WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OFFERS FEDERAL LOAN REPAYMENT
PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS
IN RETURN FOR COLLEGE TEACHING

• Loan will be forgiven up to 85% in return for employment as a nursing faculty
  member
  
• Available for full-time and part-time students

William Paterson University’s Graduate Program in Nursing will continue to provide loans to fulltime or part-time graduate nursing students through the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP), a nationwide program administered by the Division of Nursing, U.S. Public Health Service. Following graduation, up to 85 percent of the student’s loan can be cancelled in exchange for working as a full-time nursing faculty member over a consecutive four-year period at a school of nursing.

The NFLP was created to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty and ease the nursing faculty shortage. “Without qualified nursing faculty, we can’t educate the nurses of tomorrow,” says Julie Bliss, chair of the University’s department of nursing. “This program offers nurses an opportunity to earn a graduate nursing degree with loan funds that can be forgiven through service as a faculty member.”

William Paterson’s master of science degree in nursing prepares nurse leaders with advanced knowledge and practice skills relevant to the health needs of client populations in the community. The program offers three tracks—adult nurse practitioner, education, and administration—and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Students must take a minimum of six credits (part-time) or nine credits (full-time) of academic course work per semester and must complete the master’s degree in four semesters.

The NFLP can provide loans for nurses enrolled in the nursing education track of the degree program to cover cost of tuition, fees, books, laboratory expenses and other reasonable educational expenses. Repayment of the loan does not begin until after graduation; 85% of the loan will be cancelled for degree recipients who work for four years as a nurse faculty member. All U.S. citizens, nationals and permanent residents who possess a baccalaureate degree in nursing meet the requirement for admission into the graduate nursing program.

Applications to the graduate program for fall 2009 are being accepted. To apply, contact William Paterson’s Office of Graduate Admissions and Enrollment Services at 973-720-2237 or at http://ww2.wpunj.edu/admissn . For NFLP applications contact Dr. Kem Louie, associate professor of nursing and director of the graduate nursing program, at 973-720-3215 or 973-720- 3511 or e-mail louiek@wpunj.edu .