Updated October 24, 2026

Texas Wesleyan CRNA Interview: Format, Dates and Who Gets In

For Texas Wesleyan's Fall 2027 DNAP cohort, the NursingCAS application opened April 1, 2026 and closed November 1, 2026, with interview notifications sent October to February, interviews in January and February, and decisions from January 30 to February 15. Here is what happens at the interview, how you get one, and how it decides your offer and clinical site.

Texas Wesleyan invites qualified applicants to a professional interview in which they show their critical care knowledge and professional development. For the Fall 2027 cohort, applications closed November 1, 2026, interviews run in January and February, and decisions go out January 30 to February 15. Interview performance also helps decide which clinical site you get.

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Key facts (Fall 2027 start)

Format: A professional interview in which you show your critical care knowledge and professional development. Length and interviewers are not published.
Online or in person: Not published. Texas Wesleyan does not say where interviews take place.
When: Interview invitations go out October to February, and interviews run January to February.
Who is interviewed: Qualified applicants. Meeting the minimums does not guarantee an interview, because the program is highly competitive.
Decisions: January 30 to February 15. Offers name your assigned clinical site, and you have 14 days to accept and pay a $1,500 deposit.
Tests: GRE required (reporting code 6828), with 300 combined verbal and quantitative and 3 in writing strongly preferred. CCRN required.
Results: 93% first-time certification pass rate in 2025 (90% national average), 100% pass rate at 60 days, and 100% employment rate within six months of passing the NCE. Class of 2025 attrition was 9.0%.

What happens at the interview

Texas Wesleyan is clear about what the interview tests, even though it does not publish the format.

Critical care knowledge. You show what you know as a critical care nurse.
Professional development. You show how you have grown as a nurse, the same theme as the required essay.
Format not published. Texas Wesleyan does not say how long the interview lasts, who sits on the panel or whether it is online.

Expect clinical questions. Since the interview tests critical care knowledge, review the physiology and drugs behind the care you give each shift.

How offers and clinical sites are decided

At Texas Wesleyan the interview shapes both your offer and where you train.

Site ranking. You rank your clinical site preferences when you apply. Test scores, references and interview performance are weighed, and the students who rank highest are assigned sites first.
Offer and site together. Acceptance notices go out January 30 to February 15 and include your assigned clinical site.
14 days to commit. You must accept your seat, confirm your site and pay a nonrefundable $1,500 deposit within 14 calendar days.

Know your site list. Texas Wesleyan has clinical sites in 8 states. Know why you ranked your top sites, in case it comes up.

How you get an interview

You apply through NursingCAS. Qualified applicants are invited to interview, and meeting the minimums is no guarantee.

ICU experience and licenses

You need at least 1 year of full-time ICU work within three years of your planned start, from a hospital in the US, a US territory or a US military hospital.

Units that don't count. ER, PACU, flight nurse and acute care work do not meet the requirement.
Certifications. CCRN is required, along with current BLS, ACLS and PALS.
RN license. A current unrestricted RN license, free of probation, suspension or stipulations.

Grades, courses and the essay

GPA. 3.0 or higher overall or in your last 60 hours. A 3.0 science GPA is strongly preferred.
Chemistry. A college-level course (no lab required) with a B or better within three years of your start, with general chemistry, organic chemistry or biochemistry recommended. Intro or non-science major chemistry is not accepted. Accepted applicants missing chemistry can enroll in a chemistry course taught by TXWES nurse anesthesia faculty in March 2026.
Algebra. A college-level course with a B or better, with no time limit. Statistics does not count.
The essay. Show your development as a critical care RN and how you have prepared for an advanced practice role as a nurse anesthetist.

Dates and other details

Texas Wesleyan takes one cohort a year, with a fall deadline for the next August.

Fall 2027 cohort

April 1, 2026. The application opened in NursingCAS.
November 1, 2026. Application deadline.
January to February. Interviews. Decisions go out January 30 to February 15.
June 15. Credentialing paperwork and any missing chemistry or algebra transcripts are due. Class registration begins in April or May after credentialing is complete, and failure to submit credentialing by June 15 rescinds the seat offer.
August. New student orientation, before classes start.

The program

It is a 36-month program. You spend the first 12 months on campus in Fort Worth (August to August) and the next 4 months (August to December) completely online from Fort Worth, your clinical site or home, then 20 months of clinical training at your assigned site.

During clinicals you complete at least 800 cases, with one to three month rotations in pediatrics, obstetrics, cardiac (open heart) and neuro surgery, and regional anesthesia, spending at least four days a week in clinical and one in class. Texas Wesleyan says its program is the largest in the nation.

How to prepare

Because the interview tests what you know, treat it partly as an oral exam on your own ICU practice.

Review your drips and devices. Know the mechanism, dose range and side effects of every drug you titrate, and how your ventilators and lines work.
Use your CCRN study. Your CCRN prep covers much of the physiology an interviewer may ask about.
Tell your growth story. Your essay covers your development as a critical care nurse. Be ready to expand on it with real patients.
Plan the move. You must live in Fort Worth for the first 12 months and be at your clinical site by January of your fifth semester.

Say what you don't know. If a clinical question goes past your knowledge, say so, then explain how you would find the answer safely.

Practice questions

Questions in the style of a Professional interview (critical care knowledge) station, written for applicants to Texas Wesleyan University, Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice. They are practice questions, not the school's own. Open one for what a strong answer does.

What vasoactive drips have you managed and how do they work?

Name the drugs you actually titrate, explain the receptors and effects, and tie it to a real patient.

Explain the mechanism of action of neuromuscular blocking agents.

Contrast depolarizing and nondepolarizing agents simply, then link them to a paralyzed patient you have cared for.

How did you study for your CCRN certification?

Describe a real study plan and what it taught you about how you learn hard material.

Describe a critical situation from your ICU experience and how you managed it.

Walk through what you saw, what you did first and why, and what happened, in under two minutes.

How has your ICU experience prepared you for making quick decisions under pressure?

Use one specific moment, show your reasoning step by step, and connect it to the speed of the OR.

Where do you see yourself practicing as a CRNA?

Give a specific setting and a reason rooted in your experience, and link it to the clinical sites you ranked.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Texas Wesleyan CRNA interview like?

It is a professional interview in which you show your critical care knowledge and professional development. Texas Wesleyan does not publish its length or format.

When are Texas Wesleyan CRNA interviews?

Interviews run January to February, with invitations sent October to February. Decisions go out January 30 to February 15.

When is the Texas Wesleyan DNAP application deadline?

November 1 for the next year's cohort. The Fall 2027 application opened in NursingCAS on April 1, 2026 and closed November 1, 2026.

Does the interview affect my clinical site at Texas Wesleyan?

Yes. Test scores, references and interview performance are weighed, and the highest-ranked students are assigned their clinical sites first.

Does Texas Wesleyan accept ER or PACU experience?

No. ER, PACU, flight nurse and acute care experience do not meet the requirement of 1 year of full-time ICU work within three years of your start.

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Sources

Official pages only, read on the date shown. Schools change their process every year, so check the school's own page before you apply.

Texas Wesleyan University: Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Program · read October 24, 2026
Texas Wesleyan University: DNAP How to Apply · read October 24, 2026
Texas Wesleyan University: DNAP Admitted Students · read October 24, 2026
Texas Wesleyan University: DNAP How Long Will It Take? · read October 24, 2026
Texas Wesleyan University: Nurse Anesthesia Program Statistics · read October 24, 2026