Calendar 2012-2013 - Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

eread, a petition should be submitted to the office of Student Services, outlining the student'sreasons in detail. A fee of $36 will be charged.A petition for a reread of a final exam must be submitted within three months of the issue of thefinal results. Such a petition will be granted only when it contains specific instances ofdisagreement with the existing grading and an indication of the academic grounds for suchdisagreement. If the mark is changed as a result of this petition, the $36 fee for the petition willbe refunded.When a course with a final examination is failed, students should note that the examination mustbe reread by another Faculty member before the marks are reported, and teachers may notsubsequently reread any final examination except on the authority of a petition. Studentsunderstand that a rereading of an examination may lead to a lowering of the mark, to a raising ofthe mark, or to no change.Credit/Averaging(i)The grade point average is calculated and status is assigned at the end of eachacademic year.Courses noted “INC”, “IPR”, “PASS/FAIL”, “SDF” or “WDR” are not included in theaverage, nor are transfer credits, courses taken on letter of permission, or coursesdesignated as "extra". The computation of the average will be delayed if "SDF" has beengranted in any credit course.(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)To receive credit in each NUR course and MPL 202H, the final grade must be at least60%.To obtain credit in NUR courses which include clinical practice, students must achieve apassing grade in both the theory and clinical practice components of the course. (Agrade of “Pass” or “Fail” will be assigned for NUR470Y). Students who do not achieve apass in both components of the course will receive a grade point value of 0.0 and agrade of 34%. Attendance at clinical practice is mandatory.Failure to maintain consistent attendance at seminars, classes, and lectures mayjeopardize the student‟s grade in the course.Students are expected to participate in laboratory classes where observation and/orpractice is carried out on themselves or on a fellow student. Scheduled lab sessions andsimulation activities are considered clinical practice time and attendance at thesesessions is mandatory.To proceed in the program, a student must pass all courses with a clinical or labcomponent. A student must complete all practical work in a course in order tosuccessfully pass the course.A student who has failed a course must repeat all prescribed work in the failed course.University of Toronto Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Calendar 2012-2013 85