Department of Nursing

Dr. Collette Loftin, interim department head

Harrington Academic Hall, Room 215W • WTAMU Box 60969
806-651-2653 • Fax 806-651-2632
cloftin@wtamu.edu • Department Website

For a listing of Graduate Faculty Membership, go to the following link: Graduate Faculty Membership.

Students may select from one of two programs of study. The first is a comprehensive master’s degree focusing on advanced concepts in nursing education and management and leadership for administrative roles. The second program of study is the role specialization of family nurse practitioner (FNP). The comprehensive master’s degree is all online except for practica experiences which students may choose to explore at their current place of employment as a Registered Nurse. The FNP program is offered in a hybrid format. Students complete online course work and meet monthly during clinical semesters. A post-master’s FNP course of study is available for nurses with an M.S.N. degree who seek to become FNPs.

The M.S.N. program in nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Students who select the FNP role are eligible to apply for State Board of Nursing approval to practice as a FNP after successfully passing a national certification examination.

Both the Bivins Nursing Learning Center, located on WTAMU’s Canyon campus, and the Harrington Academic Hall, located on WTAMU’s Amarillo campus, have skills labs, including simulation, and classrooms. Clinical experience is provided in health-care facilities in Amarillo, Canyon and surrounding rural areas. RN to B.S.N./M.S.N. degree students make arrangements for clinical sites with the program coordinator.

Discipline - Course Prefix
Nursing - NURS

NOTE: See the ”Course Descriptions ” section of this catalog for a complete list of courses offered by the University.

Programs

Master

Certification/Licensure Preparation

Requirements for licensure and/or certification vary from state to state. Our programs prepare students for licensure and/or certification in the State of Texas. We do not represent that our programs prepare students for licensure and/or certification in other states.