2020–2021 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND COLLEGE POLICIES School of Nursing Waivers • Students who enroll in the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program or the Accelerated Bachelor of Science Degree program at campuses located in Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota or Wisconsin and have a practical nursing license (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)) that is current and unencumbered on the date their program starts at Rasmussen College, may receive a waiver from NUR1055 Introduction to Nursing, NUR2243 Professional Nursing Skills I and NUR2356 Multidimensional Care I. The student’s license status, as recorded on the state’s licensing website, will be reviewed and, if the criteria are met, Rasmussen College will waive the course requirements and the grades will be posted on the student transcript as a course waiver (CW). • Students who enroll in the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program at campuses located in Illinois and have a practical nursing license (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)) that is current and unencumbered on the date their program started at Rasmussen College, may receive a waiver from NUR1172 Nutritional Principles in Nursing and NUR2115 Fundamentals of Professional Nursing. The student’s license status, as recorded on the state’s licensing website, will be reviewed, and if the criteria are met, Rasmussen College will waive the course requirements and the grades will be posted on the student transcript as a course waiver (CW). • Students who enroll in a Rasmussen Practical Nursing, Professional Nursing or Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, and have completed specific Medic Courses while in the military as recorded on either a Joint Services Transcript (JST) or an ACE military transcript from the American Council for Education (ACE) transcript, may receive a waiver from the following courses: Practical Nursing Diploma Program: • Air Force – Medic Course BMTCP: PRN1032 Client-Centered Care I, PRN1381 Principles of Pharmacology, and PHA1500 Structure and Function of the Human Body • Army – Medic Course Medic Program 68W or AR-0709-0065 V04 Health Care Specialist: PRN1381 Principles of Pharmacology and PHA1500 Structure and Function of the Human Body • Navy and Marines – Medic Course HM0000: PRN1032 Client-Centered Care I, PRN1381 Principles of Pharmacology, and PHA1500 Structure and Function of the Human Body Professional Nursing Associate’s and Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Programs: • Air Force – Medic courses BMTC101N, NURS101, and NURS201 or NUR1304, NUR1318 and NUR1319; NUR 1055 Introduction to Nursing and NUR 2180 Physical Assessment • Army – The Combat Medic Program or AR-0709-0065 V04 Health Care Specialist: NUR 2180 Physical Assessment • Navy – Medic courses BMTC101N, NURS101, and NURS201: NUR1055 Introduction to Nursing and NUR 2180 Physical Assessment School of Technology Waivers • Course waivers will be considered for students who have select professional certifications from CISA, Cisco, CompTIA, C++ Institute, (ISC)², ITIL, Lean Six Sigma, Microsoft, MCSA, PMI, VMWare. • Course waivers will be considered for specific courses within the School of Technology related to the certification. • Certifications must have been earned within the last three years or are current through renewal. • The student’s credential will be reviewed, and if the criteria are met, the course requirements will be waived and the grades will be posted on the student’s transcript as a Course Waiver (CW). College Equivalency Credit Credits earned through college equivalency programs will be posted on student transcripts as Test-Out (TO) credits and will not be assigned letter grades or applied to cumulative grade point average. Rasmussen College recognizes the following college equivalencies: • Advanced Placement (AP) examinations administered by the College Board. A score of 3 or higher required. • For graduates of United States high schools who provide transcripts of individual certificate completion in an International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme credit may be awarded based on individual subjects; examination scores of 4 and higher are required. Courses will be accepted relative to the program of enrollment. • College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations administered by the College Board. A score of 50 or higher is required for computer- based testing since 2/15/2003. For paper-based exams taken prior to 2/15/2003, the CLEP ACE recommended score will be used. • DSST, DANTES, Excelsior College Exams. Passing scores are determined by the individual test requirements. • Other types of college equivalency courses and/or examinations may be evaluated for eligibility by the Central Transfer Department. Military Experience Equivalency Credit College credit for military service may be awarded upon review of a military transcript. Rasmussen College follows the American Council of Education (ACE) recommendations on transferring credit. These credits are usually listed on a Joint Services Transcript (JST), Sailor/ Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript (SMART), Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) transcript, College Level Examination Program (CLEP) score, Coast Guard Institute (CGI) transcript, Army American Council on Education Registry Transcript System (AARTS) transcript and/or Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) transcript. ACE military credits recommendations which have been accepted for transfer will be listed on the student’s transcript with a Transfer (TR) designation. Transfer to Other Colleges Rasmussen College does not imply or guarantee that credits completed at Rasmussen College will be accepted or transferable to any other college, university, or institution. Graduates or students who would like to transfer credits earned at Rasmussen College to another school should understand that the decision to accept transfer credits is always at the discretion of the receiving institution. Transcripts Official transcripts and diplomas will not be released if you have an outstanding financial obligation to Rasmussen College. Current and former students who require an official transcript must order them through National Student Clearinghouse, a secure 24/7 online order system at www.getmytranscript.com. Once a request is submitted through the National Student Clearinghouse website, the transcript requests are processed within five to seven business days. Students may request that their transcripts be sent electronically to the recipient or they may be delivered by first class mail. Mailed transcripts are sent standard first class postage and may take up to 10 days to be delivered by the postal service. Official transcripts will not be released if you have an outstanding financial obligation to Rasmussen College. If you are ordering an official transcript and you have an outstanding debt to Rasmussen College, your fee will be processed and an unofficial transcript will be sent. Former students should contact a Collections Officer at 844-558-1160 to resolve any outstanding balance. Active students should work with their advisor. Current and former students who do not owe a financial balance to the College may access and download an unofficial transcript through the Student Portal at no charge as long as their account remains active. Rasmussen College reserves the right to withhold official academic transcripts and Diplomas from students under certain circumstances such as having an outstanding financial obligation to the College. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM 153
