Nursing Student Handbook 2025-2026

Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing (ACON) 2025–2026 111 • satisfactorily complete application for graduation (attendance at the graduation ceremony is expected and encouraged by the department) • students who entered the program prior to fall 2023 must satisfactorily complete the program within 150 percent of the length of the program or within 11 semesters • students who entered the program in fall 2023 or later must satisfactorily complete the program within 150 percent of the length of the program or within eight semesters Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) • satisfactorily complete the program requirements for the degree, including all required courses and clinical requirements • attain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, with no course with a grade lower than B- applied toward the degree • satisfactorily meet all financial and library obligations • satisfactorily complete the program within 150 percent of the length of the program or within 11 semesters Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) • satisfactorily complete the program requirements for the degree, including all required courses • attain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, with no course with a grade lower than B applied toward the degree (students enrolled in the Nurse Anesthesiology program are eligible for degree conferral with no more than two F grades of a 70–79 percent.) • satisfactorily meet all financial and library obligations • satisfactorily complete D.N.P. project • attendance at the graduation ceremony is expected and encouraged by the department • complete the program within five years Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing with a Focus on Nursing Education or Administrative Leadership • satisfactorily complete the program requirements for the degree, including all required courses • attain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, with no course with a grade lower than B applied toward the degree • satisfactorily meet all financial and library obligations • satisfactorily complete dissertation • satisfactorily complete application for graduation (attendance at the graduation ceremony is expected and encouraged by the department) • complete the program within 10 years

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