In addition, registered nurses returning to school to pursue their baccalaureate degree may access the Transitions to Professional Nursing course which is required for them. Two other courses, Nursing Issues and Nursing Research, also are available on the Internet. Both are required for all nursing students. When accessing course materials electronically, students first see a syllabus. Then they may click on links taking them to assignments, reference sources, commentary by the instructor, or other educational aids.
Students can communicate electronically with each other and with the faculty.
The instructor may communicate electronically with an individual student or with the whole class. Students will be required to meet on campus for a limited number of times each semester. The studies on the Internet give students the advantage of flexibility in meeting each course s requirements. The new offerings on the Internet for fall are in addition to one graduate Internet course taught by Dr. Nadine Coudret, dean, during the spring 1997 semester. The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education has granted developing program status to the occupational therapy assistant program.