How to Apply to Nursing

Step 1: Apply to TCC

Apply online with ApplyTCC (use Firefox or Chrome for the best experience)

• Application instructions: How to Apply for Admission

Once you are accepted as a student at TCC, you will get a TCC Student ID number.

You need a TCC Student ID number for your application to Nursing.

Admission to the Nursing Program is a separate process and is not automatically guaranteed by admission to TCC.

Step 2: Make sure you are eligible to apply

What are the requirements?

Read before you submit your application:

• Selective Admission: Nursing
• Entire Application Information Packet—Spring 2024 (PDF)Listen

Step 3: Get current official transcripts

You will need to submit your official college transcripts from all colleges and schools you have attended to the TCC Admissions and Registrar Office.

If you have not attended college or if you will have fewer than 12 college semester hours by the application deadline, you will need to submit your official high school transcript(s).

International Students

You must submit a transcript evaluation if you are an international student.

Find out more about about international admissions.

Step 4: Take the required admissions exam

Before you apply to Nursing, you must take the Health Education Systems, Inc. (HESI) A2 Assessment.

You can take the HESI A2 exam online through ProctorU or in-person at the Trinity River Campus Testing Center.

Find out how: See HESI A2 Admission Assessment

Step 5: Meet an English readiness requirement if English is not your first language

You must meet one of the following:

Take 1 of these 2 tests before applying to Nursing:

• TOEFL iBT®
  or
• IELTS

or

Hold 1 of these credentials before applying to Nursing:

• U.S. associate degree
  or
• U.S. healthcare license

Step 6: Review the information session slides

Read Nursing Information Session Presentation (PDF)Listen.

Have questions about this presentation?

• Call us at 817-515-1484 or
• Email us at TR.HealthCareAdvising@tccd.edu

Step 7: Plan to attend a Group Advisement Information Sessions

We will post Group Advisement Information Session dates as soon as they are scheduled.

Step 8: Submit your Nursing application and immunization form by the deadline

• Fill out and submit your online application.
• Complete post-acceptance requirements.