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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 2026 June 1 Open TBD
  • Pacesetter Accelerated BSN
    Term Application deadline Status Decision notification*
    Spring 2026 Sept. 15, 2025 Open Nov. 15
    Summer 2026 Jan. 15, 2026    Open April 15
    Fall 2026 March 15, 2026 Open June 15
    Spring 2027 Sept. 1, 2026 Open Nov. 16
  • RN to BSN
    Term Application deadline Status Decision notification*
    Spring 2026 Sept. 15, 2025 Open Nov. 15
    Summer 2026 Jan. 15, 2026    Open April 15
    Fall 2026 March 15, 2026 Open June 15
    Spring 2027 Sept. 1, 2026 Open Nov. 16

Master of Science in Nursing Application Deadlines

Doctor of Nursing Practice Application Deadlines

  • BSN to DNP - Nurse Practitioner Tracks
    Term Status Priority Deadline Interviews Notification Date
    Spring 2026 Open Sept. 15, 2025 Rolling basis Rolling basis
    Fall 2026 Open May 15, 2026 Rolling basis Rolling basis
    Spring 2027 Open Sept. 15, 2026 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 2027 Open July 1, 2026 TBD TBD
  • DNP (Post-master's Entry)
    Term Status Priority Deadline Notification Date
    Fall 2025 Closed June 1    Rolling basis
    Spring 2026 Open 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 Application Deadlines

  • Primary Application Deadline
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification
    Fall admission only - 2026  Open Dec. 1, 2025  Jan. 20, 2026 Following interviews

  • Late Application Deadline
    Term Status Deadline Interviews Notification
    Fall admission only - 2026 Open (as space allows) April 1, 2026 May 5, 2026 Acceptance and notification on a space-available basis.

Post-graduate Completion Program Application Deadlines