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Academic Nursing Cohorts
Are you pursuing an initial or an advanced nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing?
Nursing Workforce Planning and Development offers a full range of academic nursing cohorts, including:
- LVN-to-RN
- RN (A.D.N.) - Associate Degree program (must graduate from an A.D.N. program by December 2015) - A.D.N. new grads hired at MD Anderson are required to complete a B.S.N. degree within six years.
- RN (B.S.N.)
- RN-to-B.S.N.
- M.S.N.
- RN-to-M.S.N.
- Post-Masters Certification
- Nursing Doctorate (D.N.P. or Ph.D.)
Participants in the cohort programs may receive the following benefits:
- Increased amount of Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) money to be used for tuition, fees and books ($5,250 maximum per fiscal year)
- Up-front system for payment of tuition, fees and books
- Payments made directly to the colleges/universities through third-party billing arrangements between MD Anderson and participating colleges/universities
- Academic and personal counseling
- Social opportunities with other cohort participants
- Paid release time for attending classes (selected programs only)