Memo 54: Priority for Registration in DNP Courses

The following outlines the order by which students seeking a space in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) courses should be prioritized:

Rank	Type of Student	Permission of Instructor and/or Adviser Required?	System Under Which They Register (State Tuition or PCE Fees)	How Will This Be Enforced and Monitored?
1	Current DNP students	No permission required	Register based on program that follows their matriculation	No enforcement needed
2	Other matriculated graduate nursing students (PhD, MS, MN)	YES, by instructor; instructor can opt to say no	Register based on program that follows their matriculation	Student obtains written permission by instructor. This can be in email format. Must include course number, title, student name, instructor’s name, quarter. Instructor forwards written permission to Abigail Mayeda in OSAA (mayeda3@uw.edu).
3	Non-Nursing UW graduate students	YES, by instructor		See above
4	Anyone else using tuition exemption	YES, by instructor; instructor can opt to say no	Register based on program that follows their matriculation	See above

*Tuition exemption cannot be applied to NCLIN, NMETH and independent study.

Created June 2, 2015
Revised January 2018