Departmental Self Review - UCLA Academic Senate

MECN Progression1. Progression within a course, from course to course and level to level (first to second year)is governed by the Student Affairs Committee regulations as stated in this section.Students are responsible to complete all courses at the designed level before going on tothe next level.2. Faculty may ask the Student Affairs Committee to review a student’s record on the basisof classroom and/or clinical performance, professionalism, attendance or tardiness. Thecommittee may choose to put the student on probation, make conditional requirements,and/or dismiss the student. The Chairperson of the Student Affairs Committee will give aletter to the student stating the action of the committee. Appeal by the student is made tothe Assistant Dean for Student Affairs.3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) must be maintainedthroughout the program.4. For progression within the MECN program clinical theory and clinical practice coursesare considered to be linked. Students must satisfactorily pass both theory andcorresponding clinical courses with a “B” (84% or better) to pass the set of courses and toprogress to the next theory and clinical courses. If a student does not pass (receives agrade of “B-” or below, or a “Unsatisfactory”) either theory or the corresponding clinicalcourse, the student will be allowed to drop the linked course if currently passing, and willbe required to repeat both courses during the next academic year. 25. Some courses contain more than one clinical or theory rotation within the course, such asMaternity, Medical-Surgical, Gerontology and/or Pediatrics. A student must pass eachrotation within a course on the basis of satisfactory test scores (at least 84% “B” or“Pass”) or satisfactory achievement of the clinical objectives to receive a passing grade inthe course. 26. A student who receives a grade of less than a “B” in a theory rotation or unsatisfactoryachievement of clinical objectives in a clinical rotation will receive the course gradeearned at the time of the unsatisfactory rotation grade and will not be allowed to continuein that course. The student will be allowed to drop the corresponding linked course ifearning a passing grade at that time, and the student must enroll in the linked coursestogether to repeat the failed course.7. A student is only permitted to fail one nursing course in the process of completing theMECN program. The student may retake that failed course, however, if the student failsthat course again upon retaking, or subsequently fails any other nursing course, thestudent may not continue in the program.2 Students admitted to the School of Nursing after 9/1/2007 will be offered these courses on aSatisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only. Students admitted prior to 9/1/2007 must take these courses for aletter grade.163