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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING
Transfer of Professional Graduate Courses	Subsection: 5.3.9
Section 5.0 - Student Policies	Originating Date: November 2010
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Professional Graduate Nursing Affairs Committee; Associate Dean for Academic Programs Final Reviewing Agency: General Faculty Organization (Graduate status faculty only) Related Documents: Policy 5.3.3 Admission for Master's Degree Policy 5.3.4 Admission for Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Policy 5.3.11 Evaluation of Professional Graduate Student Progression to Graduation Request for Transfer of Professional Graduate Course form	Revised: April 2012 Reviewed: November 2012 Revised: April 2014 Revised: May 2016 Revised: November 2016 Revised: February 2017 Revised: February 2019 (changes) Revised: September 2024 (changes)

Purpose

Allows for and establishes the criteria for the transfer of professional graduate courses from other institutions.

Scope

This policy applies to professional graduate applicants and students.

Policy

Courses may be transferred into the College of Nursing (CON) if they meet specific criteria. The student must have received an acceptable grade (Policy 5.3.11) and have taken the course within the degree program’s allotted timeframe. The course must have been taken at a university accredited by approved bodies (Policies 5.3.3 and 5.3.4) and must meet at least 80% of the curriculum for the corresponding CON course(s). Students must provide the course syllabus and transcripts.

For courses that are routinely accepted from other institutions of higher education, (i.e.statistics) a list of these courses shall be maintained by Student Services with each course reviewed every five years. Student Services office shall review the transfer course list every year. This review shall include checking the institutions for accreditation status and the existence of the course.

Procedure

1. Students applying for transfer courses must use the following procedure in order to assure acceptance of the course within the professional graduate nursing program of study.
   1. Students will consult with their advisors or specialty coordinator/program director about requesting a transfer of a course.
   2. If the advisor or specialty coordinator/program director supports the transfer request, the student submits to their advisor a written request for approval for the course. The request includes the name and number of course, description and the syllabus for the course they want to transfer along with the grade and transcript if the course has been taken. The name and number of the similar existing College of Nursing course that is the subject of the transfer course is identified.
   3. The advisor or specialty coordinator/program director sends a request for review to the PGNA Committee chair who sends it to the College of Nursing course coordinator for the existing course to determine if the transfer course is similar. Faculty review the requested transfer course and determine if the courses are at least 80% similar for course description, objectives and content. The course coordinator sends the PGNA Committee chair a statement regarding similarity of the transfer course.
   4. The advisor will send a recommendation to the chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Affairs Committee (PGNA) with supporting documentation and a brief note on the comparability of the course work. If transfer is recommended, the PGNAC members will review and vote via consent agenda. Following PGNA approval, the advisor, Student Service office and the student are notified.
   5. Student Services office will add the approved course to the CON list of approved transfer courses with the date of approval.
2. Student Services office reviews the outdated transfer courses every year. This includes checking the institutions for accreditation status and the existence of the course.