TCU's School of Nurse Anesthesia is a 28-month program which begins with a year of coursework, that includes pharmacology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and research.

During the following 16-month residency, students are placed in hospital settings across the nation for clinical education. They practice under the guidance of clinical faculty, expert physicians, and nurse anesthetists.

TCU's School of Nurse Anesthesia is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the United States Department of Education (DOE). (Council on Accreditation, 222 South Prospect Ave., Ste. 304, Park Ridge, IL 60068-4010).