Prerequisites

Clinical Nurse Leader … Full-time, primarily face-to-face, four-term program for individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in a non-nursing field from a regionally accredited college or university (or approved international equivalent) seeking professional entry to nursing practice and RN licensure, including the prerequisite courses shown in Prerequisite Courses Table.  (Note: The prerequisite requirements show that individuals may not enter the CNL program directly from high school.)

CNL is for individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in a non-nursing field seeking professional entry to nursing practice and RN licensure.

Prerequisite Courses(1)

Courses

MSN - CNL

Human Anatomy & Physiology(2)

8 semester hours with labs

Microbiology

Minimum 3 semester hours
with lab

Statistics

3 semester hours

Lifespan Development/Psychology

Recommended
(not required)

Humanities/The Arts

Recommended
(not required)

Nutrition

Recommended
(not required)

Psychology

Recommended
(not required)

Sociology

Recommended
(not required)

Anthropology

Recommended
(not required)

Minimum Total Semester Hours
Completed Prior to Admission

14 (3) semester hours in addition to a Bachelors Degree
or Higher

*** IMPORTANT NOTE:  All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to beginning studies at the UT Health Science Center (UTHSC), but do not need to be completed prior to application. ***

(1) Numbers in table represent “semester hours” from regionally accredited colleges and universities completed with a grade of C or higher. The prerequisite courses in this table are not offered by the UTHSC, College of Nursing.

(2) The Science prerequisite courses must be completed within 10 years of the application deadline date.

(3)The 14-semester-hour prerequisite requirement represents non-nursing, collegiate academic studies. The 14-semester hours must be completed during or in addition to your undergrad collegiate studies.

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