rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES • The returning student earned a credential from another university/ university after attending Rasmussen University • The returning student’s previous program from which he/she withdrew while not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress is no longer offered at Rasmussen University • The returning student’s previous program from which he/she withdrew while not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress is no longer offered at that campus (i.e., bachelor program now only offered through bachelor- completer) • An active student is requesting to transfer to the most recent catalog version of the program in which they are currently enrolled • An active student is changing credentials within the lower-level coursework, such as from an associate’s degree to a certificate or a diploma, or from the certificate to a diploma or an associate’s degree. A student who requests to move from an associate’s degree or certificate or diploma credential to a bachelor degree program must meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress program transfer requirements. If a student has exhausted their one opportunity for a program transfer while not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress, the student may request a program transfer appeal to be reviewed by the University Academic Appeal committee. The process requires the student to complete and return a Program Transfer Appeal form and, in some instances, supporting documentation. The program transfer appeal process information is available to active students through their Advisor and to returning students through their Admissions Advisor. If a returning student is granted a program transfer appeal, the appeal will be honored for a single reenter to take place within the next three months as noted on the approved Program Transfer Appeal. An approved program transfer appeal is only honored for the program the student appealed to enter. Students will receive written confirmation of the approval or denial to transfer programs. Students reentering into or transferring to the Physical Therapist Assistant program must complete the requirements as detailed in the Physical Therapist Assistant Associate’s Degree Re-Enrollment Policy. Independent Study Policy Independent study applies when a student contracts to meet regularly with a qualified instructor to fulfill the assignments, tests, projects, and other tasks necessary to achieve the performance objectives of a given course. Independent study requires a student to 150 be motivated and organized. Because an independent study does not provide the student with the classroom interaction normally expected in higher education, it is to be offered only when there is no alternative and as infrequently as possible. Students may take, and the University may offer, a course through independent study when all of the following conditions are met: 1. The course is not currently offered on- site or online. 2. Completion of the course is necessary for on-time graduation. 3. The need for the course in the quarter/ term/session in question does not arise from the student’s decision to withdraw from the course in an earlier quarter/ term/session, the student’s failure to satisfactorily complete the course in an earlier quarter, the student’s decision to change programs, or the student’s decision to accelerate graduation near the end of their program. 4. The student will complete work of a similar quantity and quality as required in a regularly scheduled course and will meet the standard performance objectives for the course. If the method for meeting and assessing the performance objectives differs from the standard course syllabus, the changes will be noted within the course section. 5. Within the first week of the independent study, the student and instructor must meet to review the course schedule and determine how the course and weekly objectives will be met and assessed. 6. If the independent study is held residentially, the instructor and student(s) will meet an equivalent of at least 11 hours which are distributed evenly across the weeks of the quarter/ term/session. Academic Overload Policy An academic or credit overload occurs when an undergraduate student registers for more than 20 credits per quarter or more than 12 credits in either a 5.5-week term or six-week session, or when a graduate student registers for more than 16 credits per quarter or more than 12 credits in a 5.5-week term. In order to qualify for an overload, an undergraduate student must have completed a minimum of 30 credits at Rasmussen University. A graduate student must have completed a minimum of 16 credits at Rasmussen University in order to apply for an overload. The student must also be meeting the Rasmussen University Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress. Undergraduate students must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.01 (3.5 for six-week programs), and graduate students must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 to apply for an overload. Students who qualify will be eligible to take up to 24 total credits in the designated quarter. Students who desire an overload should consult with their Advisor as well as the Academic Dean or Nursing Dean of the campus in which they are enrolled. An Academic Overload does not apply for students enrolled in Flex Choice® CBE six-month or three-month term programs. Students in the Flex Choice® CBE six-month or three-month term subscription programs may add courses beyond their initial term registration once all registered courses have been attempted per the Course Add policy. Course Add Policy A. Traditional 11-Week or 12-Week Quarter Programs Students who are enrolled in courses at the beginning of a traditional 11- week or 12-week quarter may add Term/Session 1 courses through the second business day of Term/Session 1 and add Term/Session 2 courses through the sixth business day of Term/Session 1, which is the close of the Course Add period. Courses may be added through the second business day of Term/Session 2 only when Term/ Session 2 is the student’s first Term/ Session of attendance. Students may add 11-week courses through the sixth business day of the quarter, which is the close of the Course Add period. Business days are defined as Monday through Friday, excluding any University holidays. B. Flex Choice® CBE Six-Month or CBE Three-Month Term Programs, Per- Credit Tuition Model Students who are enrolled in courses at the beginning of a six-month or three- month term may add courses through the sixth business day of a term, which is the close of the Course Add period. Students who begin their program at the mid-point of three-month term may add courses through the 2nd business day of a term, which is the close of the Course Add period. Students enrolled in a three-month term program are only eligible for the Per-Credit Tuition Model in their first term of enrollment as long as they started at the mid-point of the term. Thereafter they will be enrolled in the Three-Month term Subscription Tuition Model. Flex Choice® CBE six-month or three- month term students who have already been billed tuition may swap courses for an equivalent credit-value course no later than 15 business days prior to the last date of the term. The student will need to work with their Advisor to determine whether this is an option. Courses that have been swapped and are subsequently attempted by meeting one or more of the attendance requirements without successfully completing each of the required deliverables prior to the end of the term will receive a failed grade for the course on student’s academic ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM transcript. All registered courses and associated credits for the term will be used to determine Satisfactory Academic Progress at the end of each term. To meet program completion requirements a student will need to register for any failed or withdrawn courses in a future term, which may also impact the anticipated graduation date. Business days are defined as Monday through Friday, excluding any University holidays. C. Flex Choice® CBE Six-Month or Three-Month term Subscription Tuition Model Students may accelerate their studies by adding courses for their program to their term schedule once they have successfully completed each of the courses they were registered for at the start of the term. Courses may be added no later than 15 business days prior to the last date of the term. There are no additional tuition charges for the added courses in a Flex Choice® CBE six-month or three-month term program. Students who desire to add courses to a term should discuss program acceleration in detail with their Advisor. Students who complete all of their registered courses prior to the 60% point in the term will automatically have an additional course registered by the Advisor for the term. The additional course will be scheduled by the Advisor in consultation with the student. Students who have one course remaining in their program in order to graduate may be granted an exception to the 15-business-day restriction in order to graduate without registering for another term. Flex Choice® CBE six-month or three- month term students who have already been billed tuition may swap courses for an equivalent credit-value course no later than 15 business days prior to the last date of the term. The student will need to work with their Advisor to determine whether this is an option. Courses that have been added or swapped and are subsequently attempted by meeting one or more of the attendance requirements without successfully completing each of the required deliverables prior to the end of the term will receive a failed grade for the course on student’s academic transcript. All registered courses and associated credits for the term will be used to determine Satisfactory Academic Progress at the end of each term. To meet program completion requirements a student will need to register for any failed or withdrawn courses in a future term, which may also impact the anticipated graduation date. Business days are defined as Monday through Friday, excluding any University holidays.
