RN to BSN PROGRAM HANDBOOK

A. OVERVIEW STATEMENT: POLICIES & PROCEDURES
Policies and procedures of the College and Department of Nursing are designed to assist you in your
progression through your academic program. The Fisher College Course Catalog and RN to BSN
Student Handbook both contain vital information for all students.
The Program reserves the right to change professional policies without prior notice to reflect advances in
the profession and will communicate these changes to students. If a student is separated from the RN to
BSN Program and is readmitted at a later date, the policies and procedures in effect at the time of
readmission will apply.
B. PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR RESPONSIBILITIES
RN to BSN students are responsible for developing and demonstrating professional behavior. The
classroom and all clinical learning environments are considered professional settings. Therefore, the
following behaviors are expected indicators of professional standards of conduct:
1. Behaving with civility at all times.
2. Attending each class, or Collaborate.
3. Arriving on time for each class or Collaborate.
4. Being well prepared for each class or Collaborate.
5. Turning off all multi-media technologies while in the learning environment.
6. Being attentive to and respectful of the faculty, peers and classmates during class or Collaborate
presentations and/or discussions, utilizing a headset and having the camera on during the
Collaborate.
7. Notifying the professor well in advance in the unusual circumstance that you will be late, unable
to attend class or Collaborate or unable to meet the requirements of the learning experience.
8. Being professional in communication with all Program, College and practice experience staff
9. Participating actively in own learning by identifying areas of weakness and seeking out assistance
from available support services as necessary.
C. GRADING
Grades are assigned according to the Fisher College Grading Scale below:
93-100 = A = 4.0 77-79 = C+ = 2.3 60 – 62 = D- = 0.7
90-92 = A- = 3.7 73-76 = C = 2.0 Below 60 = F = 0.0
87-89 = B+ = 3.3 70-72 = C- = 1.7
83-86 = B = 3.0 67-69 = D+ = 1.3
80-82 = B- = 2.7 63-66 = D = 1.0
A grade of C+ (77) is the minimum passing grade for all nursing courses.
D. REGISTRATION, COURSE ADD/DROP
The Fisher College website provides students with policies and deadlines as they relate to course
registration and the course add/drop period and refunds. Ordinarily the add/drop period is the end of the
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