2021–2022 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES • It is the expectation that students in a graduate CBE Program will complete their entire program by taking competency-based courses. • Students have until the final day of the quarter/term to complete the competency-based course(s). Competency-based courses must be completed within the academic term of the program. • Student grades will be impacted by the completion of deliverables. • Upon successful completion of a competency-based course, the attendance requirements have been met and Rasmussen University will post the final letter grade to the student’s record. Final grades may take up to seven calendar days to post to a student’s transcript after completion of the course. • Competency-based course scores will be converted to letter grades following a standard grading scale as identified on the Competency-Based Education Course Grade Conversion Scale and will appear on the student’s transcript. • Students who do not successfully complete a competency-based course within the allotted time will be required to repeat it as a competency-based course. • If a student has already attempted and failed or withdrawn from a traditional course, as indicated by a posted W or F/FD grade, the student will be allowed to attempt the equivalent competency-based course following the expectations of the course repeat policy. • Short Term Leave: Students who no longer have courses remaining to complete in their current quarter/ term and intend to return at the start of the subsequent quarter/term may be administratively placed on a Short Term Leave. Refer to the Short Term Leave policy for additional information. Eligibility to Substitute Master’s-Level Course While Enrolled in a Non-Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Program Policy Rasmussen University allows eligible students enrolled in specified programs an opportunity to substitute specific master’s-level (5000/6000 level) courses for certain bachelor’s-level (3000/4000 level) courses. Eligibility to register for 5000/6000 level courses is determined by meeting the following criteria: • The student must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program that offers master’s-level course substitutions for bachelor’s-level courses. • To qualify and maintain eligibility for taking master’s-level courses while enrolled in the bachelor’s program student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in the bachelor’s degree. • The student must have completed at Rasmussen University, with a final grade of B or higher in each course, at least 20 credits of bachelor’s-level (3000/4000) faculty-led courses within the enrolled bachelor’s program. • Student must be meeting all SAP standards. • Each eligible bachelor’s-level course has only one direct master’s-level substitution. The courses are a one-for- one exchange, not a pool. • Once student is enrolled in their first master’s-level course, their schedule will be updated to include all other master’s-level course substitutions, as appropriate, for future quarters. Students must contact their advisor to opt back into bachelor’s-level courses within the terms of the Course Add policy by contacting their Advisor. • If student does not meet cumulative GPA requirements as of the quarter prior to being scheduled to take the master’s-level course, student will be rescheduled into the appropriate bachelor’s-level course. • Master’s-level courses attempted while enrolled in a bachelor’s program remain on the student’s transcript and are included in the calculation of all three standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in both their bachelor’s and the master’s programs, as applicable. • If a student fails a course and chooses the alternate master’s- or bachelor’s- level course substitute, the failed grade remains on the transcript and in the cumulative GPA of the student. In order to replace the failed grade, student must retake the failed course at the same level. See the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy for additional information. • Upon successful completion of program requirements, student will graduate with a bachelor’s degree. All graduate-level credits attempted at the bachelor’s level will be applied to the Rasmussen’s master’s degree program if the course is a required course in the program. Eligibility to Substitute Master’s-Level Course While Enrolled in a Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Program Policy Rasmussen University allows eligible students enrolled in specified programs an opportunity to substitute specific Master’s-level (5000/6000 level) courses for certain Bachelor’s-level (3000/4000 level) courses. Eligibility to register for 5000/6000 level courses is determined by meeting the following criteria: • The student must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program that offers Master’s-level course substitutions for Bachelor’s-level courses. • To qualify and maintain eligibility for taking Master’s-level courses while enrolled in the Nursing Bachelor’s program, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in the enrolled Bachelor’s degree. • The student must have completed at Rasmussen University, with a final grade of B or higher in each course, at least 16 credits of Bachelor’s-level (3000/4000), faculty-led Nursing courses within the enrolled Bachelor’s program. • Student must be meeting all Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards. • Each eligible Bachelor’s-level course has only one direct Master’s-level substitution. The courses are a one- for-one exchange, not a pool, unless identified on the substitution table as a choice. • Once student is enrolled in their first Master’s-level course, their schedule will be updated to include all other Master’s-level course substitutions, as appropriate, for future quarters. Students must contact their advisor to opt back into Bachelor’s-level courses within the terms of the Course Add policy. • If student does not meet cumulative GPA requirements as of the quarter prior to being scheduled to take the Master’s-level course, student will be rescheduled into the appropriate Bachelor’s-level course. • Master’s-level courses attempted while enrolled in a Bachelor’s program remain on the student’s transcript and are included in the calculation of all three standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in both their Bachelor’s and Master’s programs, as applicable. • If student fails a course and chooses the alternate Master’s- or Bachelor’s- level course substitute, the failed grade remains on the transcript and in the cumulative GPA of the student. In order to replace the failed grade, student must retake the failed course at the same level. See the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy for additional information. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM • Upon successful completion of program requirements, student will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree. All graduate-level credits attempted at the Bachelor’s level will be applied to the Rasmussen’s Master’s degree program if the course is a required course in the program. Cancel Return Policy A cancel status is defined as any student who, in their first quarter of enrollment or reenrollment, meets attendance requirements in one or more courses and subsequently withdraws from all courses prior to the course drop period. A cancel- status student will not be considered for reentry in the same quarter in which they posted attendance and withdrew or were administratively withdrawn. Graduate Program Multiple Degree Policy A student may enroll in multiple unrelated, graduate-credential programs with the following provisions: 1. The degree must be in a different discipline from the first degree; a different specialization of the same degree is not considered a different discipline. 2. A student may use the same course (overlap credits) to count in two different Rasmussen graduate degree programs if the course meets the published graduation requirements in both programs. 3. All acceptance requirements for the additional program must be met. This policy also applies to graduates of a graduate-level program returning to complete a second graduate degree. Reenter Policy A reenter status is defined as any student who withdraws or is administratively withdrawn from all courses after the course drop period in any term and returns in a subsequent quarter/term. A student will not be considered for reentry in the same quarter in which they posted attendance and withdrew or were withdrawn. Reentering students are treated as new students for the purposes of tuition and fees, academic program requirements, and graduation standards. Students who are reentering into programs that require either a conferred degree or at least 60 credits for acceptance may be considered for reentry in the next full quarter/term only upon submission of official transcripts. They must also meet all acceptance requirements as stated in the current catalog. Students will reenter into the current curriculum. Any exceptions to this policy need to be approved by the department chair. For the calculation of Satisfactory Academic Progress, reentering students are treated as continuing students and must meet progress requirements. See Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. 143
