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ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 111
Academic Progress Standards for Nursing Programs
To remain in good academic standing, students in nursing programs must not
only satisfy the general academic progress requirements of the College but
must also achieve a letter grade of “C” or better in all required nursing
specialty courses and all corequisite courses. Students who do not achieve
this will not be allowed to progress and will be subject to program
suspension.
Academic Progress Standards for Therapeutic Massage
Program
To remain in good academic standing, students in therapeutic massage
program must not only satisfy the general academic progress requirements of
the College but must also achieve a letter grade of “C” or better in all
required Therapeutic Massage specialty courses and all corequisite courses.
In the event that a student withdraws from the program due to academic
shortfall or life circumstance, the Therapeutic Massage program follows
these guidelines for readmission:
Students who receive a “C” or better in one portion of the curriculum but
who fail out of or leave the program during subsequent semesters must
demonstrate proficiency in completed courses in order to be given credit for
the courses taken earlier.
Recognition of Outstanding Academic Performance
President’s List
The names of students who have achieved a 4.0 grade point average (for all
non-developmental courses attempted) on twelve or more semester hours of
college-level work during the semester will be placed on the President’s List.
Developmental courses (indicated by prefix number 060-095) are not
considered college-level work and will not be included in the computation of
the grade point average for the President’s List. The list will be published
following the reporting of semester grades for the fall and spring academic
semesters.
Dean’s List
The names of students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or
higher (for all non-developmental courses attempted) on twelve or more
semester hours of college-level work during the semester will be placed on
the Dean’s List. The student can have no grade below a “C” on any collegelevel
course. Developmental courses (indicated by prefix number 060-095)
are not considered college-level work and will not be included in the
computation of the grade point average for the Dean’s List. The list will be