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 NewsInfusing a strong collaboration between The Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing and Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, the LHSON lab and simulation education moved to a new location at 1208 Hall in Dallas, just a few blocks from its former address. The building is over 56,000 square feet which is twice the size of the LHSON’s simulation building at 3700 Worth Street.
The Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing is excited applications open today at https://www.nursingcas.org for the 19th year of FastBacc®, a 12-month accelerated track for a post-baccalaureate Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Established in 2009, FastBacc celebrates 855 total graduates to date with a robust cohort expected this fall.
In the spirit of commemorating the success of our 2026 graduates, Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing hosted its summer Pinning and Recognition Ceremony on August 14, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.
The Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing is pleased to announce that it has achieved designation as a 2026 NLN Centers of Excellence™ by the National League for Nursing in the category of “Enhances Student Learning and Professional Development.” Formal recognition is scheduled for September 25 in Washington, DC at the Honors Convocation during the 2026 NLN Education Summit, with this year’s conference theme, Beyond the Storm: Reshaping Resilience & Recovery.