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cause for dismissal from the program(s).<br />
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS<br />
Undergraduate (prelicensure) students must<br />
have a passing score on the comprehensive<br />
examination administered in NURS 4620<br />
for the Traditional BSN Undergraduate<br />
Program. If the student is not successful<br />
on the examination, the student is required<br />
to meet with the course facilitator(s) to<br />
determine next steps in progression. In<br />
the Second Degree and Veteran to BSN<br />
Programs the comprehensive exams are<br />
included in the overall assessment of student<br />
performance in a designated course during<br />
the final semester of enrollment. Overall<br />
performance will be considered before<br />
a determination is made as what, if any,<br />
remediation steps are available.<br />
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS<br />
Requirements for meeting expectations<br />
of all degrees offered at TTUHSC School<br />
of Nursing are specified in the School of<br />
Nursing Catalog in effect at the time of<br />
admission to the program.<br />
GRADUATION / DIPLOMA<br />
Graduation under a Particular Catalog<br />
A student is expected to complete the<br />
degree requirements set forth in the School<br />
of Nursing Catalog in effect at the time the<br />
student enters the chosen degree or area<br />
of study. Only with the specific approval of<br />
the appropriate Department Chair may a<br />
different Catalog be selected. Students, in all<br />
cases, are prohibited from completing the<br />
requirements set forth in a Catalog more<br />
than seven years old. The School of Nursing<br />
Catalog is published at least biennially<br />
and its provisions are applicable during<br />
the following academic year, September<br />
1 through August 31. However, a student<br />
registering for the first time at TTUHSC<br />
during a summer semester is subject to<br />
the degree requirements set forth in the<br />
School of Nursing Catalog effective for<br />
the fall semester immediately following<br />
the first summer semester of enrollment.<br />
Other conditions of graduation and the<br />
curriculum program are contained in the<br />
School of Nursing Catalog posted on the<br />
nursing website at http://www.ttuhsc.edu/<br />
son/catalog.aspx.<br />
TTUHSC School of Nursing<br />
Commencement Ceremony<br />
Graduation exercises are held at the end<br />
of the spring semester. Students awarded<br />
diplomas at the end of the previous fall<br />
semester, the current spring semester, or<br />
anticipated completion in the summer<br />
semester are eligible to participate in the<br />
Spring Commencement ceremony.<br />
Diploma<br />
Diplomas for undergraduate and graduate<br />
studies are issued per semester as follows:<br />
• Spring graduation: Diploma is issued in<br />
May<br />
• Summer graduation: Diploma is issued<br />
in August<br />
• Fall graduation: Diploma is issued in<br />
January<br />
Undergraduate Departments<br />
Traditional BSN Undergraduate<br />
Department (BSN Program) and Non-<br />
Traditional Undergraduate Department<br />
(RN to BSN, Second Degree, and Veteran to<br />
BSN Programs)<br />
Undergraduate students are required to<br />
achieve at least a 2.0 overall cumulative<br />
GPA to graduate and complete appropriate<br />
graduation paperwork electronically at<br />
http://www.ttuhsc.edu/studentservices/.<br />
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