NP program at UT Arlington

foxyhill21 · Apr 25, 2008

All I can say is Arlington is like the entertainment capital of the DFW. I do not know much about the school.

redranger · Apr 25, 2008

How long does it take, Education time frame to become a NP.

If one already has Bachelor of Nursing.

Thanks in advance.

foxyhill21 · Apr 26, 2008

I think 2-3 years depending on if you are a full time or part time student

dragonflycafe · Jul 4, 2008

I do know that UTA has a high ranking NP Program according to US News and World Report. It is well respected on campus too. UTA also has an excellent engineering and sciences program.

I went to school at UTA some years ago and enjoyed it. Arlington has some nice areas and some run down areas, but the campus at UTA is quite nice. Arlington will also get even prettier once the stadium is built - which is quite close to the school.

It's also a great location - right at DFW airport and in between Dallas and Ft. Worth.

I'm hoping to get into the program once I'm done with prereqs.

Hope that helps!

carachel2 · Jul 5, 2008

I have no idea how it compares to UT Austin, but we have a high % passing national boards and the program is supposedly pretty highly regarded. We have at least two NP's who are certified in acute care pedi. from an Ivy League school and they are now returning to get their primary care pedi. and they say the programs are almost identical....and yet UTA costs THOUSANDS less.

They are wonderfully flexible and allow you to go either full-time to finish in 2 years; part-time @ 2 classes per semester to finish in 3 years and *very* part-time to finish in 4 years. The instructors are all highly supportive and are required to maintain their own clinical hours. A lot of the basic courses are on-line or DVD format (Patho, Pharm., Theory, Research) and that is nice to kind of get your feet wet.

PM me if you want more information.

carachel2 · Jul 5, 2008

I also wanted to add that if you are interested in pedi, there is a big push to get you certified in both primary (office based care) and acute pedi. Right now, if you are acute only, you cannot work in a Dr's office and vice versa. If you do both, you have to do a practicum in both so that = two practicums at around 300 hours each a semester. It might be one semester longer than a regular NP program.