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<td>Revised: May 2010<br />Revised: [[CON Change of Specialty for MSN Students version April 2012|April 2012]]<br />Revised: [[CON Change of Specialty or Degree for Professional Graduate Nursing Students version February 2015|February 2015]]<br />Revised: [[CON Change of Specialty or Degree for Professional Graduate Nursing Students version March 2016|March 2016]]<br />Revised: [[CON Change of Specialty or Degree for Professional Graduate Nursing Students version May 2016|May 2016]]<br />Revised: December 2018<br />Revised: October 2021</td> | <td>Revised: May 2010<br />Revised: [[CON Change of Specialty for MSN Students version April 2012|April 2012]]<br />Revised: [[CON Change of Specialty or Degree for Professional Graduate Nursing Students version February 2015|February 2015]]<br />Revised: [[CON Change of Specialty or Degree for Professional Graduate Nursing Students version March 2016|March 2016]]<br />Revised: [[CON Change of Specialty or Degree for Professional Graduate Nursing Students version May 2016|May 2016]]<br />Revised: [[CON Change of Specialty or Degree for Professional Graduate Nursing Students version December 2018|December 2018]]<br />Revised: October 2021</td> | ||
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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, | <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> | ||
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====Change to or from PhD degree==== | ====Change to or from PhD degree==== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Interest in the PhD in nursing degree will require discussion regarding the process with the Director of the PhD program and completion of the materials required by UNMC Graduate Studies. </p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Interest in the PhD in nursing degree will require discussion regarding the admission process with the Director of the PhD program and completion of the materials required by UNMC Graduate Studies. </p> | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Students interested in transferring from the PhD in nursing degree to a professional graduate degree must discuss the request with the PhD program director and a written request indicating the preferred degree is required to be submitted to the Graduate Student Services 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 program director.</p> | |||
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<li>A personal statement that addresses educational and professional goals.</li> | |||
<li>Curricula vitae or professional resume</li> | |||
<li>An internal UNMC transcript with a cumulative GPA</li> | |||
<li>A plan for an interview with the new program director and specialty coordinator.</li> | |||
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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">After discussion with the PhD program director, a new plan of study needs to be developed by the new specialty coordinator and new program director based on a gap analysis of courses already completed. If the student is accepted to the new degree, they must be approved by PGNA.</p> | |||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">If the student is declined admission to the different degree program, they may choose to remain in the original degree or withdraw from the UNMC Graduate Studies PhD in nursing program completely. </p> | |||