Admission Requirements

Admission to the Doctorate of Nurse Anesthesia Program is offered only to CRNAs who possess a master’s degree and is contingent upon submission of the following items/documentation:

• An application for admission, Doctorate of Nurse Anesthesia Program;
• A non-refundable application fee of $50 made payable to Texas Wesleyan University;
• Verification that the applicant has a master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university;
• A copy of the applicant’s current Council on Certification/Recertification card.  All applicants must be Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists ;
• A minimum overall GPA of 3.0 or greater;
• A minimum science GPA of 2.75 or greater;
• Licensure as a registered nurse (RN) in one of the fifty states or District of Columbia (enclose copy of RN license with application);
• An undergraduate statistics course with an earned grade of “C” or better.  A graduate statistics course with an earned grade of “B” or better can be substituted for the undergraduate course.  Texas Wesleyan University offers an online statistics course.  Registration for this course can be accomplished through the Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia’s Admission Coordinator at (817) 531-4406; or transferred in from an accredited college or university;
• A graduate level research course with an earned grade of “B” or better.  Texas Wesleyan offers an online graduate level research course through the Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia; Registration for this course can be accomplished through the Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia’s Admission Coordinator at (817) 531-4406;
• Official transcripts for all college or university course work;
• A current C.V. that includes education and work experience;
• Three letters of support:
• One from an educator that can attest to the applicants academic ability and aptitude for advanced learning;
• One from a clinical supervisor/colleague that can attest to the applicants clinical skills;
• And a personal reference from a non-relative that can attest to the applicant’s integrity

It is recommended that the applicant has taken a graduate level physiology course and chemistry course within five years of starting the program.

Responsibility for completion of the application process rests with the applicant.  Applicants are encouraged to inquire into the status of their application and to submit application early due to a limited size of each course.  Non-complete applications will not be processed. All application materials should be mailed directly to:

                                    Doctorate of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Program

                                    Texas Wesleyan University

                                    1201 Wesleyan Street

                                    Fort Worth, Texas 76105-1536

Students will be notified of the admission decision by letter: admitted or denied.  On occasion, notification will be via telephone or email with an official follow-up letter sent to the student.  Students not meeting admission requirements will not be allowed to take the course(s) on a conditional or provisional basis.   Conditional or provisional acceptance into the program is not an option.

All students must have completed the registration process no later than two weeks prior to the first class day to be eligible to take the class.