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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">College of Nursing professional graduate nursing students | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">College of Nursing professional graduate nursing students in the MSN, post-graduate certificate and DNP programs may request to change their specialty area or professional graduate nursing degree. Students interested in the PhD nursing program or transferring from the PhD nursing program may also seek a transfer.</p> | ||
====Change of Specialty | ====Change of Specialty Area==== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">After discussion with the current specialty academic advisor and | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">After discussion with the current specialty academic advisor and the specialty track coordinator, the student submits a written request to the Graduate Student Services Coordinator indicating the preferred specialty area utilizing the specialty change request form along with required supporting documents as noted on the form. The student’s request will be considered in the same manner as all other applicants to that specialty. All regular application deadline dates apply. The student does not forfeit their 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 request must contain the items below and is sent to the Graduate Student Services Coordinator who forwards it to the new specialty coordinator.</p> | <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> | ||
<ol style="margin-bottom:15px; list-style-type: lower-alpha;max-width:67em !important;"> | <ol style="margin-bottom:15px; list-style-type: lower-alpha;max-width:67em !important;"> | ||
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<li>A plan for an interview with the new specialty coordinator.</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 | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">If the student is accepted to the new specialty the Graduate Student Services Coordinator enters the change into the UNMC system. A new plan of study must be developed by the new specialty coordinator and provided to the student. If the student is declined admission to the new specialty area, they may choose to remain in the original specialty or withdraw entirely from the professional graduate nursing program.</p> | ||
====Change of Professional Graduate Nursing Degree==== | ====Change of Professional Graduate Nursing Degree==== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">After | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">After discussing and developing the new plan of study with the current academic advisor, utilizing a gap analysis if indicated, a written request indicating the preferred degree must be submitted to the Graduate Student Services Coordinator utilizing the degree change request form along with required supporting documents as noted on the form. All regular application deadline dates may apply. Reapplying to a different degree program does not forfeit the student's spot in the original degree program.</p> | ||
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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 program director.</p> | <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 program director.</p> | ||
<ol style="margin-bottom:15px; list-style-type: lower-alpha;max-width:67em !important;"> | <ol style="margin-bottom:15px; list-style-type: lower-alpha;max-width:67em !important;"> | ||
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<li>A plan for an interview with the new program director.</li> | <li>A plan for an interview with the new program director.</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">After discussion with the current academic advisor, a new plan of study needs to be developed by the new specialty coordinator and/or program director based on a gap analysis of courses already completed. If the student is accepted to the new specialty, they 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. If the student is declined admission to a different degree program, they may choose to remain in the original degree program or withdraw from the professional graduate nursing program completely.</p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">After discussion with the current academic advisor, a new plan of study needs to be developed by the new specialty coordinator and/or program director based on a gap analysis of courses already completed. If the student is accepted to the new specialty, they 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. If the student is declined admission to a different degree program, they may choose to remain in the original degree program or withdraw from the professional graduate nursing program completely.</p> | ||