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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 and Pre-Nursing Pathway Application Deadlines

  • Pre-Nursing Pathway
    Term Application deadline Status Decision notification*
    Fall 2027 March 15, 2027 Open TBD
  • Pacesetter Accelerated BSN
    Term Application deadline Status Decision notification*
    Spring 2027 Sept. 1, 2026 Open Nov. 16
    Summer 2027 Jan. 15, 2027 Open TBD
    Fall 2027 March 15, 2027 Open TBD
    Spring 2028 Sept. 1, 2027 Open TBD

  • RN to BSN
    Term Application deadline Status Decision notification*
    Fall 2026 June 30, 2026 Closed TBD

    Note: New student admissions to the RN to BSN track are on hold effective as of the Fall 2026 semester.

Master of Science in Nursing Application Deadlines

Doctor of Nursing Practice Application Deadlines

  • BSN to DNP - Nurse Practitioner Tracks
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification Date
    Fall 2026 Closed May 15, 2026 Rolling basis Rolling basis
    Spring 2027 Open Sept. 15, 2026 Rolling basis Rolling basis
    Fall 2027 Open May 15, 2027 Rolling basis Rolling basis
    Spring 2028 Open Sept. 15, 2027 Rolling basis Rolling basis

  • BSN to DNP - Nursing Leadership and Administration
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification Date
    Fall 2027 Open May 15, 2027 Rolling basis Rolling basis
    Spring 2028 Open Sept. 15, 2027 Rolling basis Rolling basis
  • BSN to DNP - Nurse Anesthesia
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification
    Summer 2028 Open July 1, 2027 TBD TBD
  • DNP (Post-master's Entry)
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification Date
    Fall 2026 Closed May 15, 2026 Rolling basis Rolling basis
    Spring 2027 Open Sept. 15, 2026 Rolling basis Rolling basis
    Spring 2028 Open May 15, 2027 Rolling basis Rolling basis

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

PhD in Nursing Application Deadlines

  • Primary Application Deadline
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification
    Fall admission only - 2027  Open Dec. 1, 2026  TBD Following interviews

  • Late Application Deadline
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification
    Fall admission only - 2027 Open April 1, 2027 TBD Acceptance and notification on a space-available basis.

Post-graduate Completion Program Application Deadlines