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         <td width="60%"><big>'''Advanced Placement Policy'''</big></td>
         <td width="60%"><big>'''Advanced Placement'''</big></td>
         <td width="40%"><big>Subsection: '''5.2.7'''</big></td>
         <td width="40%"><big>Subsection: '''5.2.7'''</big></td>
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         <td width="60%">Section 5.0 - Students</td>
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         <td width="40%">Originating Date: November, 1994</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: November 1994</td>
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         <td width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship/Grant Committee</div></td>
         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship/Grant Committee</div><br /><br />Related Documents:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">5.2.3 Undergraduate Admission Requirements</div></td>
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                 <td>Revised: September, 1995<br />Revised: April, 2000<br />Revised: October, 2000<br />Revised: May, 2008</td>
                 <td>Revised: September 1995<br />Revised: April 2000<br />Revised: October 2000<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/6794|May 2008]]<br />Reviewed: [[Special:PermanentLink/6863|November 2012]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/9964|May 2015]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/14264|April 2018]] <br />Revised: May 2023 ([[Special:Diff/14264/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
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<p style="max-width:67em !important;">Establishes criteria by which students may qualify for advanced placement.</p>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Advanced placement is designed for the student who will fit into the nursing curriculum at some point other than the beginning. Students who desire advanced placement include RNs, LPNs, or transfer students from another nursing program.<br /><br />
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Advanced placement is designed for the student who will fit into the nursing curriculum at some point other than the beginning. Students who desire advanced placement include RNs and transfer students from another nursing program.<br /><br />
The BSN program includes 58 hours of non-nursing course work. See [[CON Undergraduate Admission Requirements Policy|Policy 5.2.3]] for a complete list of prerequisite course requirements.</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All students must complete the admission requirements and the prerequisite non-nursing coursework prior to matriculation. </li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">There are 62 credits of nursing coursework in the UNMC College of Nursing BSN program. A course of study will be individualized with the advice of the faculty and Student Service Coordinators within the listed parameters for advanced placement.
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            <li style="margin-bottom:15px; margin-top:15px;">RN-BSN students must take a minimum of 20 nursing credit hours as established by the College of Nursing and the Board of Regents in order to be granted a degree from UNMC College of Nursing.  Only courses in the nursing major may be applied to the residency requirement.  <br /><br />RNs must take at least one course (NRSG 443W-Population-Centered Care) with a clinical component.  Twenty (20) nursing credit hours must be completed at UNMC including one clinical course.
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    <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All students must complete the admission requirements and the following non-nursing coursework:<br /><br />
            <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">RNs who possess a valid license to practice professional nursing will be granted credit for 38 credit hours for previous nursing education, recorded on the student’s transcript when the student becomes a candidate for the Bachelor’s Degree.<br /><br />Licensed RNs who have practiced in the role for a minimum of one month full-time or its equivalent will be granted an additional 4 credit hours corresponding to NRSG 419-Transition to Professional Nursing.  These credit hours also will be recorded on the student’s transcript when the student becomes a candidate for the Bachelor’s Degree.</li>
<span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;">PREREQUISITE COURSES:</span><br />
            <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The following courses are required for the RN-BSN program: Total credits = 20 hours
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     <td>Health Promotion 3 cr (theory)</td>
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     <td>Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Research 2 cr (theory)</td>
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     <td>Nursing Interventions and Healthcare Outcomes 4 cr (theory)</td>
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     <td>Population-Centered Care 3 cr (theory 2, clinical 1)</td>
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     <td>Leadership in Healthcare Delivery I 4 cr (theory)</td>
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     <td>NRSG 452W</td>
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     <td>3 cr</td>
     <td>Leadership in Healthcare Delivery II 4 cr (theory 3, clinical 1)</td>
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    <td>3 cr</td>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;">CO-REQUISITE COURSES:</span><br />
              
