Submitting Your Application | How to Apply: Nursing | TJC

How to Apply: Nursing

Submitting Your Application

TJC Nursing has two admission periods each academic year. Applications to the program are only accepted during an open admission period and students must apply using our online application. 

  • The online application will open at 8 a.m. on the first day of admission and close at 11:59 p.m. on the last day. 
  • Access the application using your TJC email and Apache Access password. 
  • If you have difficulty logging in to your application, contact the Nursing Office at 903-510-2869. 

Admission Periods

Fall Start | January 15 to January 31 
Spring & Summer Start | June 15 to June 30 

Apply Online

ADN Applicant Checklist  |  VN Applicant Checklist

Additional Application Forms

You might be required to submit one or both of these additional forms with your application. If you are unsure if you need to submit one or both of these forms, please refer to the Admission Guidelines for the pathway(s) you are applying.

Employment Verification Form

Verification of Good Standing Form

Upcoming Admission Schedule

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Admission Period

Available
Cohorts

Fall 2025 January 15 to
January 31, 2025
  • Vocational Nursing - Tyler AM
     
  • Vocational Nursing - Tyler PM
     
  • Vocational Nursing - Lindale AM
     
  • Traditional RN
     
  • LVN-RN Transition - Jacksonville
     
  • Paramedic-RN Transition
Spring 2026 June 15 to
June 30, 2025
  • Vocational Nursing - Tyler AM
     
  • Vocational Nursing - Rusk AM
    (The Spring 2026 cohort will be held at the main campus in Tyler. The program will return to the Rusk location for the Spring 2027 cohort.)
     
  • Traditional RN
     
  • LVN-RN Transition - Tyler AM
  • Fall 2026
January 15 to
January 31, 2026
  • Vocational Nursing - Tyler AM
     
  • Vocational Nursing - Tyler PM
     
  • Vocational Nursing – Lindale AM
     
  • Traditional RN
     
  • LVN-RN Transition – Tyler PM
     
  • Paramedic-RN Transition