ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen College Catalog 2017-2018 June 27, 2018 they successfully complete an equivalent to the course elsewhere by earning a grade of C or higher or a grade of Pass and transferring it back in to Rasmussen College, in accordance with the transfer of credit requirements. In the case of credit transfer, an “F/FA” grade will be replaced by a “TR” and the student’s GPA will be recalculated to reflect the transfer of credit. However, all of the course credits both failed and transferred, count in the student’s Cumulative Completion Rate (CCR).Developmental Education courses may only be repeated one time. Students who fail a Developmental Education course a second time will be terminated from the College. All attempts of repeated courses, including the grades, remain on academic records and transcripts even though they may not be included in the GPA calculation. Students should be aware that graduate schools and other institutions to which they might wish to transfer may not accept repeats and may include all grades in calculating GPA for admission. Course Drop Policy (p.124, 8/14/17) Delete and replace the entire policy with the following: Students may drop courses through the sixth business day of the term/session/quarter. Students who are enrolled in courses at the beginning of a quarter may drop courses through the sixth business day of the quarter for all courses, including Term/Session 1 and Term/Session 2 courses, which is the close of the drop period. For courses dropped prior to tuition billing, the student will be unregistered from the course and no grade will be assigned. Tuition is billed on the seventh business day of the quarter for all courses remaining on the schedule. If tuition billing has occurred, the student may drop a term/session 2 course through the sixth business day of term/session II and the student will receive a grade of CL; which does not have an academic impact, it may however have a financial impact. Beginning on the seventh business day of a quarter/term/session a dropped course in the current term/session/quarter will receive a withdrawal grade per the Course Withdrawal policy. For Term/Session II courses a student who has already been billed tuition may swap courses for an equivalent credit- value course up through the 2nd day of Term/Session II. The student will need to work with their Advisor to determine if this is an option. The student cannot add courses to their schedule if tuition has already been billed. Business days are defined as Monday through Friday, excluding any College holidays. Course Withdrawal Policy (p. 124, 9/8/17) Delete and replace the entire policy with the following: Course Withdrawal Policy Course withdrawal dates vary depending on the scheduled length of the course. Once the Course Drop period has passed, students are permitted to withdraw from a course until 60 percent of the scheduled course length has elapsed. If a student receiving financial aid withdraws from a course or all courses, there may be financial penalties. During the withdrawal period the student will receive a withdrawal grade on their transcript for any classes from which they have withdrawn. The student’s grade point average will not be affected. However, the credits will be counted as cumulative credits attempted, and tuition will continue to reflect the tuition billed at the close of the course drop period. Once 60 percent of the scheduled course length has passed the student will receive a failing grade on their transcript for any classes from which they have been withdrawn. The student’s grade point average will be affected, the credits will be counted as cumulative credits attempted, and tuition will continue to reflect the tuition billed at the close of the course drop period. Students who fail to notify the College that they have stopped attending and wish to withdraw from a class are still scheduled in the class, the credits for all courses will be counted as cumulative credits attempted, and tuition will continue to reflect the tuition billed at the close of the drop period. Graduation Requirements Policy (p. 124, 9/22/17) Delete and replace the entire policy with the following: Graduation Requirements Policy Degrees, diplomas, and certificates are awarded solely on the merit and completion of requirements listed, and not on the basis of clock hours in attendance. Students enrolled in undergraduate programs must complete 33% of their program requirements at Rasmussen College, and no more than 67% may be completed via transfer credits, course waivers, credit by examination, or other means. Exceptions to this rule exist; see Transfer of Credit Policies. Clock hours listed in the synopsis of subjects are estimated hours of class work necessary to complete the subject. Students enrolled in an undergraduate degree program, diploma, or certificate must have a cumulative grade point average of a 2.00 and above with a passing grade in each required course. Students enrolled in a graduate degree program must have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher and have completed each required course with a passing grade in order to earn the degree. Declining Transfer of Credit (p.127, 8/28/27) Add the following to the end of the first paragraph: The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) does not allow students using VA education benefits to decline transfer of credit. Students using VA educational benefits must therefore submit all previously completed college- This addendum supersedes all previously issued versions. Page 28 / 39
