Forms and Guidelines
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MN and PhD Application Documents
Admission Documents
Download the appropriate copy of the template listed below in Word. After you have completed the document, save it as a pdf for uploading to your application.
- Documents for Fall 2026 will be posted here, please check back. Applications will open September 1, 2026.
Award Application Documents
Forms
MN Forms
- Course-based Annual Report
- Recommendation for Change of Category or Academic Standing Form
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Registration) - MN Appointment of Supervisor(s)
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Supervisory Committees) - MN Appointment of Supervisory Committee
(form for MN thesis-based students, submit to Nursing Grad Office when you have your supervisory committee formed) - MN Notice of Thesis Proposal Oral Examination
(submit this form to the Nursing Graduate Office at least 2 weeks prior to the thesis proposal defense) - MN Report of Thesis Proposal Oral Examination
(submit this form to the Nursing Graduate Office upon completion of the proposal defense) - Notice of Examining Committee & Examination Date (Masters Final)
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Examining Committee) - Thesis Approval / Program Completion
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Degree/Certificate Completion) - Report of Completion of Course-based Master's Degree
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Degree/Certificate Completion) - Program Extension
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Registration) - Transfer Credit Request
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Registration)
PhD Forms
- Agreement for Planned Residency - Continuing PhD Students (Word doc)
- Appointment of Supervisor(s) & Supervisory Committee
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Examining Committee) - Approve External Reader or Examiner for Final Doctoral Oral Exam
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Examining Committee) - Change of Category or Academic Standing Form
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Registration) - - First request
- - 2nd or subsequent request
- Notice of Examining Committee & Examination Date (Candidacy Exam)
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Examining Committee) - Notice of Examining Committee & Examination Date (Doctoral Final)
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Examining Committee) - Preliminary Acceptance of Thesis (Word doc)
- - First request
- - 2nd or subsequent request
- Report of Completion of Candidacy Examination
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Examining Committee) - Thesis Approval / Program Completion
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Degree/Certificate Completion) - Transfer Credit Request
(find form in the GPS Forms Cabinet under Records-Registration)
Guidelines, Policies, & Information
General Information
Requirements
MN Program
- MN Curriculum Guide
- MN Program Planning Guides
- MN Program Course Layout (PDF) - for students admitted prior to Fall 2021
- MN Program Course Layout (PDF) - for students admitted in Fall 2021 or later
- MN and Post MN Roadmaps
- - For students with an even year start date (2024, 2026, 2028, etc)
- - For students with and odd year start date (2025, 2027, 2029, etc)
- MN Course Sequencing
- MN Student Program Plans (Word)
- MN (Course-based) - Leadership
- MN (Course-based) - Education
- MN (Course-based) - Clinical (NP) Family/All Ages and Adult
- MN (Course-based) - Clinical (NP) Neonate
- MN (Thesis) - Research
- MN (Thesis) - Leadership
- MN (Thesis) - Education
- MN (Thesis) - Clinical (NP) Family/All Ages and Adult
- MN (Thesis) - Clinical (NP) Neonate
- MN Student Program Plans (Word)
- MN Independent Guided Study Courses (NURS 561)
- MN Thesis Proposal Formatting Guidelines