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Application deadlines at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston vary by program. Please review the list below.

Please note that we are unable to process applications with missing or incomplete documents. If application materials have not been received by the program's deadline date, your application will not be forwarded for faculty review and decision. Application and fees cannot be deferred.

Admission decisions for some graduate programs are made on a rolling basis, meaning that applicants to those programs may receive notifications earlier than the approximate notification dates indicated below. Applications received after the deadline are reviewed on a space-available basis. 

 

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

  • Pacesetter BSN
    Term Application deadline Status Decision notification*
    Fall 2025 March 15  Closed June 15
    Spring 2025 September 1 Open Nov. 15
    Summer 2025 January 15     Open April 15
  • RN to BSN
    Term Application deadline Status Decision notification*
    Fall 2025 March 15  Closed June 15
    Spring 2025 September 1 Open Nov. 15
    Summer 2025 January 15     Open April 15

Master of Science in Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice

  • BSN to DNP - Nurse Practitioner Tracks
    Term Status Priority Deadline Interviews Notification Date
    Fall 2024 Closed May 15, 2024 - Extended to June 14, 2024 Rolling basis Rolling basis
    Spring 2025 Open Sept. 15, 2024 Rolling basis Rolling basis

    Note: New student admissions to the BSN to DNP Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner track are on hold effective for the Fall 2023 semester.

  • BSN to DNP - Nurse Anesthesia
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification
    Summer 2025 Closed July 1, 2024 Sept. 9-13, 2024 (tentative) Sept. 23, 2024
  • DNP (Post-master's Entry)
    Term Status Priority Deadline Notification Date
    Fall 2024 Closed May 15 -  Extended to June 14, 2024 Rolling basis
    Spring 2025 Open Sept. 15 Rolling basis

PhD in Nursing (BSN-PhD and Post-master's Entry)

  • Primary Application Deadline
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification
    Fall admission only Closed March 1 April 9 Following interviews
  • Late Application Deadline
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification
    Fall admission only Closed July 1 July 11 Acceptance and notification on a space-available basis.

Post-graduate Completion Program