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    <td>4 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Name</td>
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    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Name</td>
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    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Name</td>
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    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Name</td>
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    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Name</td>
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    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Name</td>
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    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Name</td>
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    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Name</td>
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    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Electives</td>
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    <td>7-9 cr</td>
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">There are 64 credits of nursing coursework and 2 credits of Pharmacology in the UNMC College of Nursing BSN program. A course of study will be individualized with the advice of the faculty and student advisors within the listed parameters for advanced placement.
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            <li style="margin-bottom:15px; margin-top:15px;">RN-BSN students must take a minimum of 20 nursing credit hours and LPNs must take a minimum of 30 nursing credit hours established by the College of Nursing and the Board of Regents in order to be granted a degree from UNMC College of Nursing. Only courses in the nursing major may be applied to the residency requirement.<br /><br />RNs must take at least one course (usually NRSG 420-Community Health Nursing) with a clinical component. Twenty (20) nursing credit hours must be completed at UNMC including one clinical course. Four (4) of the twenty-four (24) credit hours required may be challenged. All courses, except NRSG 420 and NRSG 385, may be challenged.<br /><br />LPNs must take at least two clinical courses, one of which must be Community Health Nursing (NRSG 420). Thirty (30) nursing credit hours must be completed at UNMC, including two clinical courses. Thirty-six (36) of the 64 credit hours required, including 2 credits of pharmacology, may be challenged. All courses, except NRSG 420 and NRSG 480, may be challenged.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">RNs who possess a valid license to practice professional nursing will be granted credit for 27 credit hours, corresponding to NRSG 262-Professional Nursing, NRSG 280-Essentials of Nursing Care, NRSG 320-Family-Centered Nursing Care of Adults, NRSG 340-Family-Centered Maternity Nursing, NRSG 350-Family-Centered Nursing Care of Children, and NRSG 410-Client-Centered Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. The credits will be transferred directly from accredited ADN programs. In the case of graduates from diploma and non-accredited ADN programs, the 27 credit hours will be recorded on the student's transcript when the student becomes a candidate for the Bachelor's Degree.<br /><br />
Licensed RNs who have practiced in the role for a minimum of one month full-time or its equivalent will be granted an additional 4 credit hours corresponding to NRSG 480-Transition to Professional Nursing. These credit hours will be recorded on the student's transcript when the student becomes a candidate for the Bachelor's Degree.</li>
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            <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Advanced placement students who are not RNs may obtain credit for the following nursing courses: NRSG 262-Professional Nursing, NRSG 268-Health Assessment and
Promotion, NRSG 280-Essentials of Nursing Care, NRSG 320-Family-Centered Care of
Adults, NRSG 325-Pathophysiology, NRSG 340-Family-Centered Maternity Nursing, NRSG 350-Family-Centered Nursing Care of Children, NRSG 386-Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Research, NRSG 410-Client-Centered Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, NRSG 420-Community Health Nursing, NRSG 425-Concepts, Issues, and Nursing Care Related to Chronic Health Conditions, NRSG 435-Health Policy and Issues, NRSG 450-Family-Centered Nursing Care of Clients with Acute Complex Problems, NRSG 460-Gerontological Nursing, and NRSG 470-Nursing Management Strategies, by successfully completing the challenge procedure identified for each course which may include successful completion of a standardized exam, a course or departmental exam and/or other procedures identified by course faculty.</li>
            <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Credit by challenge examination may be attempted only once per course and must be attempted prior to enrolling in the course. If unsuccessful, the student must enroll in the course. No student may challenge a course if they have previously taken any portion of that course.</li>
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Advanced Placement Subsection: 5.2.7
Section 5.0 - Student Policies Originating Date: November 1994
Responsible Reviewing Agency:
Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship/Grant Committee


Related Documents:
5.2.3 Undergraduate Admission Requirements
Revised: September 1995
Revised: April 2000
Revised: October 2000
Revised: May 2008
Reviewed: November 2012
Revised: May 2015
Revised: April 2018
Revised: May 2023 (changes)


Policy

  1. Advanced placement is designed for the student who will fit into the nursing curriculum at some point other than the beginning. Students who desire advanced placement include RNs and transfer students from another nursing program.

    The BSN program includes 58 hours of non-nursing course work. See Policy 5.2.3 for a complete list of prerequisite course requirements.
  2. All students must complete the admission requirements and the prerequisite non-nursing coursework prior to matriculation.
  3. There are 62 credits of nursing coursework in the UNMC College of Nursing BSN program. A course of study will be individualized with the advice of the faculty and Student Service Coordinators within the listed parameters for advanced placement.
    1. RN-BSN students must take a minimum of 20 nursing credit hours as established by the College of Nursing and the Board of Regents in order to be granted a degree from UNMC College of Nursing. Only courses in the nursing major may be applied to the residency requirement.

      RNs must take at least one course (NRSG 443W-Population-Centered Care) with a clinical component. Twenty (20) nursing credit hours must be completed at UNMC including one clinical course.
    2. RNs who possess a valid license to practice professional nursing will be granted credit for 38 credit hours for previous nursing education, recorded on the student’s transcript when the student becomes a candidate for the Bachelor’s Degree.

      Licensed RNs who have practiced in the role for a minimum of one month full-time or its equivalent will be granted an additional 4 credit hours corresponding to NRSG 419-Transition to Professional Nursing. These credit hours also will be recorded on the student’s transcript when the student becomes a candidate for the Bachelor’s Degree.
    3. The following courses are required for the RN-BSN program: Total credits = 20 hours
      NRSG 351W   Health Promotion 3 cr (theory)
      NRSG 386W   Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Research 2 cr (theory)
      NRSG 426W   Nursing Interventions and Healthcare Outcomes 4 cr (theory)
      NRSG 443W   Population-Centered Care 3 cr (theory 2, clinical 1)
      NRSG 451W   Leadership in Healthcare Delivery I 4 cr (theory)
      NRSG 452W   Leadership in Healthcare Delivery II 4 cr (theory 3, clinical 1)
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