Advancing Education: Development of Dual

Enrollment Programs at the Graduate Level

Carolyn Hart, Ph.D., RN, CNEProgram Director, Department of NursingWilson College, Chambersburg, PA

Objectives

Learner Objective 1.•Identify the process for developing inter-institutional agreements that will facilitate progression of nurses through a doctoral program

Learner Objective 2.•Describe the use of inter-institutional agreements to add an educational background to the DNP curriculum

Background and Significance

Nursing Education

•Experiences•Finances•Time constraints•Local opportunities•Solutions

Barriers to Persistence

Advancing Education

Terminology

• Individual

•Student motivation

• Invested in future

•Less attrition

•One application process

•Expectation of progression

• Institutions

•Unfamiliarity

•Student may not see progression as personally advantageous

•Multiple application points

Dual Credit Articulation ??

Blending Programs

RECEIVING INSTITUTION

•Pool of applicants

•Rural nurses

•Attrition is less likely

•Source of potential funding

•Attractive option

•Meet needs of community

•Professional growth

•Less resources

ORIGINATING INSTITUTION

Benefits of Blending

Plan

Potential Partners

Identifying Commonalities

Streamline Applications

Address Details

Creating a Culture of Opportunity

Creating a Culture of Opportunity