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1383 COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Out-of-Progression
Nursing students who withdrew from the second
sophomore semester, junior year, or senior year of course
work, or have failed a nursing course are considered to
be out-of-progression. Students who do not meet health
and safety requirement deadlines are considered to be
out-of-progression. Nursing students who withdraw
from all or part of the fourth semester of the Bachelor of
Science in Nursing degree program must reapply to the
program.
Resuming Progression
Prenursing students who interrupt their studies and are
in good standing may reenter at any time without prior
approval of the School of Nursing. These students are
subject to the policies in effect at the time of reentry and
space availability.
Prenursing and nursing students in poor standing (or
dismissed) must request approval to continue from the
APG Committee. Students must include in their request
a Plan for Success addressing areas of deficiency.
Nursing students who wish to reenter or progress
must submit a written request for reentry to the APG
Committee by July 1 for fall reinstatement, October 1
for spring reinstatement, and February 1 for summer
session reinstatement. This request requires a list of the
specific courses in which the student wishes to enroll
and, as appropriate, an explanation of any extenuating
circumstances that may have hindered academic
performance, and a Plan for Success addressing areas
of deficiency. All requests for progression are evaluated
on the basis of available resources, and, if appropriate,
on the satisfactory completion of any conditions and/or
faculty recommendations existing at the time progression
was disrupted.
Students who reenter must adhere to the academic
policies in effect at the time of resuming studies.
For progression priority, refer to the previous section on
Clinical Progression in this publication.
Skills Validation Policy
Students who interrupt their studies are required to
demonstrate validation of clinical skills to reenter the
clinical courses. Also, transfer students who completed
clinical courses in another program must successfully
complete a clinical skills validation and mathematics
proficiency examination prior to acceptance into the
program. (See B.S.N. Student Policy Handbook for current
skills validation requirements.)
Clinical Hours Requirements
Clinical hour requirements are carefully calculated to
meet academic and accreditation standards. Therefore,
all clinical hours are mandatory and all missed time must
be made up. See the B.S.N. Student Policy Handbook
and/or course syllabus for specific clinical requirements
and policies regarding missed time. Insufficient clinical
hours results in course failure.
Withdrawal Policies
Withdrawals (grade of W) are issued to students wishing
to withdraw from any or all courses if the official
withdrawal forms are completed by the deadline dates
established by the registrar’s office for each semester. A
grade of W appears on student transcripts when students
complete the official withdrawal forms and obtain the
appropriate signature(s).
• Students enrolled in a modular (half-semester)
nursing course must withdraw from that course before
the course meets for the sixth time.
• After the ninth week of a sixteen-week course, the
grade awarded is an F unless the student petitions the
faculty for an exception to the policy. An exception may
be granted only if the student has a didactic grade of at
least C (2.0) or a clinical grade of S (Satisfactory), and
has compelling reasons for withdrawing. The faculty
and campus dean (or designee) determine if the grade
of W is issued.
• A grade of F is recorded on the official transcript
if a student stops attending but does not officially
withdraw from a class.
• Students may be withdrawn from (a) nursing course(s)
until a required prerequisite general-education course
is satisfactorily completed.
• Students withdrawing from nursing course work
must complete this work prior to progression in the
program.
• Withdrawal from a required nursing didactic course
requires withdrawal from corequisite nursing clinical
course(s).
Students who withdraw from the nursing major in the
first semester must seek readmission to the program.
Admission is subject to competitive review.
Withdrawal from Nursing Program courses constitutes
a disruption in progression and requires that a student
seek reinstatement or reentry to the program. (Refer to
reinstatement and/or progression policies.)
Students withdrawing from required nursing course work
are considered to be out-of-progression students. The date of
graduation for out-of-progression students is not guaranteed.
More than three academic withdrawals in a semester is
considered lack of progress toward the degree. If a student
withdraws from a didactic course that requires automatic
withdraw from a corequisite course, this withdrawal from
the two courses is counted as one withdrawal. A pattern
of withdrawals may influence a request for consideration
of progression, reinstatement, or reentry to the Nursing
Program.
Graduation Requirements for the B.S.N.
Students assume responsibility for meeting degree
requirements and for filing an official application for a
degree. Application for the degree must be made at the
time of program planning for the final semester. The
student must file the degree application with the School
of Nursing recorder by September 15 for December
graduation and by January 15 for May, June, or August