ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND COLLEGE POLICIES RASMUSSEN COLLEGE the Council on Higher Education (CHEA) completed prior to acceptance. • Any additional program specific requirements as specified at the time of enrollment. Applicants will receive a letter from the College in the mail confirming acceptance once all entrance requirements have been met. Former nursing students in good standing with the School of Nursing who have not been enrolled for more than 12 months must successfully repeat the School of Nursing Entrance Exam to be deemed eligible for reenrollment into the nursing program through a consultation with the Dean of Nursing. School of Nursing Drug Testing Policy Students enrolled in Rasmussen College’s Practical Nursing Diploma program, Professional Nursing Associate’s degree program, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing program through the Standard Entrance Accelerated BSN Entrance Option or the Second Degree Accelerated BSN Entrance Option (“Identified Programs”) may be required to submit to drug testing throughout enrollment as a condition of placement at a clinical, practicum, or externship site. Students may also be subjected to reasonable-suspicion testing and/or post-accident testing as determined by Rasmussen College or any clinical, practicum, or externship partner at which the student is placed. All costs associated with drug testing will be the sole responsibility of the entrant or student. For pre-clinical testing, reasonable-suspicion testing, or post-accident testing, School of Nursing personnel at each campus will determine a deadline for order placement based on the circumstances that require testing. A current student who refuses to test or who does not meet the testing deadlines as outlined by School of Nursing personnel may be dismissed from Rasmussen College. Negative-clear results allow a student to meet the drug testing requirements of the Identified Programs. Negative-dilute results will not allow a student to meet the drug testing requirements of the Identified Programs. Students with a negative- dilute result will be required to re-test at their own cost. The order for the re-test must be placed within 72 hours of notification. A second negative-dilute result allows a student to meet the drug testing requirements of the Identified Programs. While two negative-dilute results allows a student to meet the drug testing requirements of Rasmussen College, any clinical, practicum, or externship site reserves the right to disqualify a student from placement based on these results. If a student chooses to continue in one of the Identified Programs with two negative- dilute results, he/she does so at his/her own risk understanding and acknowledging that two negative-dilute results may make him/her ineligible for participation in clinical, practicum, or externship experiences and/or may affect his/her ability to complete the Identified Program. Prior to releasing a positive or positive-dilute result, the drug testing vendor will submit the result to a medical review officer (MRO). Students whose results are released for medical review will have an opportunity to present documentation or information to the MRO regarding any prescribed medication they are taking. If the MRO is satisfied by the documentation that is presented, then the drug test will be released to Rasmussen College as a negative-clear result. If the MRO is not satisfied by the documentation that is presented, then the drug test result will be released to Rasmussen College as a positive result. If the student does not respond to the MRO’s communication attempts, then the results will be released to Rasmussen College as a positive result. Rasmussen College will apply the federal standard for marijuana use, which means medicinally prescribed marijuana will not be recognized by the 98 rasmussen.edu MRO as being a valid prescription and will result in a positive test result. A positive or positive-dilute pre-clinical placement drug test, reasonable-suspicion drug test, or post- accident drug test result will lead to dismissal from Identified Programs. The dismissed student will be responsible for any and all tuition and fees billed and any loans utilized throughout enrollment in the program. A positive or positive-dilute pre-clinical placement alcohol test will not lead to automatic dismissal from the Identified Programs. Rasmussen College will attempt to find an alternate clinical placement for students in this circumstance. However, if an alternate clinical placement is not possible, it may lead to withdrawal from the program. A student who refuses to test or fails to meet the deadlines for testing prescribed by Rasmussen College may be denied admission or dismissed from the program for failure to test. Applying for Admission to the School of Health Sciences Associate’s Degree and Certificates For students enrolled in Minnesota or placed in Minnesota practicum sites, the following applies to School of Health Sciences Associate’s Degree and Certificates: • Minnesota campus applicants to this program must successfully complete and pass a Minnesota Department of Human Services background check. All other School of Health Sciences Associate’s Degree specializations and Certificates with a practicum component at a hospital or clinical site may require the following: • Prior to the student beginning their externship, the full three injection series of the Hepatitis B immunization and all other program required immunizations must be completed. Applying for Admission into the Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree program Applicants pursuing admittance into the Health Information Management BS Degree program must possess an Associate’s Degree in Health Information Technology/Management from a CAHIIM accredited program earned within the past five years or have an associate’s degree and possess a current RHIT credential. If the degree was obtained over five years ago, the student needs to have work experience in the health information industry within the last five years and approval by the Program Coordinator. Applying for Admission into the Medical Laboratory Technician, Radiologic Technology, and Surgical Technologist Programs Applicants pursuing admittance into the Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), Radiologic Technology (RT), and Surgical Technologist (ST) Programs must complete the following steps in order to be deemed eligible for admission: 1. Applicants must achieve a score on the College Entrance Placement exam acceptable for admission into the College at a level that does not require remedial coursework. Alternatively the applicant must provide a college transcript indicating a grade of C or higher in college-level English and/or Mathematics. Former or current students who have either achieved an Entrance Placement exam score that is above that requiring a Developmental Education course or have provided a college transcript indicating a grade of C or higher in college-level English and Mathematics are not required to repeat the Entrance Placement exam. Once applicants have met the Entrance Placement requirements above, the School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam may be scheduled. 