Adult/Gerontology and Family Nurse Practitioner (NP) Post Master’s

How to Register

Registration for on line courses: Matriculated students, those accepted into a program of study at UMass, are given priority registration until Dec 16th.

Non matriculated students who wish to register for non clinical courses with permission, may register after Dec 16th by following the directions below. Students in clinical courses must be registered in order for us to send out working agreements to the agency in which you plan to do your clinical. The deadline for submitting this clinical information for NU615 is Dec 21st.

In order to expedite registering for courses consult the listing of current course offerings. Please retain the registration information, re fees, course numbers and books to order related to nursing courses :

Spring 2010 Credit Course Offerings: ccde.umb.edu/credit/spring10/gr/nursng/

In addition, please see and retain the Academic Calendar: ccde.umb.edu/moreinfo/academic/calendar/

  1. To Register for courses as a non matriculated student, the registration form can be downloaded and copied from this website: ccde.umb.edu/moreinfo/registration/download/. Please fax (617.287.7494) the following:
    1. your completed registration form,
    2. a copy of your current nursing license, and
    3. a copy of your diploma or transcript from the institution from which you earned your MS or BSN degree.
    If you are a returning non-matriculated student, you only need to fill out and fax the registration. Please be sure to include your UMB student identification number on the form if you have one. If you are new to UMass you will not have a student ID number but will receive one with this initial registration.
  2. When we receive all three pieces of information, we will review your materials and submit your registration. See the Academic Calendar for the registration open date for non-matriculated students. After registering, you will receive an email confirmation of your course(s) enrollment and UMB student email account information from the registrar’s office so be sure to include your current email address on the registration form. A future email will be sent regarding Blackboard Vista for those of you who are new to the online learning management system (LMS). This email will be sent approximately one (1) week before classes begin and will be sent to your UMB student email account.

Please note: If you are interested in taking NU 615 Advanced Health Assessment or NU 634 Advanced Pharmacology, you must first show evidence of Advanced Pathophysiology at a grade of B or better and or you may take this course concurrent to enrolling in Advanced Pharm or Advanced Health Assessment. If you have completed Advanced Pathophysiology, fax a copy of the official or unofficial transcript along with your registration. If you are registering for NU615 Advanced Health Assessment, you will need a clinical placement with an MD or NP preceptor who will supervise you in developing your skills for 65 hrs or 6 hrs a week for the term. Once you have registered for NU615 enter the information for the clinical agency Working Agreement (WA) here:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cmNLaDVjZzVnWndnaVVLSGtQWGZIQmc6MA

We will send the agency a formal copy of the Working Agreement on our letterhead.

A draft copy of the WA can be found on the right side of this page for download. You can share this with the agency to determine if they will sign the one that we send to them on letterhead.

Financial Aid: you must be a matriculated student to qualify for financial aid.
ccde.umb.edu/moreinfo/registration/financialaid/

Another Financial Aid source:
National Health Service Corp: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/