)
Introduction to Nutrition (3 credits, can take as Honors course if offered; advisors encourage students to take NFS 2323.90 in the same semester as taking Chem. Lecture/Lab or after)
Developmental Psychology (3 credits, can take as Honors course if offered)
Need to be done with these courses the semester before the semester you apply for nursing school + have at least 21 hours of core requirements completed (for example, if you plan to be in nursing school in the Fall 2024, you must have all of these courses completed in the Fall 2023, as Spring of 2024 will be when you will apply)
Anatomy 1 & 2, Micro, and Chemistry all require a C (however, an A or B is necessary if taking as an organized honors course)
Take whichever courses meet the Texas Core Curriculum Requirements
N3112: Capstone Course, will take this course the semester before you enter nursing school; led by Dr. Wilson, will be paired with your capstone mentor

Nursing-Prerequisites-Checklist-4-21-23.pdf

HONORS LETTER OF GOOD STANDING REQUEST

Pre-nursing honors students applying for nursing school must request a Letter of Good Standing from the TWU Denton Office of Honors Programs. Prior to making this request, all students should schedule a meeting with Dr. Wilson to discuss their application timeline. To make this request, please complete this form.

August 15 CON application deadline: Requests processed June 1 - July 31

February 1 CON application deadline: Requests processed December 15 - January 15

HELPFUL INFORMATION

important deadlines

Be sure to mark your calendars for the opening and closing of the NursingCAS Portal and the deadline for ATI TEAS scores! Both of these are needed for entrance to Nursing school.

RN licensure requires applicants to have lawful presence in the US.

Submit application through NursingCAS and submit background check.

HONORS LETTER OF GOOD STANDING

Before applying to nursing school, you must request a Letter of Good Standing from the Honors Office. You can request that letter by completing this form: https://forms.gle/ZnPgkdo5Mtfy65Fq6

Learn more about the TEAS

TWU TEAS Website: Preparing, testing schedule, registration, documenting scores

You have two attempts per application cycle, but must wait 15 days to retest between the first and second attempt.

Contact Stephanie Young, syoung23@twu.edu, for more information or any questions you may have.

ADVISING

The Honors team is dedicated to helping you navigate the program alongside your pre-nursing track. Make an appointment with your advisor or Nursing liaison for assistance. You do not have to figure it all out alone!