About

Welcome to University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing located in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee's Medical District! UTHSC is the flagship, public academic health system with a mission of bringing the benefits of the health sciences to the achievement and maintenance of human health. We offer the following programs: BSN (RN-BSN & Accelerated BSN), 7 DNP concentrations,  Dual DNP/PhD, PhD, and Graduate Certificates.

Here are some quick facts about us:

1. First College of Nursing in Tennessee
2. First PhD program in Tennessee
3. First Doctor of Nursing Practice program in the state, second in the U.S.
4. First DNP/PhD graduate in the U.S.
5. 100% first-time board pass rate for nurse anesthesia DNP concentration for class of 2019
6. 100% of UTHSC CON graduates employed within 12 months of graduation
7. 97% first-time pass rate for BSN students on NCLEX-RN, the national exam for the licensing of nurses
8. 97.1% initial board certification rate for all seven DNP concentrations combined
9. One of the most diverse Colleges on campus in terms of students, faculty and staff

Our Office of Student Affairs can be reached at 901.448.6125 or nursing@uthsc.edu.

Level

• Bachelor's
• Certificate
• Doctoral

Degree Type

• BSN/BS (2nd Degree) for Non-Nurses with a Bachelor's degree
• DNP (Post-Bachelor's)
• DNP (Post-Master's)
• PhD (Post-Bachelor's)
• PhD (Post-Master's)
• Post-Graduate Certificate
• RN to BSN/BS (for Registered Nurses)

Degree Track

• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care
• Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
• Family
• Neonatal
• NP
• Nurse Anesthesia
• Nurse Midwifery
• Nurse Practitioner
• Pediatric Acute Care
• Pediatric Primary Care
• Psychiatric-Mental Health
• Women's Health

Location

• Arkansas
• Mississippi
• Online
• Tennessee