In the Department of Nursing at Southwestern Adventist University, we aim to prepare you to become the best leader you can be within the healthcare field.
You will experience:
- Small class sizes with dedicated professors
- Personalized mentoring
- A development of comprehensive patient assessment skills and clinical judgment
We are proud that our nursing students have a NCLEX pass rate above the national average. This past year, our 2019 graduates had a pass rate of 92 percent.
This means you will enter the profession prepared to engage with co-workers embrace change and optimize patient outcomes by addressing not just the physical, but all aspects of health.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Southwestern Adventist University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. The nursing program is fully approved by the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas, 333 Guadalupe #3 - 460, Austin, TX 87801, 512-305-7400.
B.S. Nursing Program
R.N. to B.S. Nursing Program
Are you an RN looking to grow you expertise to meet today’s industry standards? Our RN to BS Nursing program is designed just for you! You have the opportunity to begin your education during Fall, Spring or Summer with flexible 8-week modules and reduced tuition! A degree package costs just $7,500, which is $250 per credit hour.
Nursing Faculty Accomplishments
- Faculty Doctoral research project: Creating evidence-based initiatives to improve population health outcomes
- Full Plate Living and Reversing Diabetes grant-funded community research project: faculty-led, with student involvement
- Depression screening protocol: Creation with implementation in a community
- Membership in Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honor Society
- Board certification in area of nursing practice
- Participation in a 3-day mega-clinic (Your Best Pathway to Health) in Fort Worth: all faculty and students
- Use of innovative, evidence-based teaching-learning strategies inside and outside the classroom
- Faith Community Nursing education certificate
- Certified in CPR and ACLS instruction
- Certified Mental Health First Aid instruction
Nursing Program Admission
In the past, SWAU has traditionally accepted 1 class each year. We are now pleased to begin accepting 2 classes every year.
Freshman Students
Freshmen who enter SWAU as a nursing major usually begin nursing courses in the second semester of their sophomore year. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing can complete their courses in just 5 semesters!
Transfer Students
To be accepted into the SWAU Nursing Program, you must first Apply Online. For your convenience, you may also apply directly through NursingCas. To complete the registration process, visit the Nursing Admission Requirement page.
Guaranteed Admission
Prospective students are eligible with the following qualifications:
- Admitted to Southwestern Adventist University
- Enrolled as a full-time freshman
- Declared nursing as your intended major
- Successfully completed all nursing pre-requisite courses
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Achieve an overall proficient level or above on the TEAS nursing admission test
Does this sound like the perfect career choice for you? Let’s chat!
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Join us as we celebrate the Class of 2020. Due to COVID19, our 2020 commencement will be hosted on our campus in August. Stay tuned for more information.
Your Future
Careers
A degree in nursing opens the door to one of the fastest growing and most-in-demand career fields. Research supports the increase in quality outcomes when nurses have a bachelor's degree (BSN) and many hospitals are hiring with a goal of all BSN nurses. Many of SWAU's graduates work in specialty areas, leadership and management positions, nursing education, or specialty areas. Many others have completed graduate programs and become nurse practitioners, midwives, or nurse anesthetists. BSN graduates have greater opportunities for career advancement and expanded access to over 100 specialty nursing roles.
Professions
- Staff Nurse
- Nurse Midwife
- Nurse Educator
- Community Health Nurse
- Flight Nurse
- Mental Health Clinician
- Critical Care Nurse
- Case Manager
- Nursing Director
- Operating Room Nurse
>1 million
RN job openings nationwide
expected by 2024