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The University of Texas at Tyler · School of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

BSNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

Mandatory prerequisite and Texas Core courses are followed by four semesters of nursing courses offered year-round at the Tyler, Longview and Palestine campuses.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
As little as 16 months, year-round
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
UT Tyler (Tyler campus) — Tyler, TX; Longview University Center — Longview, TX; Palestine Campus — Palestine, TX

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prerequisite courses
Texas Core complete before beginning the BSN program; five outstanding prerequisite courses may be in progress at application
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Minimum 3.0 GPA in all core courses and 3.0 GPA in nursing prerequisite courses
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS
Required — published minimum 58.7ATI TEAS; HESI scores not accepted
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $7,020
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $22,320
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,432
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,534
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $15,498
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Spring, Summer, Fall Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Baccalaureate (BSN) · School of Nursing, Tyler, TX

    Initial: April 15, 2005 · Most recent: October 19, 2022 · Term expires: June 30, 2033 · Next review: Fall 2032

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.
MeasureYearResultPopulation / scope
NCLEX-RN pass rate202397.5%UT Tyler NCLEX pass rate as listed in the school's five-year table (source cited: Texas Board of Nursing); test-taker population not stated
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
NCLEX-RN pass rate202293.94%UT Tyler NCLEX pass rate as listed in the school's five-year table (source cited: Texas Board of Nursing); test-taker population not stated
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (TX) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. uttyler.edu/academics/colleges-schools/nursing/undergraduate/bsn-tracks/index.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. uttyler.edu/academics/colleges-schools/nursing/undergraduate/index.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. uttyler.edu/academics/colleges-schools/nursing/undergraduate/nclex-pass-rates/index.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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