Undergrad Nursing Handbook - D'Youville College

ACADEMIC POLICIES ** 2008 – 2009 (EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2008)
** These policies are currently under review and may be subject to change.
A. Grade and G.P.A. Requirements:
1. Undergraduate Courses
i. To be in good standing in the BSN program, students must maintain a GPA and
semester average of 2.5.
ii. Maintain a minimum grade of C in all 100-400 level courses required in the major
and for all other courses required for the major.
2. Graduate Courses
i. To be in good standing, maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 for all 500 and
600 level courses in the program.
ii. Maintain a minimum grade of B in all 500-600 level courses required in the major.
iii. No more than a total of two supporting courses at the 500-600 level with grades
lower than B (B-, C+, C) is applicable toward the degree. A grade of C- or lower
is not applicable to the degree.
3. A student who takes an incomplete grade in a prerequisite to a required nursing course
will not be permitted to begin the nursing course until the pre-requisite course is
completed with an acceptable grade.
4. A required course in which an unacceptable (U) grade is earned must be repeated.
B. Progression Requirements:
1. A minimum grade of C is required for any course in the major. This includes BIO 107/L,
BIO 108/L, CHE 114/L, BIO 208/L, BIO 307, NTR 325, PSY 206, MAT 123, MGT 305,
MGT 435 or HRM 309 and all NUR courses.
2. Students who fail to obtain a grade of C in a required pre-requisite course will not be
permitted to enroll in major courses having a NUR or GRA prefix offered in subsequent
semesters.
3. Students must achieve a GPA of 2.5 to be admitted into NUR 330/NUR 330L.
4. Students are permitted to repeat a course only once.
5. All course and thesis/project policies currently in existence regarding the graduate level
courses in the current MS in Community Health Nursing and the MS in Nursing programs
will be followed for the graduate level courses and thesis/project in the BSN/MS
programs.
6. Students accepted into the RN/BS, RN/BS/MS program must be licensed after the first
semester in the program. Students will not be permitted to register for the following
semester without a current license.
C. Probationary Standing and Dismissal:
1. Students who are not in good standing in the department, i.e., do not achieve a GPA
appropriate and/or semester average of 2.5 are placed on probation, limited to 12 credits
in the next semester in which they are registered, and will remain on probation until they
achieve a GPA or semester average of 2.5.
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