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                 <td>Revised: April 2012<br />Reviewed: [[CON Transfer of Graduate Courses version November 2012|November 2012]]<br />Revised: [[CON Transfer of Graduate Courses version April 2014|April 2014]]<br />Revised: [[CON Transfer of Graduate Courses version May 2016|May 2016]]<br />Revised: [[CON Transfer of Professional Graduate Courses version November 2016|November 2016]]<br />Revised: [[CON Transfer of Professional Graduate Courses version February 2017|February 2017]]<br />Revised: February 2019</td>
                 <td>Revised: April 2012<br />Reviewed: [[Special:PermanentLink/5018|November 2012]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/7797|April 2014]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/8440|May 2016]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/8733|November 2016]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/10604|February 2017]]<br />Revised: February 2019 ([[Special:Diff/10604/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Purpose:<br />
This policy outlines the procedure for the transfer of courses and academic credit from other accredited institutions of higher education to UNMC College of Nursing. The purpose is to transfer comparable course work to the UNMC professional graduate nursing program.</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Courses that are routinely accepted from other institutions of higher education, i.e. statistics, will be maintained on a list of approved courses with each course reviewed every 5 years.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Courses that are routinely accepted from other institutions of higher education, i.e. statistics, will be maintained on a list of approved courses with each course reviewed every 5 years.</li>


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             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">If the advisor or specialty coordinator/program director supports the transfer request, the student submits to their advisor a written request for approval for the course. The request includes the name and number of course, description and the syllabus for the course they want to transfer along with the grade and transcript if the course has been taken. The name and number of the similar existing College of Nursing course that is the subject of the transfer course is identified. </li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">If the advisor or specialty coordinator/program director supports the transfer request, the student submits to their advisor a written request for approval for the course. The request includes the name and number of course, description and the syllabus for the course they want to transfer along with the grade and transcript if the course has been taken. The name and number of the similar existing College of Nursing course that is the subject of the transfer course is identified. </li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The advisor or specialty coordinator/program director sends a request for review to the PGNA Committee chair who sends it to the College of Nursing course coordinator for the existing course to determine if the transfer course is similar. Faculty review the requested transfer course and determine if the courses are at least 80% similar for course description, objectives and content. The course coordinator sends the PGNA Committee chair a statement regarding similarity of the transfer course. </li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The advisor or specialty coordinator/program director sends a request for review to the PGNA Committee chair who sends it to the College of Nursing course coordinator for the existing course to determine if the transfer course is similar. Faculty review the requested transfer course and determine if the courses are at least 80% similar for course description, objectives and content. The course coordinator sends the PGNA Committee chair a statement regarding similarity of the transfer course. </li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The advisor will send a recommendation to the chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Affairs Committee (PGNAC) with supporting documentation and a brief note on the comparability of the course work. If transfer is recommended, the PGNAC members will review and vote via consent agenda. Following PGNAC approval, the advisor, Student Service office and <strong>the student</strong> are notified.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The advisor will send a recommendation to the chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Affairs Committee (PGNA) with supporting documentation and a brief note on the comparability of the course work. If transfer is recommended, the PGNAC members will review and vote via consent agenda. Following PGNA approval, the advisor, Student Service office and <strong>the student</strong> are notified.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Student Services office will add the approved course to the CON list of approved transfer courses with the date of approval. </li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Student Services office will add the approved course to the CON list of approved transfer courses with the date of approval. </li>
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Student Services office reviews the outdated transfer courses every year . This includes checking the institutions for accreditation status and the existence of the course.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Student Services office reviews the outdated transfer courses every year. This includes checking the institutions for accreditation status and the existence of the course.</li>
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