College of Nursing
Wherever you are in your nursing career, UTHSC has a degree for you.
The College of Nursing traces its history to 1898, the first College of Nursing in the state of Tennessee and is widely recognized for innovative educational programs, cutting edge research,exemplary faculty practice, and development of nursing leaders. The College currently offers three degree programs – BSN, DNP, and our PhD which is offered through the College of Graduate Health Sciences.
DNP program is ranked #24 in the 2020 US News and World Report rankings.
Online DNP and Certificate programs cost same in-state or out-of-state.
Students benefit from the cross-discipline collaboration of a health science center.
Offering the first RNFA program and the first PACNP concentration in Tennessee.
Academic Programs
Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Anesthesia
- Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitoner
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
- Dual Concentration: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care/Family Nurse Practitioner
- Dual Concentration: Psychiatric Mental Health/ Family Nurse Practitioner
Nursing Practice Certificates
- Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA)
- Post-Masters Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program
- Post-DNP Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program
- Post-DNP Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program
- Post-DNP Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program
- Post-DNP Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program