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
Progression Criteria
Progression Requirements
Students:
1. Must maintain at least $1 million in professional liability insurance.
2. Must provide annual documentation verifying absence of active (infectious) pulmonary disease.
3. Must provide documentation verifying current immunization or immunity status for specified diseases (hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus/diphtheria or tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis, varicella, flu/influenza, and, if <22, meningitis, etc.).
4. Must provide annual proof of current certification in CPR (health care provider).
5. Must maintain a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
6. Must achieve a minimum grade of "C" in each required Second Degree BSN course.
7. Must satisfactorily complete Second Degree BSN courses in approved sequence.
8. Can seek academic advisement each semester [or module] regarding program progression.
9. Must abide by and adhere to the BSN Student Guide.
For more information please contact the School of Nursing
School of Nursing Offices
Brownsville campus:
BLHSB 1.604
Phone: 956-882-5070
Fax: 956-882-6827
Edinburg campus:
EHABE 2.201
Phone: 956-665-3491
Fax: 956-665-2878