Louise Herrington School of Nursing
Learn. Lead. Serve.
Located in the heart of Dallas, the Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing prepares baccalaureate and graduate level nurses within a Christian community for professional practice, healthcare leadership, and worldwide service.
Undergraduate Programs
Students complete two years of upper-division professional coursework at the school (two years for BSN Traditional or 12 months for BSN FastBacc), located on the campus of Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, a world-famous teaching and research hospital, in a city that is known around the globe as one of the leading centers for medicine and health care.
Graduate Programs
The Louise Herrington School of Nursing offers the Baccalaureate in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees in Family Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwifery and Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner . We also offer a separate Doctor of Nursing Practice - Executive Nurse Leadership (DNP-ENL) degree and United States Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing (USAGPAN).
News
More NewsMercy Ships, a global nonprofit organization that delivers healthcare to communities in medical deserts by operating fully volunteer staffed hospital ships that provide free, life-changing surgeries and medical care, today announced the inaugural cohort of its mission-driven internship program, The Mercyship. This two-week international service-learning experience for nursing students will take place aboard the hospital ship Africa Mercy in Madagascar this Summer. Five exceptional students from Baylor University, Belmont Abbey College and Texas Christian University (TCU) have been selected to participate in the immersive opportunity combining clinical shadowing, spiritual reflection, and cultural exchange.
In the spirit of commemorating the success of our 2025 graduates, Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing hosted its Pinning and Recognition Ceremony on May 16, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. at Sunnyvale First Baptist Church in Sunnyvale, Texas.
Linda Plank, Ph.D., Dean of the Louise Herrington School of Nursing since 2021, announced today during a faculty meeting in Dallas that she plans to retire in Summer 2026. A nationwide search for the next Dean of the Louise Herrington School of Nursing will commence later this month.
Through this year’s theme of The Power of Nurses, National Nurses Week (May 6-12, 2025), Karen J. Foli, Ph.D., offers three suggestions for nurses to get support for substance use in healthcare organizations.