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 NewsThe Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing is pleased to share the news of its placement in the U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Graduate School rankings.
Baylor University has a long tradition of training healthcare providers who influence how the best care is delivered to patients in Texas and beyond. For many Baylor alumni who become practitioners and leaders shaping the field of medicine, their careers can become callings, and often the Baylor experience makes all the difference in the work they do. So often, family plays a pivotal role in an individual’s career choice. So it was with Tammy Rodriguez, D.N.P. ’22.
In the spirit of commemorating the success of our 2024 graduates, Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing hosted a Pinning and Recognition Ceremony on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. at Sunnyvale First Baptist Church in Sunnyvale, Texas. Graduating students were from the Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Distance Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Doctor of Nursing Practice Program.
The Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing joined together in celebration of its annual LHSON Endowed Scholarship Celebration Dinner. Hosted on Thursday, November 07, 2024 at the LHSON Academic Building, over 120 guests gathered for a heartfelt evening as eight new endowment plaques were presented.