Transfer of Credits

Policies on transfer of credit are program specific. Details of the transfer process in each program are provided in the Student Handbooks.

ABSN Program: All 58 credit hours of the ABSN curriculum must be taken at Duke or through Duke interinstitutional enrollment; no transfer of coursework will be accepted.

MSN Program: Students enrolled in the MSN Program may be allowed to transfer up to six credit hours of graduate work completed at other institutions, if the student earned a grade of B (3.0 on a 4-point scale) or higher.

DNP Program: The DNP Program allows the transfer of up to six credit hours for graduate courses completed within five years before the start of the DNP program and after the earned master’s degree at other institutions (or Duke schools), provided that the student earned a grade of B (3.0 on a 4-point scale) or higher.

PhD Program: As a program of The Graduate School, the Duke PhD Program in Nursing follows the policy of The Graduate School; consult the Bulletin of the Duke University Graduate School for details.