The School of Nursing and Allied Health offers a rigorous nursing curriculum that includes academic and clinical performance requirements. The BSN degree prepares students as generalists, capable of working in a variety of settings. In addition, students are prepared for graduate studies in nursing. Approved by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. What will I experience at HBU? Courses have clinical experiences in all of the major hospitals in the Texas Medical Center and in numerous community health sites. In addition, most hospitals in the area offer opportunities for students to be selected for work-study programs. Approximately 10 students per school are selected, hired by the hospital and work about 24 hours per month. Students are paid for their work and, in addition, receive scholarship support from the institution. Students study intensive care nursing at Memorial Hermann Hospital, one of the nation's leading trauma and burn centers. During this study, they eyewitness the operation of Life Flight and the Shock Trauma ICU. BSN students have a series of courses on community and public health which explores the nurse's role in numerous sites including school nursing, home health care and long-term care, as well as care for the homeless, and adult daycare programs for elderly with Alzheimer's disease. The School of Nursing and Allied Health in partnership with the Fifth Ward Congregational Health Coalition has provided health fairs, senior groups health education, home visits, and health promotion plans to under served populations.

Graduates of Houston Baptist University's BSN program are highly sought by employers, and they have a wide range of employment options. Traditional hospital employment offers a BSN-prepared RN the opportunity to work with patients of all ages. Graduates can also choose to work in an area of specialization such as intensive care, labor and delivery, pediatrics, mental health, or surgery. In the community, our graduates go into such settings as home health care, hospice care, school nursing, and more. The BSN program comprehensively prepares the student for graduate study. Our graduates include those who have continued their education to become advanced practice nurses following completion of the MSN degree, nurse administrators, and some choose to obtain a Ph.D. degree in nursing as well.