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Celebrating 50 years of Inspiring Care
Our doors opened in 1975
In 1975, Texas Eastern University established a division of nursing to grant baccalaureate of science in nursing to RNs looking to finish their degrees. While small at the time, this division eventually grew into the UT Tyler School of Nursing we know today.
Then and Now
Our Location
UT Tyler offers three campus locations in Tyler, Longview and Palestine, as well as online programs. In 2002, UT Tyler broke ground for the David G. and Jacqueline M. Braithwaite Building on UT Tyler main campus. This building served as the main hub for the School of Nursing for over 20 years. In April 2023, UT Tyler broke ground for an 47,000 square-foot expansion and a renovation of the current building, which will be complete in Fall 2025.
Our Programs
The first Bachelor's of Science in Nursing program was fully approved in 1979. Nearly a decade later, in April 1988, the Master of Science in Nursing degree was approved. On October 25, 2007 the doctoral nursing program received final approval. Today, UT Tyler has grown to offer 17 different nursing degree and certificate programs.
Our Progress
In October 1979 the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program was created after Texas
Eastern University became The University of Texas at Tyler. The first classes were
offered in the fall of 1982. Today, UT Tyler is recognized nationally as #72 best
BSN program in the country for 2025* by U.S. News and World Report and graduates nearly
150 students each semester.
Our Founding Mothers
The first people to begin making UT Tyler School of Nursing a reality were these three women.