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TYPES OF ADMISSION
There are two types of student classifications in the Master of Science
degree in nursing program:
1. Matriculated: An applicant who has satisfactorily met all entrance
requirements in a track will be admitted as a matriculated
degree student.
2. Non-Matriculated: An applicant must complete the application
documentation process to be considered as a non-matriculated
student which can be obtained from the Graduate Programs in
Nursing Office. Applicants may consider non-matriculation due to:
a. Transferring a course to another institution.
b. Taking a graduate course unrelated to the pursuit of a degree.
c. Demonstrating ability to succeed in graduate level education.
A maximum of six credits or two courses may be taken as a non-matriculated
student. Once approved as a non-matriculated applicant,
students will receive a letter indicating approved course(s) that can
be taken along with registration and orientation information.
Applicants accepted as non-matriculated students are not automatically
accepted into a program. All programs have a process
in which the applicant must adhere to in addition to the nonmatriculated
process.
To facilitate registration for a course, a written letter of agreement
from the director of graduate programs in nursing to the registrar
accepting the student as non-matriculated and granting permission
to take selected courses are required for each semester that courses
are taken.
Program Specific Academic Requirements And Policies
Continuous Enrollment Policy
Upon acceptance into the graduate program in the A-GNP, A-GCNS,
or NE tracks, the student must maintain enrollment in each semester,
excluding summer sessions, by either 1. enrolling in one or more
graduate courses or 2. paying a Continuous Enrollment Fee. Failure
to maintain Continuous Enrollment status by either one of the two
methods will automatically discontinue the student’s enrollment
in the master’s program. A student may maintain the Continuous
Enrollment status by paying the Continuous Enrollment Fee for no
more than two consecutive semesters, excluding summer sessions.
The student must then enroll in one or more graduate courses for
credit or the student will be discontinued from the master’s degree
program. A student who does not maintain Continuous Enrollment
status or who has discontinued course work must reapply for admission
to the graduate program when reactivation is desired. Students
may be granted leaves of absences for special circumstances at
the discretion of the graduate committee. The Nurse Anesthetist
track is only offered as a full-time program, and students will be
continuously enrolled as full time graduate students for eight
consecutive semesters.
Grading, Progress, and Dismissal
Candidates for graduate degrees in nursing are required to earn
at least a B (3.0) in every course in order to progress through the
curriculum and graduate. Courses in which the student earns less
than a B (3.0) must be repeated. The student is allowed to repeat a
course one time only. A student with a grade less than a B (3.0) in
any course must repeat that course in the next semester that it is
offered in order to maintain status as a graduate student. A grade
of B (3.0) must be earned in order to progress. A second grade of
less than a B (3.0) results in automatic dismissal from the program.
As courses may only be offered once per year, this may effectively
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