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====Change of Specialty area==== | ====Change of Specialty area==== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;"> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">After discussion with the current specialty academic advisor and with the specialty track coordinator, a written request is submitted to the Graduate Student Services Coordinator indicating the preferred specialty area, and the student’s request will be considered at the same time as and in the same manner as all other applicants to that specialty. All normal application deadline dates apply. The student does not forfeit his/her spot in the original specialty area due to re-application to a different specialty area.</p> | ||
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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The student must notify his/her advisor which specialty he/she will submit a request.</p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The student must notify his/her advisor which specialty he/she will submit a request.</p> | ||
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<li>The student is required to submit a new narrative of educational/career goals and three new letters of recommendation. These materials must be submitted to the Graduate Student Services Coordinator.</li> | <li>The student is required to submit a new narrative of educational/career goals and three new letters of recommendation. These materials must be submitted to the Graduate Student Services Coordinator.</li> | ||
<li>The student’s UNMC transcripts will not have to be requested. Transcripts from the original application can be retrieved from the student’s current file in the College of Nursing Student Services Office.</li> | <li>The student’s UNMC transcripts will not have to be requested. Transcripts from the original application can be retrieved from the student’s current file in the College of Nursing Student Services Office.</li> | ||
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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The request must contain the items below and is sent to the Graduate Student Services Coordinator who forwards it to the new specialty coordinator.</p> | |||
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<li>A new narrative of educational/career goals.</li> | |||
<li>An internal UNMC transcript with a cumulative GPA</li> | |||
<li>A plan for an interview with the new specialty coordinator.</li> | |||
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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">If the student is accepted to the new specialty, he/she must complete the Change of Area form, obtaining signatures from the coordinators of both the new and original specialty areas. If the student is declined admission to the new specialty area, he/she may choose to remain in the original specialty or withdraw from the professional graduate nursing program completely.</p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">If the student is accepted to the new specialty, he/she must complete the Change of Area/Program form, obtaining signatures from the coordinators of both the new and original specialty areas which is returned to the Graduate Student Services Coordinator who enters the change into the UNMC system. A new plan of study needs to be developed by the new specialty coordinator and is provided to the student. If the student is declined admission to the new specialty area, he/she may choose to remain in the original specialty or withdraw from the professional graduate nursing program completely.</p> | ||
====Change of Professional Graduate Nursing Degree==== | ====Change of Professional Graduate Nursing Degree==== | ||