The vocational nursing program prepares students to take the state board examination to become licensed vocational nurses. Approved by the Texas Board of Nursing, the program is administered through the School of Professional Studies. Articulation agreements are in place to facilitate advancement to registered nurse at other schools of nursing.
Requirements for admission are: high school diploma or GED; satisfactory scores on pre-nursing entrance examinations; application for admission to the program; three letters of reference; evidence of good health; an interview; and passing of the prerequisite biology course with a grade of C or better. The prerequisite course is either Biology 2403, Human Anatomy and Physiology Survey; Biology 2404, Human Anatomy and Physiology I; or Biology 2405, Human Anatomy and Physiology II.