2. Applicants must achieve a score on the School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam that is acceptable for admission per the School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam policy. 3. Applicants successful in completing the College Entrance Placement exam requirements and the School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam must complete the following prior to being deemed eligible for consideration for admission: • Application • Background screening • Any additional program-specific requirements as specified at the time of enrollment. A Health Physical may be required and completed within the six months prior to internship/practicum as specified by the clinical facility. Current students in other programs wishing to transfer into a course of study requiring the admissions standards outlined above will be required to take or retake School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam. Once the applicant file is complete, the College will schedule an interview between the applicant and Program Coordinator/Director. Students accepted into their program will receive a letter from the College in the mail. The College may choose two additional applicants as alternates to join the program if another applicant is deemed ineligible or decides not to begin classes. These two alternates must complete all the necessary steps for admission. Alternates will be guaranteed the opportunity for enrollment into the next cohort provided they remain eligible for admission. Students must attend programmatic orientation as well as general orientation or risk being dismissed from the cohort. Applying for Admission into the Physical Therapist Assistant Associate’s Degree Applicants pursuing admittance into the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program must complete the following steps in order to be deemed eligible for admission: 1. Applicants must achieve a score on the School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam that is acceptable for admission per the School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam policy. 2. Applicants successful in completing the School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam must complete the following prior to being deemed eligible for consideration for admission: • Application • Background screening • Any additional program-specific requirements as specified at the time of enrollment. A Health Physical may be required and completed within the six months prior to Internship/Practicum as specified by the clinical facility. Current students in other programs wishing to transfer into a course of study requiring the admissions standards outlined above will be required to take or retake School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam. Once the applicant file is complete, the College will schedule an interview between the applicant and Program Director or Clinical Education Coordinator. Students accepted into their program will receive a letter from the College in the mail. The College may choose two additional applicants as alternates to join the program if another applicant is deemed ineligible or decides not to begin classes. These two alternates must complete all the necessary steps for admission. Alternates will be guaranteed the opportunity for enrollment into the next cohort provided they remain eligible for admission. Students must attend programmatic orientation as well as general orientation or risk being dismissed from the cohort. Applying for Admission into Law Enforcement Programs Applicants must achieve a score on the College Entrance Placement examination acceptable for admission into the College at a level that does not require Developmental Education coursework. Alternatively the applicant may be exempt from all or portions of the College Entrance Placement exam per the terms of the College Acceptance or Rejection of Application for Admission College Entrance Placement Exam requirements. Applicants with lower than admissible scores may choose to repeat the application process once an English Composition or Math course has been successfully completed. Applicants should understand that admission to the program is based on several factors with College entrance placement examination scores being the most significant. Therefore it must not be assumed or implied that successful completion of an English Composition and/or Math course will guarantee admission into the program. Former or current students who have taken the Entrance Placement exam and scored above that requiring a Developmental Education course are not required to repeat the College Entrance Placement examination. Applicants who achieve the required minimum scores or who have proven a grade of C or higher or a grade of Pass in college-level English and/or Mathematics will be contacted by their Program Manager to complete the following: • Information session • Certified driving record documentation • Criminal history record documentation • Two-page written autobiography • Health physical • Psychological evaluation Once the applicant file is complete, the Program Manager will schedule a face- to-face interview between the applicant and Program Coordinator/Director. Following this interview, applicants can continue with the necessary steps to proceed, which include • Application • Provide official high school and college transcripts • Rasmussen College background check • Any additional program-specific requirements as specified at the time of enrollment Upon completing the application process, the completed files will be reviewed by the acceptance committee. Students accepted into their program will receive a letter from the College in the mail. Applicants must also attend programmatic orientation as well as general orientation or risk being dismissed as an applicant. Applying for Admission into the Paralegal Certificate Program Admission into the Paralegal Certificate program requires candidates to have earned an associate’s degree which includes general- education courses equivalent to those required in Rasmussen College’s Paralegal Associate’s Degree, or a bachelor’s degree or higher. Rasmussen College Early Honors Program High school juniors and seniors who have reached the minimum age of 16 have the opportunity to earn college credit through Rasmussen College’s Early Honors Program. The Early Honors Program is a great way for high school students to experience college while still supported by high school staff and mentors, try a course that may not be offered at the high school, or explore a possible future career by taking an introductory course. Early Honors coursework is available both on campus and online based, on space available.
