rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES is limited to one time for students withdrawn for not meeting program standards as defined in the Nursing Handbook.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, and 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 University 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 Progress. See Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. For graduates of a Rasmussen University 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 All core nursing coursework whether passed, withdrawn, or failed will remain on the student’s academic record.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 Progress. See Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. Repeating Courses Policy Students who are meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress may retake courses up to three times, but only at regular tuition rates. A course should be repeated in the next quarter in which it is offered. No course can be repeated within the same quarter/term 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. Students who fail a required course three times and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (3.0 for Graduate 148 programs) 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 withdrawn from the University. Those students cannot return to the University 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 University as official transfer credit, in accordance with the transfer of credit requirements. Transferred courses are not applicable to Graduate programs. Developmental Education courses may only be repeated one time. Students who fail a Developmental Education course a second time will be withdrawn from the University. 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. Refer to the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for details on how repeated and transferred courses will impact a student’s academic and financial status. 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 administratively withdrawn from the program. If a student fails both attempts, documentation will be placed in the student’s file. If a student is administratively withdrawn 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. School of Nursing Repeating Courses Policy The School of Nursing allows undergraduate students 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, enrolled in the Capstone or Transition to Practice course for the first time, who fail a second core nursing course may be eligible to repeat a failed course if the following criteria are met: • 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, and they only have one quarter to pass their repeated course(s). • A student who has an approved Extended Incomplete (I) grade in the course that contains the ATI Comprehensive Predictor must complete the Capstone or Transition to Practice course requirements concurrently with the failed course no later than Friday of week 11 of the quarter the failed course is being repeated. o Students are allowed only one Extended Incomplete (I) quarter for the Capstone or Transition to Practice course. • 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. All attempts at courses 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. 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 or clinical component has a four- ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM 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 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 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 time frame 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. Incomplete Grade Policy An “I” indicates an incomplete grade, and is a temporary grade for a course which a student is unable to complete due to extenuating circumstances. The student must request an incomplete from the instructor prior to the last day of the Term/Session/Quarter. An incomplete may be granted to a student at the end of a Term/Quarter at the discretion of the instructor under the following conditions: 1. An incomplete form is completed by the instructor that identifies: a. The work to be completed b. Qualifications for acceptable work c. The deadline for completing the work is seven calendar days for the term/session/quarter.
