Current version - Indiana University South Bend

1363 COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Appeals for immediate reinstatement are not considered
except as warranted by extraordinary circumstances. In
such cases, students reinstated by the APG Committee
have prescribed standards of performance for the
semester for which they are reinstated. Failure to meet
these standards results in an irrevocable dismissal.
Students who are reinstated must adhere to policies in
effect at the time of reinstatement. (See B.S.N. Student
Policy Handbook, the IU South Bend Bulletin, and policy
updates.)
A nursing student is reinstated only one time. A
reinstated nursing student is dismissed from the School
of Nursing upon failure of one additional nursing course,
breach of the Code of Ethics for Nurses, the Statement
of Essential Abilities, or the Indiana University Code
of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct (see
dismissal policy). For reinstatement priority, refer to
Clinical Progression in the Nursing Program section of
this publication.
Program Admission
Courses required for admission may be taken at any
Indiana University campus or may be accepted as
transfer credit hours from other accredited institutions.
However, admission is campus specific and priority
consideration is given to those students completing
the majority of their course work at IU South Bend.
Admission to the major is highly competitive. Contact a
student services advisor for more information.
Specific admission requirements vary from campus to
campus at Indiana University. When choosing courses
to meet curriculum requirements, students who begin
their prenursing course work on one campus of Indiana
University but plan to apply for admission on another
campus of Indiana University should be in close contact
with the School of Nursing advisor on the campus to
which they plan to apply. Submission of an official
credit transfer report (CTR) to the School of Nursing
is required for all work being transferred from another
university by established deadlines. To obtain an official
CTR, the student must request an official transcript from
the other institution(s) to be forwarded to the IU South
Bend Office of Admissions for evaluation.
Admission to the university as a prenursing student and
successful completion of the prerequisite course work
do not guarantee admission to the nursing major. The
number of admitted students is limited to those who can
be accommodated given available resources.
Application and Admission Requirements
• Admission to Indiana University as a degree-seeking
student.
• Maintenance of a cumulative grade point average of no
less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
• Maintenance of an admission GPA of no less than 2.7
on a 4.0 scale. Although a 2.7 AGPA is the minimum
required for application, admission is competitive and
a higher AGPA may be required in a given application
pool.
• Completion of chemistry (a one-year high school
course, or CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry 1,
CHEM-C 121 Elementary Chemistry Laboratory 1
equivalent) with a grade of C (2.0) or higher within the
past five years.
• Passing a comprehensive criminal background check.
• Completion of the following required courses with a
grade of C or higher by the second attempt:
CHEM-C 102 Elementary Chemistry 2
ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition 1
MICR-M 250 Microbial Cell Biology
MICR-M 255 Microbiology Laboratory (2 cr.)
PHSL-P 261 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
(5 cr.)
PHSL-P 262 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
(5 cr.)
PSY-P 103 General Psychology
PSY-P 216 Life Span Developmental Psychology
SOC-S 161 Principles of Sociology
Application and admission are valid only for the
semester designated. Students offered admission to the
nursing major must enroll in nursing course work at
a time designated by the School of Nursing. Failure to
enroll in nursing course work in the designated semester
necessitates reapplying to the program.
Students admitted to the nursing major must formally
accept or decline admission to the degree program, in
writing, prior to the beginning of the semester to which
they are admitted. Students accepted to the program
but decline acceptance must reapply to the program
of choice and compete with the applicant pool for the
semester in which they request entrance. Students have
only two opportunities to decline admission in writing
prior to losing their eligibility to apply.
Students admitted to the nursing major who withdraw
from course work within the first semester must reapply
for admission to the program. These students have one
opportunity for readmission, must reapply within a time
frame that would allow the student timely completion of
the program considering the seven-year limit of specific
courses, and must adhere to the published dates for
application on their campuses.