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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING
Course Enrollment	Policy: 2104
Student Policies - All Students	Originating Date: May 1982
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Executive Council	Revised: October 1994 Revised: November 1998 Revised: February 2008 Revised: September 2011 Reviewed: December 2012 (changes) Revised: January 2015 (changes) Revised: August 2016 (changes) Reviewed: September 2020 (changes) Revised: August 2025 (changes) Revised: May 2026 (changes)

Purpose

Establishes course enrollment guidelines for all College of Nursing undergraduate and professional graduate courses.

Scope

This policy applies to all CON undergraduate and professional graduate courses.

Policy

The minimum enrollment for all courses is five students. Any exceptions to the minimum enrollment figures require the approval of the appropriate division assistant dean, the program director, the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and the dean.

Individual faculty members may not make independent decisions to close enrollments in College of Nursing undergraduate and professional graduate courses. When it appears that excess enrollment is developing, the appropriate division assistant dean will communicate with the appropriate program director and Associate Dean for Academic Programs to close enrollment in any course.