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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

Master of Science in Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice

  • BSN to DNP - Nurse Practitioner Tracks
    Term Status Priority Deadline Interviews Notification Date
    Fall 2025 Open May 15, 2025 Rolling basis Rolling basis
    Spring 2025 Closed 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
    Summer 2026 Open July 1, 2025
  • DNP (Post-master's Entry)
    Term Status Priority Deadline Notification Date
    Fall 2024 Open May 15    Rolling basis
    Spring 2025 Closed Sept. 15  Rolling basis

    Note: New student admissions to the Nursing Informatics track are on hold effective as of the Spring 2025 semester.

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

  • Primary Application Deadline
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification
    Fall admission only - 2025 Open March 1 TBD Following interviews
  • Late Application Deadline
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification
    Fall admission only Open June 1 TBD Acceptance and notification on a space-available basis.

Post-graduate Completion Program