Welcome
from the School of Nursing and Allied Health
Faculty and Staff 

Houston Baptist University School of Nursing and Allied Health, established in 1969, offers a bachelor degree in nursing (BSN) and an associate degree in nursing (ADN). The undergraduate programs average 125-130 students annually. The School of Nursing and Allied Health is committed to educating nurse generalists who are prepared to meet the health care needs in today’s world. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Board of Nurse Examiners for the state of Texas. Graduates of the baccalaureate and associate degree programs have consistently achieved high first time pass rates on the licensure exam for RNs.

The School of Nursing and Allied Health is unique in addressing nursing education in the greater Houston / Harris County area. At HBU, students find…

• Faculty who know them by name and respect them as learners in a scholarly and challenging environment.
• All courses required for the degree are offered on the same campus.
• Faculty who teach in the classroom, also teach in the clinical areas and enhance application of knowledge to practice.
• A main theme for the undergraduate nursing curriculum is "We want to make clock-builders, not just time-tellers." In other words, our goal is to educate nurses to create health care delivery systems to meet the needs of individuals, families, and groups in society, not just function within the current system.
• Over 900 hours of actual clinical experience with active hands on practice with few observational experiences.
• Clinical experiences in the world reknown Texas Medical Center hospitals and the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System.
• A nursing curriculum designed to prepare nurses who function well within the acute care setting and in specialty settings. We believe that this is a result of the number of clinical hours required, faculty supervision of clinical experiences, and limited observational experiences.
• Nursing is recognized as a performance based profession. Like performers who sing or play instruments, students need to be involved in becoming proficient over most of their time in college instead of during the last two years. Thus, students may enter the nursing courses early in the sophomore year.
• Health care is focusing on health promotion and disease prevention, as well as community based care. The curriculum reflects this focus.
• An undergraduate core curriculum required of all undergraduate nursing students. The ADN students graduate upon completion of the core curriculum. The BSN students take additional courses designed to develop the proficiencies for baccalaureate level practice. Students declare their majors prior to entering the nursing courses and are required to file a degree plan.
• A curriculum that is designed for a total university experience with an integration of nursing with general studies courses.   

The School of Nursing and Allied Health website is reviewed and updated on an annual basis.  Information is subject to change based on decisions by faculty, the Dean, Provost, Academic Affairs Committee and other entities.  Revisions are made at the beginning of each academic year to reflect the current policies at that time. 

This website was last updated in April, 2009.