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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING
Advanced Placement Policy	Subsection: 5.2.7
Section 5.0 - Students	Originating Date: November, 1994
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship/Grant Committee	Revised: Month, Year Revised: Month, Year Revised: Month, Year (via consent agenda)
LJT:5/08 J:/RESOURCE MANUAL/Table of Contents College of Nursing Resource Manual

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, LPNs, or transfer students from another nursing program.
   
   The BSN program includes 62 hours of non-nursing course work. These hours may be satisfied by taking the course, testing out of the course (except for English Composition I and II) or transferring the course from another institution.
2. All students must complete the admission requirements and the following non-nursing coursework:
3. 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.