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TRANSFER BETWEEN CAMPUSES
Transfer requests from one campus
to another are granted based on space
availability. SON OP 30.205, Transfer
Between Campuses is only applicable
to students in the Traditional BSN
Undergraduate Program.
WITHDRAWAL FROM SCHOOL OF
NURSING
Undergraduate Nursing Students
Withdrawal from all courses or nonregistration/non-enrollment
during any
semester constitutes withdrawal from
the School of Nursing unless a Leave of
Absence form has been filed. (See Leave of
Absence section of Handbook). A student
MUST file a “Leave of Absence” (LOA)
form if the intention of the student is to
NOT officially withdraw from the School
of Nursing. Lack of enrollment in a course
without a LOA form constitutes withdrawal
from the School of Nursing. If a LOA
form is not filed, students are required to
file the “Official TTUHSC Withdrawal”
form. Withdrawal from the program does
not affect the policy regarding incomplete
(“I”) grades. Grades of “I” at the time of
withdrawal will automatically convert to an
“F” if not resolved in the originally stated
time frame. Contact must be made with
the applicable Undergraduate Coordinator
and the appropriate Department Chair for
completion of required documentation
Graduate Nursing Students
Withdrawal from all courses or nonregistration/non-enrollment
during a fall
or spring semester constitutes withdrawal
from the School of Nursing. A student not
planning to register for any courses in the
next fall, spring, or summer semester is
expected to withdraw from the program
or take a leave of absence (See Leave of
Absence section of Handbook) Students
withdrawing from a graduate program are
required to go through the full application
process to return to the School of Nursing.
Withdrawal for students enrolled in the
School of Nursing is processed through the
TTUHSC Registrar’s Office.
• After talking with the applicable advisor
and making the decision to withdraw,
the student accesses the School of
Nursing withdrawal form from the
School of Nursing website: http://
nursing.ttuhsc.edu/forms/
• Student completes and signs the form
and submits the withdrawal form to the
applicable School of Nursing Student
Affairs Office. Attention: Graduate
Program Coordinator at 3601 4th Street,
STOP 6264, Lubbock, TX 79430 or
fax to (855) 282-5826 for MSN/Post-
Master’s and (855) 285-4063 for DNP.
• The staff in the applicable program
office processes the form by having it
signed by the appropriate Department
Chair and submitting the form to the
TTUHSC Registrar’s Office.
• In the event the student withdraws
during a current semester of enrollment,
the grade of “W” or “WF” are recorded
in keeping with the Grading Practices
Policy based on the student’s standing
on the last day of enrollment in each
enrolled course.
Withdrawing from the program does not
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