ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen University Catalog and Student Handbook 2021-2022 June 30, 2022 is limited to one time for students withdrawn for not meeting program standards as defined in the Nursing Handbook. Students who are reentering a nursing program who at the time of their most recent withdrawal had outstanding acceptance requirements such as enrollment verification, online orientation, Nursing orientation, Nursing immunization or background check, may be considered for reentry only upon meeting all acceptance requirements at the time of reentry review. p. 145, School of Nursing Repeating Courses Policy for Pre-licensure Programs (3/17/2022) Rename this policy “School of Nursing Repeating Courses and Course Withdrawal Policy for Pre-licensure Programs” and replace in its entirety with the following: Students must repeat and pass any courses in which they receive a failing grade or from which they have withdrawn or dropped in order to progress in their program. All attempts at courses, whether passed, failed or withdrawn, remain on the student’s transcript. See the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy for information on how repeating courses impacts a student’s GPA and SAP status. Repeating Failed Courses The School of Nursing allows students in pre-licensure programs (Practical Nursing, Professional Nursing, and the A-BSN entrance options of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing) to fail one nursing course within the core nursing curriculum as designated by course prefix (NUR or PRN). However, a second failure, whether it be the same nursing course or any other nursing course, will result in an administrative withdrawal 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. Students in their final quarter of the program who fail one or more nursing course(s), resulting in two or more cumulative failures in core nursing courses throughout their program, may be granted an exception to the School of Nursing (SON) Repeating Course Policy. The final quarter of the program is defined as the quarter in which the student is enrolled in the Capstone or Transition to Practice course for the first time. This exception will be to repeat the failed course(s) one time in the subsequent quarter if the following criteria are met: • The student has only one quarter to pass their repeated course(s), including withdrawal and failed attempts. • The student must be meeting SAP and other continuing enrollment requirements (including clinical compliance) to be eligible to repeat the final term failed course(s). • The student understands they may not be eligible for financial aid based on total credits registered. • This provision only applies if the student remains continuously enrolled to repeat the failed course in the quarter immediately following the quarter the failed grade was earned. Repeating Withdrawn Courses The Repeating Withdrawn Courses policy is in effect for all course withdrawals commencing on or after April 12, 2022. Students enrolled in School of Nursing pre-licensure programs (Practical Nursing, Professional Nursing, and the A-BSN entrance options of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing) are permitted to withdraw/drop from the same course only once within the core nursing curriculum as designated by course prefix (NUR or PRN). Students must successfully repeat any withdrawn/dropped course in the next quarter, prior to progressing in the program. A second withdrawal, from the same nursing course or its equivalent, will result in an administrative withdrawal from the nursing program at the end of the quarter. Documented and approved Medical and Military Leaves are not used in the calculation and application of the School of Nursing Repeating Withdrawn Courses policy. p. 146, School of Nursing School Incomplete Grade and Change of Grade Policies (11/23/2021) Delete and replace this policy in its entirety effective April 11, 2022, which is census of Spring Quarter 2022: The Incomplete Grade Policy and Policy for Change of Grade applies to students in the School of Nursing, with the following exceptions: A. Professional Nursing (ADN) Program, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (A-BSN) (Standard Entrance and Second Degree) For an Associate Degree or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) (Standard Entrance and Second Degree (A-BSN)) program student to complete and receive a final passing grade in the programmatic coursework that delivers two proctored NCLEX Comprehensive Predictor Assessments, the student must earn an individual score (benchmark) on one of the two proctored Comprehensive Predictor Assessments which equates to a 95% probability of passing the NCLEX exam. Eligibility to take the Comprehensive Predictor in the ADN and A-BSN programs is dependent upon the achievement of a Proficiency Level 2 on the ATI Proctored Content Mastery Series. This addendum modifies catalog content as indicated, and supersedes all previous addenda. Page 37 / 57
