MSN requirements for progression include the following:

1. A minimum grade of "B" is necessary in all required courses for the MSN degree.  Students will be notified in writing at mid-term if they are failing the course.

2. Core courses must be taken in sequence, as indicated in the U.T. Tyler Catalog.

3. Students on conditional admission status may  take up to 12 SCH.  After the successful completion of the entrance exam and 9 SCH of required nursing courses from his/her degree plan, the student will be granted full admission status.  Pending admission students will be limited to 6 SCH of open enrollment courses before attaining conditional or full admission status.

4. Nursing courses within the MSN curriculum may be repeated only once.

5. The six elective hours in the MSN-Administration option and MSN-Education option may be chosen at the discretion of the student; however, it is recommended that three of those hours be related to the role function.

6. Degree Plans are to be filed on all students who are fully accepted into the MSN program by the end of the first semester. Students in the MSN/MBA option must complete the degree plan prior to admission in the College of Business and by the end of the first semester in the College of Nursing.

7. Advisors are assigned to all students upon admission to the graduate program, including those admitted with conditional status. The student is responsible for contacting the advisor, signing the degree plan and turning in required documentation.

8. Any deviation from written graduate policy must be approved by the Graduate Studies Committee.