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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">College of Nursing professional graduate nursing students currently in the MSN, post- | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">College of Nursing professional graduate nursing students currently in the MSN, post-master’s certificate and DNP programs may request to change specialty areas or their professional graduate nursing degree.</p> | ||
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Change of Specialty or Degree for Professional Graduate Nursing Students | Subsection: 5.3.8 | |
Section 5.0 - Students | Originating Date: February, 2010 | |
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship Committee |
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Policy:
College of Nursing professional graduate nursing students currently in the MSN, post-master’s certificate and DNP programs may request to change specialty areas or their professional graduate nursing degree.
Change of Specialty area
The student must notify his/her advisor which specialty he/she will submit a request.
- The student is required to submit a new narrative of educational/career goals and three new letters of recommendation. These materials must be submitted to the Student Services Coordinator.
- The student’s UNMC transcripts will not have to be requested. Transcripts from the original application can be retrieved from the student’s current file in the College of Nursing Student Services Office.
If the student is accepted to the new specialty, he/she must complete the Change of Area form, obtaining signatures from the coordinators of both the new and original specialty areas. If the student is declined admission to the new specialty area, he/she may choose to remain in the original specialty or withdraw from the professional graduate nursing program completely.