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Completion, Graduation, and Recognition

As you approach graduation, we celebrate the commitment and teamwork that have shaped your interprofessional education experience. Your effort and engagement have prepared you to lead in collaborative healthcare. Now you can showcase that accomplishment with your IPE transcript notation and graduation cords.

Scroll down for information on:

  • CV/Resume Guidance
  • Graduation Cords
  • Eligibility and Transcript Notation

Resumes and CVs

To provide a mechanism for recognition upon completion of a substantial portion of the interdisciplinary coursework, students will be eligible to earn transcript notation. The requirements to receive the notation vary by program. Notations will automatically be added during the students graduation term.

Learner participation will be tracked by OU Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Programs and reported to learner's enrolled college at the end of the spring semester. Students can also track their completion on Give Pulse. Questions can be sent to Margaret-Robinson@ou.edu.


CV / Resume Guidance

Students are encouraged to list their IPE training and transcript notation on their CV/Resume. Examples include:

Interprofessional Education Distinction, [year earned]

or

Team-Based Training Completed:

  • IPEC Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (if you completed the Intro or APD courses)
  • Team Communication Training
    • List Simulation Topics
  • Team-Based Clinical Training
    • List Unity Clinic Sessions and location
  • Team-Based Conferences
    • List Bridges to Access, Reproductive Health Symposium or others

Graduation Cords

  • The cords are available for purchase during Graduation Gear‑Up events in the spring and at the Jostens store in Norman at the Sooner Shop, located on the west side of the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
  • Please note that the IPE Office is not allowed to sell cords directly, so be sure to visit the designated purchase locations.
  • Students purchasing from an off-campus source, such as Amazon, should look for light blue/purple cords. See this example.

Check out at the in Norman at the Sooner Shop on the west side of the stadium.

Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
1185 Asp Avenue
Norman, OK 73069


Photo of a OU Grad with IPE Cords

Completion and Transcript Notations

The below requirements are set by each department, not by OU Health Campus | Interdisciplinary Programs. Please refer any questions to program faculty or college representatives.

To Track Your Eligibility

  1. Review your IPE activities in Give Pulse (note, APD is not listed since everyone completes the same activity)
  2. See instructions: https://support.givepulse.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025382793-View-and-Manage-Your-Registration-User

IPE Program Requirements and Contact Hours

All OU Health Campus academic programs participating in Interprofessional Education (IPE) require a minimum of 16 interprofessional contact hours, which are tracked and verified through GivePulse. [Note: APD (4 contact hours) does not appear in Give Pulse.] These hours may be earned through required IPE coursework, simulations, clinical or community‑based IPE experiences, and approved IPE events.

This minimum requirement ensures consistent exposure to interprofessional learning across programs while allowing flexibility in how experiences are completed.

Program‑Specific Minimum Experience Requirements

Within the required 16 contact hours, some academic programs have additional minimum criteria related to the type or number of interprofessional experiences completed. These requirements are defined by individual programs and reflected in the IPE curriculum framework.

Examples of program‑specific minimum requirements include:

  • Dentistry Programs:
  • Requires a minimum of 2 interprofessional simulation or clinic‑based experiences.
  • Medicine (MD) Program:
  • Require a minimum of 5 interprofessional simulation or clinic‑based experiences.
  • Medicine (PA) Program:
    Require a minimum of 4 interprofessional simulation or clinic‑based experiences.
  • Nursing Programs:
    Require a minimum of 4 interprofessional simulation or clinic‑based experiences.
  • Nutrition Programs:
    Require a minimum of 4 interprofessional simulation or clinic‑based experiences.
  • Occupational Therapy (OTD):
    Requires a minimum of 2 interprofessional simulation or clinic‑based experiences.
  • Pharmacy Program:
    Requires a minimum of 2 interprofessional clinic‑based experiences.
  • Physical Therapy (DPT):
    Requires a minimum of 3 interprofessional simulation or clinic‑based experiences.

Example Requirement

For nursing students to meet the distinction, the requirements are 16 IPE content hours and 4 sessions of Unity Clinic and/or IPE Simulation at any time in their degree:

  • 2 hours for APD1
  • 2 hours for APD2
  • 4 hours of an IPE simulation (counts as one of the four sessions)
  • 4 hours of Unity Clinic (counts as one of the four session)
  • For the remaining 4 hours of IPE activities students need to do two sessions of Unity Clinic (4hrs/session) and/or IPE simulation (4hrs/session)
    • After that, any of the following can be completed to fulfill remaining hours if needed: Unity Clinic, IPE simulations, Reproductive Health Symposium, Bridges to Access, Unity in Health, GREAT Symposium/debate, or the Unity Week Poster Hall