About University of St. Thomas Houston School of Nursing
Founded by the Basilian Fathers in 1947, the University of St. Thomas Houston is known as Houston’s Catholic University. While remaining committed to the religious, ethical and intellectual traditions of faith-based education, we welcome students of all faiths as well as those of no faith.
As such, the University of St. Thomas maintains a proud tradition of fostering engagement in a collaborative community grounded in the liberal arts, offering more than 35 undergraduate degree programs and more than 20 graduate programs across six academic programs:
- School of Arts and Sciences
- Cameron School of Business
- Education and Human Services
- Peavy School of Nursing
- School of Theology
- Centers for Excellence
Across all disciplines, UST’s primary mission is to educate students to think critically, communicate effectively, succeed professionally, and lead ethically while maintaining the Catholic intellectual tradition and dialogue between faith and reason.
We currently enroll more than 3,000 students and employ more than 300 faculty members from diverse backgrounds.
School of Nursing
We strive to prepare highly qualified graduates for lucrative and rewarding careers in nursing while enhancing the diversity of the nursing workforce in Houston and the nation. That conviction runs deep, shaping the philosophy of our School of Nursing and every endeavor it undertakes, including the 12-month Accelerated Bachelor of Nursing program.
We frame the essential elements of healing ministry for University of St. Thomas nurses as follows:
- Person: Bringing self-awareness, intentionality and consciousness to healing encounters.
- Nursing: Expressing therapeutic capacity through spiritual calling and commitment.
- Health: Understanding health is a total state of being comprising body, mind and spirit.
- Environment: Creating conditions and relationships necessary for healing.
Nursing Degree Options
In addition to our online-based Accelerated BSN program, the University of St. Thomas’s School of Nursing also offers a variety of other nursing degree programs including the traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) for freshmen and transfer students, as well as advanced nursing degrees including a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, and a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program. Each program is designed with and maintains the same focus on holistic nursing practice.
