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| School of Nursing | Nursing School (NU) 1111 Middle Drive Indianapolis, IN 46202-5107 Undergraduate Information: (317) 274-2806 Graduate Information: (317) 274-2806 Nursing School Home Page |
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The Master of Science in nursing program and the Ph.D. in Nursing Science
program are offered through the Indianapolis campus. Selected courses from the
master’s program are offered over the Indiana Higher Education
Telecommunications System to sites around the state and on the Internet. Majors
are offered at distant sites to meet student and community needs.
Applicants need to
Applications and transcripts are submitted to the
(The following policies apply only to students admitted to the School of
Nursing.)
Students should have a Pentium Pro computer with a minimum 36.6-baud modem; a
minimum of 32 MB RAM, 166 MHz or greater processing speed; multimedia
capabilities; and the IUPUI SoftPak software. This software can be purchased at
the IUPUI Cavanaugh Bookstore on CD for $5. These CDs include software to
connect to the IUPUI network, Netscape Communicator to use as a World Wide Web
browser, and a virus checker. If the students are outside of the Indianapolis
calling area, they should acquire an Internet provider such as America On Line
(AOL), Prodigy, CompuServe, or another that has a phone number in their calling
area. These commercial providers have their own World Wide Web browsers.
Students in R.N.-B.S.N., R.N.-M.S.N., M.S.N., and Ph.D. programs are required
to have their own computer and to be able to access the IUPUI campus services.
Application
How to Apply
Application forms for graduate programs may be obtained from the:
Indiana University School of Nursing
1111 Middle Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5107
Fax (317) 274-2996
E-mail: bmercier@iupui.edu
620 Union Drive
Room 207
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5167
Indiana University School of Nursing
1111 Middle Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5107
Application Deadlines
Applications for the master’s program are considered twice a year.
Completed applications are due April 1 and October 1. Applications for the Ph.D.
program are considered once a year and are due January 15.
Academic Policies for the Graduate Programs in the School of Nursing
Semester Load
Full-time graduate students are those enrolled in 8 or more credit hours
during a regular semester or 4 or more credit hours during a summer session.
Enrollment in fewer credits than this constitutes part-time study.
Absences
Illness is usually the only acceptable excuse for absence. Allowances for
illness are based on the time at which they occur and the amount of time lost.
Loss of time in any course may require that the student repeat the course.
Leave Policy
Students admitted to the graduate programs may petition for a leave of
absence of up to one year for personal or health reasons. Students must obtain
their advisors’ approval and petition the Graduate Admission, Progression, and
Graduation Committee in writing. To extend time required for completion of a
program, students must obtain leave prior to extended absence.
Completion of Degree Requirements
The School of Nursing must receive notices of removal of Incomplete and
Deferred grades, special credit grades, and independent study course grades no
later than three weeks before the end of classes in the student’s last
semester prior to graduation.
Auditing of Courses
An audit student officially registers for a class and pays the applicable
credit hour rate. Upon completion, the course is entered on the permanent
university record as one taken for no credit (NC). Note that this option is
available only with the instructor’s permission.
Withdrawals
Students who wish to withdraw from any or all courses must see their faculty
advisors to obtain schedule adjustment forms and the advisors’ signatures.
Students turn in completed forms to the Office of the Registrar. If the official
forms are turned in prior to the first full week of classes, the course is
deleted from the student’s academic record. However, if withdrawal from a
course results in a complete withdrawal from all courses, the grade of W
(Withdrawn) will appear on the student’s record. If the schedule adjustment
form is turned in by the end of the first half of the semester or summer
session, the grade of W is automatically given and recorded on the student’s
official transcript. Thereafter, but prior to the end of the third quarter of
classes, both the advisor’s, instructor’s, and associate dean for graduate
programs’ signatures are required. After the ninth week (or fourth week of a
six-week semester, or sixth week of an eight-week semester), the grade shall be
W or F, as determined by the instructor. A grade of F is recorded on the
official transcript if a student stops attending but does not officially
withdraw from a class. No refunds for withdrawals are given after the third week
of classes for the fall and spring semesters or after the second week of classes
for the summer sessions. Students wishing to withdraw from a course must do so
prior to the last week of classes of the semester.
Incomplete Grades (I grades)
The grade of Incomplete used on the final grade reports indicates that the
work is satisfactory as of the end of the semester, but has not been completed.
The grade of Incomplete may be given only when the completed portion of a
student’s work in the course is of passing quality. Instructors may award the
grade of Incomplete only upon a showing of such hardship to a student that would
render it unjust to hold the student to the time limits previously fixed for the
completion of the course work.
Deferred Grades
The grade of R (Deferred) is appropriate only as long as there is work in
progress. Only certain courses are designated as courses for which the grade of
R may be awarded.
Addition of Courses/Change of Section
Students may add courses or change from one section of a course to another
according to the dates in the Schedule of Classes. To add a course or
change a section, students must obtain their faculty advisor’s signature on
the appropriate forms, available from the Office of Educational Services in the
School of Nursing. The signature of the associate dean for graduate programs is
required after specific deadlines. Deadlines and additional signatures of
authorization, when necessary, are specified in the instructions accompanying
the form and in the Schedule of Classes.
Cumulative Grade Point Average
Grades in courses transferred from another institution are not used in
calculating the cumulative grade point average. However, all grades from course
work attempted at Indiana University are used in calculating the cumulative
grade point average.
Computer Literacy
Prior to enrolling in the nursing courses, faculty expect nursing students to
be able to use computers well enough to log on to the Internet to access class
content. Students should also be able to search for nursing-related materials
and to return to an interesting site whenever they choose by using bookmarks or
a word processor to store Internet location addresses. Students also should be
able to log in to an e-mail account to communicate with other students and
faculty, and to use a word-processing program.
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