Transfer of Graduate Credit

A maximum of six graduate-level semester credit hours can be applied to SON programs in the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing for course(s) previously taken from outside the School of Nursing. Course(s) must have been completed and grade received within five years of starting the degree program (first day of first term of enrollment) at JHSON.

DNP Executive Program students are required to take 40 credits at JHU.

The following SON courses are eligible for transfer review:

MSN Entry Into Practice
NR.210.606Biostatistics for Evidence-Based Practice3
NR.210.607Context of Health Care for Advanced Nursing Practice3
NR.210.608The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice3
NR.210.609Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice3
NR.210.610Health Promotion and Risk Reduction Across the Lifespan2
MSN Healthcare Organizational Leadership
NR.110.654Foundations of Healthcare Quality and Safety2
NR.110.619Health Care Economics for Management and Practice2
DNP Executive
NR.210.802Advanced Nursing Health Policy2
NR.210.804Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care2
NR.210.806Health Finance2
NR.210.822Health Information Systems and Patient Care Technologies2
DNP Advanced Practice
NR.400.717Application of Biostatistical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice2
NR.400.719Application of the Research Process to Evidence-Based Practice2
NR.400.721Health Promotion and Disease Across the Lifespan2
NR.400.723Advanced Health Policy2
NR.400.727Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Healthcare2
NR.400.732Healthcare Finance for Advanced Nursing Practice2
NR.400.738Advanced Applications of Information Technology in Healthcare Delivery2


All transfer of credit decisions made by the program director are final. 

Students wishing to waive or transfer any course from inside or outside an accredited university must have earned a minimum grade of B in the course and leveled appropriately for the degree. Course(s) must have been completed and a grade received within five years of starting the degree program (first day of first term of enrollment) at JHSON. The course must have the equivalent number of credits or higher for transfer review. 

The request to transfer credit must be concluded prior to the second semester registration period. If a student needs to take a course outside JHU once they have matriculated at the JHSON, they must obtain preauthorization prior to registering for the course.  

For students who have taken graduate core courses at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (listed above) within five years of starting a new degree program (first day of first term of enrollment) students need to notify program directors regarding credit waiver. Students are responsible and need to work with program administrators regarding courses being waived. 

It is the student’s responsibility to work with the Office of Financial Aid to determine if any changes to the plan of study will change eligibility for financial aid. Students receiving VA benefits should also contact the Office of Student Enrollment and Account Management (SEAM) to determine if changes to the plan of study will change eligibility for these benefits. 

To begin the process, please download the Transfer of Graduate Credits into JHSON form.