Admission to the Master of Health Science

The Master of Health Science degree is designed to provide a degree option for students who were admitted to, and enrolled in, but did not complete either the Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia (MSNA) or the Baccalaureate to DNAP Program (eDNAP) at Texas Wesleyan University.  

This degree options is available to students who either:

1. Are successful in completing the Phase I curriculum of the MSNA, but who are unsuccessful in completing the Phase II curriculum. The applicant must be a Texas Wesleyan University student who completed at least two terms in the MSNA program.
2. Have completed at least three terms (42 credit hours) in the Baccalaureate to DNAP Program (eDNAP). These students do not qualify to enter the Phase II curriculum of the DNAP Program.

Students awarded this degree are not eligible to apply to complete the National Certification Examination administered by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.

Admission Criteria

For Baccalaureate to DNAP (eDNAP) students:

• Students accepted into the Baccalaureate to DNAP (eDNAP) program and have failed to progress 

• Student completing at least 42 of the 92 credit hours of the Baccalaureate to DNAP Program (eDNAP).

For MSNA students:

• Students accepted into the MSNA program and have failed to progress.

• Student completing at least 31 of the 66 credit hours of the MSNA program. 

Application Process

The following documentation must be submitted:

• Complete request to transition to MHS degree. Subject to Dean approval.