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1323 COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES<br />
Health Insurance<br />
The School of Nursing encourages students to carry<br />
health insurance and is not liable for any health<br />
problems requiring medical treatment. Health insurance<br />
information is available upon request.<br />
Professional Liability INSURANCE<br />
All students in the School of Nursing having patient/<br />
client contact are covered under the malpractice<br />
contract for <strong>Indiana</strong> <strong>University</strong>. This liability insurance<br />
does not extend to employment outside of courserelated<br />
activities. The student should know that failure<br />
to pay course and other fees results in noncoverage<br />
under <strong>Indiana</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s malpractice contract. Such<br />
noncoverage makes the student ineligible to attend<br />
clinical classes.<br />
APA Format<br />
The most recent American Psychological Association<br />
(APA) format is the standard used for all written work<br />
in all nursing courses. Students should consult course<br />
syllabi for specific details.<br />
Remedial Course Requirements<br />
Applicants to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree<br />
program must successfully complete all developmental<br />
courses in which they place, including the following:<br />
EDUC-X 100 Practical Reading and Study for Self<br />
Improvement<br />
EDUC-X 101 Techniques in Textbook Reading<br />
ENG-W 31 Pre-Composition<br />
ENG-W 130 Principles of Composition<br />
MATH-M 4 Introduction to Algebra<br />
MATH-M 14 Basic Algebra (4 cr.)<br />
MATH-M 107 College Algebra<br />
Students interested in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing<br />
degree program should complete courses in mathematics<br />
as early as possible to facilitate completion of science<br />
prerequisite courses.<br />
Correspondence/Independent Study<br />
Courses<br />
All required and elective courses for the nursing major,<br />
other than public speaking, available through the<br />
<strong>Indiana</strong> <strong>University</strong> Independent Study Program, must<br />
be taken for credit. Students should contact a School of<br />
Nursing academic advisor before enrollment. Students<br />
are required to have the academic advisor’s signature<br />
for all correspondence courses used to satisfy degree<br />
requirements. Correspondence courses with nursing<br />
numbers do not satisfy residency requirements. Final<br />
examinations in all correspondence courses must be<br />
taken no later than six weeks prior to the expected<br />
graduation date.<br />
Nursing students shall have completed any<br />
correspondence or independent study courses prior to<br />
enrollment in their final semester of the program, or<br />
register for the on-campus course in that final semester.<br />
Portfolio Option<br />
The portfolio review process is available to all students<br />
who believe that their prior experience can meet the<br />
learning objectives/competencies required of a specific<br />
nursing course within their program of study, subject<br />
to faculty approval. The portfolio is a mechanism used<br />
to validate the acquisition of knowledge and skills<br />
congruent with course expectations and student learning<br />
outcomes.<br />
Students may exercise the portfolio option for all B.S.N.<br />
major courses listed for the degree as long as it does<br />
not interfere with other standing university or school<br />
course/credit hour policies related to progression or<br />
graduation. Undergraduate students must complete a<br />
minimum of 30 credit hours on the campus awarding<br />
the degree. Courses/credit hours which are reviewed<br />
for portfolio credit do not count toward undergraduate<br />
residency requirements. Contact the School of Nursing<br />
for portfolio guidelines.<br />
Satisfactory/Fail Option<br />
The School of Nursing, in grading undergraduate clinical<br />
nursing courses, uses the Satisfactory/Fail option. Grades<br />
are recorded as S or F. Students must demonstrate a<br />
satisfactory level of clinical competence and skill to<br />
receive a satisfactory grade in these courses. Satisfactory<br />
performance standards are stated in each course syllabus<br />
and faculty evaluate the quality of student clinical<br />
performances by these standards. Inability to receive a<br />
grade of S constitutes failure. An S indicates a grade of A,<br />
B, or C (2.0). Students receiving an F cannot progress in<br />
their Nursing Program until this deficiency is corrected.<br />
Note: This is a School of Nursing policy for nursing<br />
courses and is not the same as the IU <strong>South</strong> <strong>Bend</strong> policy<br />
for the Pass/Fail option located in the beginning of this<br />
publication.<br />
Residency ReqUIREMENTS<br />
A student must complete a minimum of 30 upperdivision<br />
credit hours in the <strong>Indiana</strong> <strong>University</strong> School<br />
of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing to be<br />
eligible for graduation. A maximum of 6 lower-division<br />
nursing credit hours may apply toward this residency<br />
requirement. Students must petition the appropriate<br />
academic officer to apply those lower-division nursing<br />
credit hours toward the residency requirement. Credit<br />
for correspondence courses and advanced standing by<br />
the validation process may not be used to meet residency<br />
requirements.<br />
Associate of Science in Nursing Program<br />
Articulation<br />
Students wishing to pursue an Associate of Science<br />
in Nursing have several local options. IU <strong>South</strong> <strong>Bend</strong><br />
and Ivy Tech Community College (<strong>South</strong> <strong>Bend</strong>) work<br />
closely to provide seamless educational choices. Ivy Tech<br />
Community College in <strong>South</strong> <strong>Bend</strong> can be contacted<br />
at (574) 289-7001, extension 5721, for additional<br />
information.
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