Y.Change in Track Policy

Change in Track Policy Approved by Faculty Assembly on 7/28/2020

Change in Nurse Practitioner (NP) Track

Students may request a change from the NP track they identified at the time of matriculation after the completion of DNP year 1 fall coursework.

All students will use the process as outlined below. Please note that participation in this

process does not guarantee acceptance into the requested track.

2. The student will meet with their current NP Track Coordinator to explore the process of changing tracks. 3. The student will then meet with the prospective NP Track Coordinator to explore the process of changing tracks. 4. If after completing steps 1 and 2 above the student decides to request a change in track, the student will submit the following information to the NP Track Coordinator of the track that they request to change into: 1. A written request to change NP tracks, including a revised personal goal statement, articulating the desire to change NP tracks, and identifying new career goals. Highlight specific experiences that have influenced the request to change tracks. 2. An updated resume or CV, including current RN work experience and for GEP students, clinical rotations from the GEP year. 3. An official transcript from University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 4. An academic letter of recommendation from Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing faculty 5. GEP only: A letter of recommendation from the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing faculty who supervised the student’s clinical internship 5. The student will participate in a formal interview with the NP Track Coordinator of the track that the student requests to change into. 6. The NP Track Coordinator and/or DNP Program Director shall consider all information submitted by the student as well as the content of the interview and shall make a recommendation whether the change of track will be granted. 7. Following a review of the application materials and considering the content of the interview, the NP Track Coordinator and/or DNP Program Director will make a recommendation to the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Academic Standards and Admissions committee (AS&A committee) regarding acceptance or denial. 8. The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Academic Standards and Admissions committee shall review the above along with the NP Track Coordinator and/or DNP

Program Director’s recommendations and will make a final decision on acceptance or denial into the new track. 9. The decision will be communicated in writing to the student by the NP Track Coordinator or DNP Program Director and copied to the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management.

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