Nursing

Department of Nursing
College of Health and Human Services

Department of Nursing
Lee-Ellen C. Kirkhorn, Chair
Deborah Poling, Graduate Program Director
260-481-6276 ~ ipfw.edu/nursing ~ Liberal Arts 341

Concentrations:
Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner

Advisory Committee

Each candidate for a master’s degree is assigned an advisory committee consisting of three members. The director of the graduate program serves as chair of the nursing advisory committee and assigns the major advisor according to the candidate’s area of concentration. Other committee members include those with graduate faculty status. This committee prepares and approves the plan of study (described below), advises, and assists in thesis development when applicable.

Plan of Study

Students pursuing a master’s degree should meet with the graduate director and have a preliminary plan of study on file prior to the initial registration. The plan of study identifies a primary area that lists specific courses and all other requirements of the degree. The formal plan of study is approved by the advisory committee, including the chair of the Department of Nursing, and must be submitted to the Graduate School before the final semester of enrollment.

Transfer Credit

Transfer of Credits: A maximum of 12 hours of graduate credit from another institution may be approved by the student’s committee for inclusion in a program of study.

Transfer Credits from other Purdue campuses: Although students may take courses on other Purdue campuses, at least 51% of the total credit hours used to satisfy degree requirements must be earned in residence on the IPFW campus. Remote televised instruction from a campus is considered to have been obtained from that campus, regardless of the student’s physical location.

Credit for courses taken in post baccalaureate status: Students are eligible to include in the program of study, no more than 12 hours of graduate credit taken while enrolled as a post baccalaureate resident prior to being admitted to a graduate degree program.

Grades

A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale is required through completion of the program.

Time Limitations

Special permission is required for students to continue in the program beyond five consecutive years.

Official graduate application deadlines:

Fall Admission -
- March 1 (for domestic students)
- January 1 (for international students)

Spring Admission -
- Special Cases Only
Summer Admission -
- Special Cases Only

Complete application online at www.gradschool.purdue.edu/admissions

Admission Requirements

Baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing;
Degree must be from a school/department/college of nursing that is accredited by the ACEN or CCNE;
Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale;
Registered Nurse Licensure and eligibility for Indiana State licensure;
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination required for students whose native language is not English with a minimum score of 550 or 213 on computer-based exam; and
300-level undergraduate research and statistics within the last 5 years.
Complete application online at www.gradschool.purdue.edu/admissions

Note:

If applicants have less than a 3.0 GPA, they may be required to take the GRE for the quantitative, analytical, and verbal aptitude tests.