College of Nursing
UTHSC Nursing: A Legacy of Leadership. A Career for Life.
With an outstanding national reputation earned over more than a century, the College of Nursing traces its history to 1898 and was the first College of Nursing in Tennessee. Housed in the resource-rich environment of an urban medical campus, the College of Nursing offers a highly-educated, research-oriented faculty with a focus on developing nursing leaders. The College offers a 12-month, second-degree accelerated BSN program, a traditional, four-semester BSN program, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program with eight concentrations. Our PhD in nursing is offered through the College of Graduate Health Sciences.
Academic Programs
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Anesthesiology
- Nurse Midwifery
- Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
- Dual DNP/PhD
- Dual Concentration: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care/Family Nurse Practitioner
- Dual Concentration: Psychiatric Mental Health/ Family Nurse Practitioner
- Dual Concentration:
Pediatric Acute Care/Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA)
- Advanced Practice Forensic Nursing Certificate
- 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
Partnership Enrollment Programs
Students at LeMoyne-Owen College, Lane College, Dillard University, Rhodes College, UT Southern, Southwest Tennessee Community College, Northwest Mississippi Community College, Dyersburg State Community College, Arkansas State University Mid-South, and Sewanee, the University of the South are eligible for our Partnership Enrollment Programs.
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In the magazine's third annual listing of BSN programs, the UTHSC College of Nursing is again the highest-ranked BSN program in Tennessee. The college ranked No. 31 among 656 schools.
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The college's DNP program consistently ranks near the top of this important list of doctoral programs of nursing. In 2024, the college's DNP ranked 25th in the nation.