1. Office of Student Services
MUSC College of Nursing
Meet our Team
MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation

2. Office of Student Services
Carolyn Page
Director of Student Services
Peggy Sires
Student Services Coordinator
Hub for ALL CON students
Maintains student files and database
Registration
Progression and graduation
Liaison between CON and other MUSC offices
MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation

3. Office of Student Services
Mardi Long
Director of Student and Alumni Relations
Graduation
Scholarships
Alumni relations
Anette Hebebrand-Verner
Contracts and Compliance Officer
CATTS
CPR
Contracts with clinical sites
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4. MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation
Office of Academics
Robin Bissinger
Associate Dean for Academics
Yolanda Long
Administrative Coordinator, PhD Program
General announcements
Grant announcements
Booklist
MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation

5. Office of Graduate Programs
Robin L. Bissinger, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC
Director of Graduate Programs
Arly Douglass
Graduate Program Coordinator
Registration
Plan of study
Academic Warnings
Advisement
Clinical paperwork
MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation

6. MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation
General Advisement
Student Services will register you for courses.
Plans of study should be followed exactly.
Courses are only offered once a year
Switching from full to part-time or vice versa is possible.
Life happens- Please contact us before it is too late to save your grades.
Leave of absence vs. withdrawl from program
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7. Drop/Add
Drop/Add deadline is Sept. 4- no evidence of taking that course on transcript.
After drop/add deadline- Grade of WD, WF or WP-counts as one attempt. Only get two attempts at a course.
Tuition reimbursement- 90% tuition reimbursement if course(s) dropped within the first week of the University start date; 75% tuition reimbursement within the 2nd week; 50% tuition reimbursement within the third week, and no tuition reimbursement after the forth week.
Fees will not be reimbursed

8. Full-time and Part-time
Fall and Spring semesters:
9 or more sh is full-time
Anything less than 5 sh is not eligible for financial aid
Summer Semester:
7 or more sh is full-time
Anything less than 4 sh is not eligible for financial aid
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9. MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation
Academic Warnings
Must maintain a 3.0 in each course (85 or above)
If you are in danger of falling below a 3.0, you will receive an academic warning.
The Office of Graduate Programs is notified and will contact you to make sure a plan is in place.
Academic warnings can help save you before it is too late!
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10. Student Grievance/Feedback
If you have an issue with a specific course, contact your instructor first.
If no improvement has been made, contact Dr. Bissinger (Arly)
Dr. Bissinger meets with students for feedback while you are on campus for immersions
Student Lounges
Two students serve on the Graduate Program Committee- Heidi Alterson and Valerie Martinez
End of course evaluations are extremely important!
MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation

11. MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation
Clinical courses
NRDNP 864, 865, 866 and NRDNP 848B are clinical courses.
180 hours for 864, 865, 866- about 12 hrs/wk
270 hours for 848- about 18 hrs/wk
Must be primary care site
Further info will be discussed at the 2:45 session today.
NRDNP 890 will also require 300 clinical hours total.
MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation

12. MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation
Immersions
There are no excused absences for on-campus visits.
Campus visits:
NRDNP 856
NRDNP 864
NRDNP 865
NRDNP 866
NRDNP 848B
NRDNP 862 (Project defense for DNP students)
Last NRDNP 890 (Final poster presentation for DNP students)
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13. Online Class Participation
Will be dropped from course if no participation for 3 consecutive weeks
Missing a discussion results in a grade of zero for that discussion.
Notify instructors of emergency situations that will affect online participation.
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14. Handbooks/Guidelines
Please refer to the CON Handbook for further policies
Residency guidelines (DNP students)
Process Improvement Guidelines (DNP students)
Clinical Guidelines for NP students
Get familiar with our CON website under Students & Applicants
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15. MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation
Remaining Compliant
Uploaded into E-Value
CPR card
RN License
CON Handbook form
Severe Weather Form
Plan of study
Other things to work on:
CATTS
Drug Screening- Employee Health
Student Health requirements
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16. MUSC College of Nursing Summer Orientation
FAQ’s
Post-BSN DNP students cannot sit for NP certification until they graduate the entire DNP program.
Adding Nurse Educator courses: 3 required courses to sit for NLN certification, 1 additional optional course.
DNP students cannot use DNP (c).
Project for DNP students
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