Contact Us
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Brownsville Office:
Life and Health Science Bldg (LHSB) 2.720
956-882-5070
Fax: 956-882-6827
Edinburg Office:
Health Affairs Building East (EHABE) 2.201
956-665-3491
Fax: 956-665-5253
Education Verification Forms:
Graduate or DNP Program request to
Meagan Banks, BS
Program Coordinator-Student Services
956-665-3499
Undergraduate Program request to
Lourdes Sanchez, BAAS-IS
Program Coordinator-Student Services
956-882-5070
(Graduates must complete their section Of the form before submitting. Provide your UTRGV Student ID# in your email.)
General Information and Program Inquiries:
Maria Pilar Pedraza, BS
Administrative Assistant I SON Office
956-665-2194
Karina Gutierrez
Program Specialist-Student Services
956-882-5072
Carmen Vela, BS
Program Specialist-Student Services
956-665-2204
Graduate Programs:
MSN-FNP, Post Master's PMHNP and FNP
Certificates, MSN-Education, MSN-Administration and DNP
Meagan Banks, BS
Program Coordinator-Student Services
956-665-3499
Undergraduate Programs:
BSN Generic, 2nd Degree and RN to BSN
Lourdes Sanchez, BAAS-IS
Program Coordinator-Student Services
956-882-5070
Student Resources
General Student Resources:
- UTRGV Tuition and Fees
- South Texas College’s course equivalencies for UTRGV (2+2 BSN)
- Nursing Organizations
- Instructions for Students Requesting V OneCard
- Texas Board of Nursing
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing Resources for Students
- National Council on State Boards of Nursing, NCLEX and Other Exams
- COVID-19 resources: University Updates/Resources Related to COVID-19
Resources for the School of Nursing’s Undergraduate Programs:
Resources for the School of Nursing’s Graduate College Programs:
Demographics of Applicants Accepted in BSN Generic and 2nd Degree BSN
|
BSN (Generic) |
|
Fall 2024 |
Spring 2024 |
Fall 2023 |
Spring 2023 |
Fall 2022 |
Spring 2022 |
|
|
Completed Applications |
|
158 |
182 |
179 |
94 |
110 |
137 |
|
|
Applicants Accepted |
|
86 |
80 |
83 |
58 |
70 |
73 |
|
|
Avg. Strategic GPA |
|
3.87 |
3.73 |
3.88 |
3.73 |
3.71 |
3.87 |
|
|
Avg. Science GPA |
|
3.7 |
3.44 |
3.69 |
3.49 |
3.57 |
3.72 |
|
|
Avg. HESI Score/100 |
Reading |
87 |
86 |
89 |
88 |
88 |
88 |
|
|
|
Grammar |
88 |
88.12 |
87 |
88 |
88 |
89 |
|
|
|
Vocabulary |
87 |
86.65 |
88 |
86 |
87 |
89 |
|
|
|
Anatomy and Physiology |
93 |
94 |
92 |
89 |
92 |
93 |
|
|
|
Math |
91.72 |
91.33 |
91 |
89 |
91 |
92 |
|
|
|
Cumulative |
88.41 |
88.03 |
89.06 |
87.33 |
88.3 |
90.02 |
|
|
|
Critical Thinking/1000 |
887 |
906 |
896 |
851 |
851 |
891 |
|
|
Total Rank Points |
|
91.83 |
88.44 |
91.90 |
88.7 |
88.7 |
91.99 |
|
|
BSN (2nd Degree) |
|
Fall 2024 |
Summer 2024 |
Spring 2024 |
Fall 2023 |
Summer 2023 |
Spring 2023 |
Fall 2022 |
Summer 2022 |
Spring 2022 |
|
|
Completed Applications |
|
85 |
76 |
76 |
61 |
48 |
39 |
59 |
33 |
35 |
|
|
Applicants Accepted |
|
48 |
42 |
36 |
28 |
38 |
35 |
40 |
18 |
32 |
|
|
Avg. Strategic GPA |
|
3.65 |
3.6 |
3.62 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.46 |
3.57 |
3.53 |
3.46 |
|
|
Avg. Science GPA |
|
3.35 |
3.32 |
3.44 |
3.25 |
3.28 |
3.09 |
3.30 |
3.25 |
3.32 |
|
|
Avg. HESI Score |
Reading |
89 |
89 |
87 |
86 |
89 |
86 |
88 |
88 |
88 |
|
|
|
Grammar |
89 |
86 |
86 |
88 |
87 |
85 |
88 |
87 |
86 |
|
|
|
Vocabulary |
89 |
87 |
85 |
86 |
88 |
85 |
88 |
88 |
87 |
|
|
|
Anatomy and Physiology |
92 |
89 |
91 |
90 |
88 |
83 |
86 |
93 |
87 |
|
|
|
Math |
90 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
88 |
91 |
92 |
90 |
|
|
|
Cumulative |
89 |
87 |
85.77 |
87.48 |
87.85 |
84 |
87.3 |
88.11 |
85.92 |
|
|
|
Critical Thinking |
888 |
886 |
869 |
882 |
899 |
876 |
854 |
853 |
868 |
|
|
Total Rank Points |
|
87.24 |
86.17 |
85.08 |
83.74 |
72.44 |
81.51 |
83.4 |
84.85 |
83.1 |
|
