TCU Harris College | School of Nurse Anesthesia

TCU's School of Nurse Anesthesia offers only one entry practice program which is a Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia. It is a 28-month masters program which begins with a year of coursework including pharmacology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and research. During the following 16-month residency, students are placed in hospital settings across the nation for clinical education. They practice under the guidance of clinical faculty, expert physicians, and nurse anesthetists. A DNP-Anesthesia program is approved by TCU and is currently seeking accreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The other is a 36-month doctoral program which begins with 8-months of on-line courses and then follows the same format as the 28-month program.

Our Mission

The mission of the Master of Science Nurse Anesthesia is to prepare professional nurses for nurse anesthesia practice with advanced, specialized knowledge and skills in order to meet the health needs of a diverse population.

The mission of the DNP-Anesthesia for post baccalaureate registered nurses will be to provide the terminal academic preparation for nurse anesthesia practice with advanced, specialized knowledge and skills to meet the health needs of diverse populations. The purpose of the DNP-ANESTHESIA program is to prepare nurse anesthetists who are equipped to assume clinical leadership positions in a variety of health care, business, government, and educational organizations.*

*The DNP-A is pending Council On Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) approval. Currently students are enrolled in prerequisite courses leading to the DNP degree. The DNP-A entry to practice program will not officially begin until the program receives COA approval for the DNP-A. No student can be enrolled in the DNP-Anesthesia until the program is approved by the COA.

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TCU School of Nurse Anesthesia Program Director Receives National Award from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Application deadlines: October 1st for class beginning the next year. Candidiates will be notified of admission status by February 1st