MSN HANDBOOK

TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR ADMISSIONS, PROGRESSION AND COMPLETION OF THE
MSN PROGRAM

The AUHS SON Graduate Program is an accelerated program that prepares graduates with the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes to enter the practice of Nursing. The technical standards describe the Intellectual, Conceptual, Integrative and Qualitative abilities, Communication, Behavioral, Ethical and Professional Attributes, Visual/Auditory, and Motor coordination and function that are required for Nursing education and practice. These competencies are not only necessary to successfully complete the course of study, but they are also essential for ensuring the health and safety of patients, other healthcare professionals, faculty, staff, and fellow graduates. In these policies, the term “graduates” will refer to graduates seeking admission to the school, as well as those already enrolled and progressing to graduation. In order to admit, evaluate, promote and graduate any person, it is the obligation of the graduate to meet these minimum technical standards.

The Admissions committee oversees adherence to the technical standards. Responsibilities of this committee
are:

  1. Interpret, review, and recommend revision of the SON Technical Standards for Nursing education.
  2. Review situations where accommodations are needed for students to be able to meet the SON Technical Standards.
  3. Determine whether recommended accommodations can be provided in a reasonable manner. Graduates who seek reasonable accommodations for a disability, medical condition or temporary injury/condition must contact the Office of Student Affairs.

Applicants for admission to the SON Graduate Program and Post-Graduate APRN- FNP certificate program must possess certain abilities and skills, which are categorized below as observational, communication, sensory/motor, intellectual, conceptual, integrative, and quantitative, behavioral, and social. In addition to these
abilities and skills, a candidate for admission must also:

  1. Provide an up-to-date record of all required immunizations, which needs to be on file with the Office for Student Affairs and Admission in the SON Graduate Program and Post- Graduate APRN- FNP certificate program.
  2. Have a criminal background check that raises no concerns.
  3. Have access to transportation.
  4. Provide proof of healthcare insurance.