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Advanced Practice Courses must be taken if not completed within the past 5 years. Transfer credits may be accepted for the Advanced Practice Courses. Nurses that are recognized as Advanced Practice Nurses are required to take the Nurse Practitioner Specialty Courses (20hrs).

Distance Education Programs

The central purpose of distance education at Prairie View A&M University is the elimination of geographical distance and time as barriers to access to quality courses and programs. Current course offerings include education, agriculture, sociology, engineering, social work, English, Spanish, speech, business, juvenile justice, health, architecture, and nursing.

As a support service for the academic enterprise, the Center for Instructional Innovation and Technology Services (CIITS) works collaboratively across the university community to:

• Electronically extend the campus of Prairie View A&M University through the NORTHSTAR and TTVN Telecommunications Networks for video delivery and WebCT through eCourses for online course delivery.
• Provide an open learning environment where teaching and learning occur anytime and anyplace.
• Share the practical applications of the university's knowledge and expertise to benefit society and support the economic growth and vitality of the local community.
• Provide training for faculty and staff involvement in Distance Learning.
• Increase Prairie View A&M University's access to the world and the world's access to the University.
• Research Distance Learning environments and emerging academic technologies.

Distance education and eCourses are listed in the schedule of classes accessible through PantherTracks.

Approved Distance Education Programs:

• BSN in Nursing with a RN-BSN concentration Program
• MSN-Family Nurse Practitioner

Distance Site:

• Northwest Houston Center, Houston, TX