2018–2019 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND COLLEGE POLICIES withdrawn from the Program for any reason. However, students who have been administratively withdrawn/ dismissed from the Physical Therapist Assistant program for disciplinary or conduct reasons may not be eligible for reenrollment into the program and may not be eligible for reentry to Rasmussen College. Reenrolling students admitted to a subsequent PTA cohort must meet all current entrance requirements as identified in the Entrance Requirements for the Physical Therapist Assistant Associate’s degree program. Acceptance is also subject to cohort size limitations at the campus to which they are applying. In addition, reenrolling applicants are required to demonstrate competencies from previously passed or completed PHT courses. An applicant must prove competencies in course sequence order. At any point that competencies are not proven, the applicant cannot attempt any subsequent competencies. Students will be allowed one attempt to achieve a passing grade as defined by the Health Sciences Program Grade Scale on each of the required competencies. Failure to meet this threshold will require the student to retake the associated courses in the program. Competency assessment may begin no earlier than six (6) months prior to the start date of the reenrolling quarter and must be completed no later than the Friday two weeks prior to the start date of the reenrolling quarter. School of Nursing Reenter Policy Students who have been administratively withdrawn from a School of Nursing program for disciplinary or conduct reasons may not be eligible for reentry into any School of Nursing program and may not be eligible for reentry to Rasmussen College. Additionally, students who have been dismissed from a School of Nursing program, those who fail two core nursing courses, or those who fail the same core nursing course twice are not eligible for reentry into the same program within the School of Nursing until four full academic quarters have passed since the date of programmatic withdrawal, subject to the School of Nursing Course Expiration Policy. Reentry into a previously attempted Nursing Diploma, Associate’s Degree, or Bachelor’s Degree entrance option is limited to one time for students withdrawn for not meeting program standards as defined in the Nursing Handbook. Nursing students will have their previously completed nursing core courses (as designated by course prefix NGR, NUR, PRN) assessed against the current program to determine which course(s) will be applied to the program into which they are enrolling. All previously completed general education courses will be applied as required in the program. Rasmussen College will allow the student to reenter at the appropriate level in a current program if a space in the program is available and all other reentry requirements are met. All core Nursing coursework, whether passed or failed, from any prior enrollment will remain on the student’s academic record. When a nursing student reenters after the course expiration period as defined in the School of Nursing Course Expiration Policy, no previously failed core nursing courses will apply for the purpose of determining the number of failed core nursing courses or apply for the purpose of determining Satisfactory Academic Performance (SAP). For graduates of a Rasmussen College Nursing program who are returning for a subsequent Nursing credential, no previously failed core nursing courses will count for the purpose of determining the number of failed core nursing courses in the new enrollment. All core nursing coursework whether passed or failed will remain on the student’s academic record. All previously passed or failed unexpired core nursing courses will apply for the purpose of determining Satisfactory Academic Performance (SAP). Repeating Courses Policy Students who are meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress may retake courses up to three times, but only at regular tuition rates. Courses should be repeated in the next quarter in which it is offered. No course can be repeated within the same quarter in which it was most recently attempted. Repeated course credits may be included in financial aid award calculations when: • The student is repeating a course for a second or third time and failing grades have been earned in all previous attempts of that course; OR • The student is repeating a previously passed course (one time only per previously passed course) for a higher grade. In this case if the student fails the previously passed course the student loses all future financial aid eligibility for that course. The credits for all repeated courses, along with the credits from prior attempts, will be included in credits attempted for the purposes of determining Satisfactory Academic Progress. The highest grade earned from a repeated course will be used in the calculation of the student’s cumulative GPA. The student’s GPA will be recalculated to reflect the highest letter grade. If more than one attempt results in the same letter grade, only the most recent one will be used in the calculation of GPA. Students who fail a required course three times and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or greater may be able to switch to another program that does not include the course as a required part of the program curriculum without going through the program appeal process. Students who fail a course three times, and who cannot switch to another program as determined by the program transfer-appeal process, will be terminated from the College. Those students cannot return to the College until 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 into Rasmussen College, in accordance with the transfer of credit requirements. In the case of credit transfer, an “F/FA/FD” 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. A. School of Health Sciences Repeating Courses Policy Students are required to attend the Clinical, Externship, or Practicum Orientation prior to their first clinical, externship, or practicum. They receive a clinical, externship, or practicum manual that discusses the expectations, and students are required to sign an acknowledgement form that is submitted and included in their programmatic file. The clinical, externship, or practicum manual discloses that students have two attempts to complete their clinical, externship, or practicum successfully, or they will be dismissed from the program. If a student fails both attempts, documentation will be placed in the student’s file. If a student is dismissed from a clinical, externship, or practicum site due to circumstances out of their control, attempts will be made to secure an additional site within the same quarter for the student to complete their clinical, externship, or practicum. Students enrolled in the Pathway to Patient Care Seminar course will have one opportunity to attempt the course regardless of grade (SX/UX/WX) earned. B. School of Nursing Repeating Courses Policy The School of Nursing allows students to fail one nursing course within the core nursing curriculum. (NGR, NUR, PRN coursework). However, a second failure, whether it be the same nursing course or any other nursing course will result in dismissal from the nursing program. Core nursing courses may need to be repeated in a program of reentry based upon course expiration periods as defined in the Nursing Program Reentry Policy and as allowed by the School of Nursing Course Expiration Policy. School of Nursing Course Expiration Policy Students who qualify for reentry into a nursing program may receive credit for previously completed core nursing curriculum courses. Application of credit in CORE COURSES in the School of Nursing will be available based upon the following course expiration periods and restrictions: • Previously attempted nursing coursework with either a lab and/ or clinical component has a four quarter expiration from the quarter of programmatic withdrawal. Successfully completed nursing coursework from a prior enrollment applies to the program of reentry if reentry is within four academic quarters following the most recent quarter of nursing program attendance. • Previously attempted nursing coursework with no lab and/or clinical component has a twelve quarter expiration from the quarter of programmatic withdrawal. Successfully completed nursing coursework from a prior enrollment applies to the program of reentry if reentry is within twelve academic quarters following the most recent quarter of nursing program attendance. • If the program of reentry does not require a previously completed course, no credit will be awarded. Late Assignment Submission Policy Students may submit assigned work up to seven (7) days after the stated deadline. A 10% grade penalty is assessed for work up to 24 hours late; an additional 10% penalty is assessed for each additional day the work is late. In some cases (such as late discussion postings), students may be asked to complete an alternate assignment for equivalent point value, minus any applicable penalty. Online discussions conclude at the end of the current week/module. Discussion posts made after the end of the current week/ module will not be accepted. Instructors may waive the late penalty or timeframe in the case of extenuating circumstances as determined by the faculty. In some cases, certain activities, such as labs and exams, must be completed at the designated time and therefore cannot be made up. The instructor should apprise students beforehand of any such activities. In no circumstances may students submit work after the last day of the academic term unless an incomplete grade has been requested and granted beforehand. 125
