MSN STUDENT HANDBOOK
POLICIES & PROCEDURES
 

  Advisement &
     Registration

UTA is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation; reference Public Law 92-112 - The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. With the passage of federal legislation entitled Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, there is renewed focus on providing this population with the same opportunities enjoyed by all citizens.

Faculty members are required by law to provide "reasonable accommodations" to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility primarily rests with informing faculty of their need for accommodation and in providing authorized documentation through designated administrative channels.  Information regarding specific diagnostic criteria and policies for obtaining academic accommodations can be found at www.uta.edu/disability.   Also, you may visit the Office for Students with Disabilities in room 102 of University Hall or call them at (817) 272-3364.

Regular class attendance and participation is expected of all students.  Students are responsible for all missed course information.

You must submit and pass aCriminal Background Check 30 days prior to your first graduate clinical course.  Criminal Background is done online at:
www.dfwhc.org/groupone In the right-hand column, select Group One Students

A change of address must be filed with the SON MSN Nursing Office (Room 605 or 606) and also with UTA's Graduate Admissions Office.  Throughout a student's enrollment at UTASON, it shall be the student's responsibility to keep the MSN Nursing Office informed of current contact information (home address, home telephone number, cell number, beeper number, employer, employer's telephone number, email address).  This is essential in order that schedules, official correspondence, scholarship notification, and emergency messages will not be delayed or lost.  UTA emails will be used university-wide to communicate pertinent information and students will be held responsible for information distributed in this manner.
 

A graduate student who wishes to change a schedule by either dropping or adding a course must first consult with the MSN Advisor.  The following regulations pertain to adds and drops:

1.   A student may not add a course after the end of the late registration.

2.    A graduate student dropping a course or resigning from the university after the Census Date but before the final designated drop date for the enrolled semester will receive a grade of W only if at the time of dropping the student is passing the course (has a grade of A, B, or C); if the student has a D or F at the time of dropping, an F will be recorded.  Students dropping a course must: (1) Complete a Course Drop / Resignation Form   (2) obtain faculty signature and current course grade; and (3) Submit the form to MSN Office Room 606.

3.   A graduate student who desires to drop all courses for which he or she is enrolled is reminded that such action constitutes a withdrawal from the University.  The student should indicate intention to withdraw from all courses by: (1) Completing a Course Drop / Resignation Form; (2) Obtaining faculty signature for each course enrolled and current course grade; (3) Filing the registration form in the School of Nursing Office Room 606; and (4) if after census date, filing the Resignation Form in the Office of the Registrar in Davis Hall Room 333. 

4.   Graduate students may drop a course up to 12 weeks in the fall or spring semester and up to 8 weeks in a 10-week summer session. Under extreme circumstances, the Dean of Graduate Studies for the University may consider a petition to withdraw after the designated drop date, but in no case may a graduate student selectively drop a course after the drop date and remain enrolled in any other course.

• Work part-time (20 hours or less)
• Repay grant money awarded by the end of the semester if status drops from full-time to part-time due to dropping a class or withdrawing from the university.
• Maintain a 3.0 GPA
• US Citizen or foreign national who possess a green card
• Consent to provide DHHS data regarding professional activity for 3 years following graduation.
• Know this is taxable income that must be reported after receipt of 1099.

All graduate nursing students must have an unencumbered license as designated by the Board of Nurse Examiners (BNE) to participate in graduate clinical nursing courses.  It is also imperative that any student whose license becomes encumbered by the BNE must immediately notify the Associate Dean for the MSN Program, Dr. Susan Grove.  The complete policy about encumbered licenses is available online at:http://www.uta.edu/nursing/MSN/unencumbered

UTA School of Nursing supports the Student Code of Ethics Policy.  Students are responsible for knowing and complying with the Code.

  Student Confidentiality

    Agreement

A maximum of 25% of a program (9-12 semester hours) may be accepted for transfer credit with the approval of the Graduate Nursing Advisor  Transfer of required courses from other universities where there is no cooperative agreement involves the submission of a course syllabus and approval by the faculty that content at UTA.  Students requesting transfer credit must complete and submit the Course Transfer Credit Form to the Graduate Nursing Office and an official transcript with the course grade posted to UTA's Graduate Admissions Office to receive credit.

UTA has Cooperative Agreements with The University of Texas Southwestern Women's Health Program, (UTSWWHP), The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing (UTT); and Texas Health Resources  (THR).  To receive transfer credits based on the Cooperative Agreements: 1) students must submit a Coop Agreement Transfer Credit Form to the Graduate Nursing Department and 2) Official Transcripts to the UTA Graduate Admissions Office.  The Cooperative Agreement with UTSWWHP at Dallas will allow BSN prepared students from the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program to receive up to 9 hours of graduate credit toward an NP program of their choice. (UTSW Coop Agreement Form). TThe Cooperative Agreement with UTT allows transfer of a maximum of 12  credit hours toward any nurse practitioner program at UTA. (UTT Coop Agreement Form). The Cooperative Agreement with THR is to offer the Nursing Administration MSN through VTEL at Presbyterian Hospital and Harris Methodist Hospital.

All newly admitted UTA Graduate Nursing Students are required to provide Verification of Medical Insurance Coverage that includes Emergency Department coverage and follow-up treatment for needle sticks and blood borne diseases.  This mandatory requirement has been approved by the UT System Board of Regents.