Overview

The Family Nurse Practitioner program from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley emphasizes preparation of students to meet the dynamic needs of the international, multicultural, and multilingual society of the Rio Grande Valley.

Key Features

The curriculum promotes the development of advanced critical thinking and inter-collaborative skills to be used in conceptualizing, synthesizing, and evaluating nursing and health care.

Students will develop the ability to function as a scholar with critical thinking skills supported by theories from the behavioral, physical, and nursing sciences.

Graduates will develop de ability promote quality improvement in the provision of culturally competent care to diverse populations through integration of health policy, planned programs, education, and advocacy.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Nursing Informatics

Professional Nursing Issues

Theoretical Nursing

Research in Nursing

Statistics in Nursing

Advanced Pathophysiology in Nursing

Advanced Health Assessment

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

48 SCH

48-51

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Texas City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN)
All new applicants whose coursework is older than 3 years must score of 900 on the APRN HESI Specialty Assessment Exams: Assessment, Pathophysiology,Pharmacotherapeutics.
Three letters of recommendation
Letter of intent
Resume
Successful completion of undergraduate statistics course
Holding an unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas
Cleared Criminal Background Check
Evidence of current immunizations required by the Texas Department of Heath for students in health-related academic programs

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

17673 USD / year

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Out-of-State

17673 USD / year

≈ 17673 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

9573 USD / year

≈ 9573 USD / year

Living costs

Texas City

United States

882 - 1634 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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