2020–2021 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES grade and be awarded credits. To enroll in a program at Rasmussen University, students must complete all remaining programmatic application requirements (including the Entrance Placement Exam). Eligible individual progress courses will be applied to their degree program, and count as credits attempted and earned for purposes of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Auditing a Course A student who audits a course does so for the purposes of self-enrichment and academic exploration. Students who are not enrolled in an eligible program and elect to take courses without earning university credit are considered Audit students. This non- credit option is NOT available to students for courses beginning with: CDA, CEN, CET, CGS (excluding CGS 1240), CIS, CNT, COP, COT, CTS, EEC, EEX, GRA, HIM, ISM, MEA, MLT, PHT, PRN, PTN, NUR, RTE, or STS. Auditing of courses is not permitted for course levels of 5000 and above or courses identified as competency-based education (CBE) delivery method. However, students who are enrolled in a program in which any of the aforementioned course prefixes, course numbers, or delivery methods exist may be eligible to take the course as an Audit if the student’s Rasmussen University transcript reflects prior successful completion of the course. An Audit student is not eligible to complete any laboratory or clinical components of a course or any externship or internship or practicum experiences. However, a student who is enrolled in a Health Sciences program may be eligible to Audit a laboratory component of the course with approval from the Dean or Program Coordinator. Graduates of Rasmussen University School of Nursing programs may audit a Nursing core course as an Individual Progress student based on course and space availability and with the approval of the Nursing Dean. Approval must be received prior to enrolling in the University as an Individual Progress student. Students who elect to complete courses on a non-credit basis are not guaranteed full technology access; however, every effort will be made to provide technology resources. Transcripts denote an “Audit” upon completion of the course. Students may choose to convert the Audit grade to a letter grade and earn credit for an additional fee. Audited courses with a clinical, practicum or laboratory component are not eligible for conversion to a letter grade. An Audit student is considered a learner and it is expected that the student will participate with reasonable regularity and do assigned work, particularly if she/he expects to convert the Audit grade to a letter grade at a future time. Competency-Based Education courses are not eligible for Audit. Audited courses are not eligible for Title IV funding. The ability to Audit a course is based on space availability. Developmental Education and Rasmussen University Entrance Placement Assessment Re-Test Policy The goal of Developmental Education is to provide students with a solid foundation of basic skills and knowledge as they move on to college-level classes. Placement into Developmental Education courses reflects the commitment Rasmussen University has to ensuring the success of all students, and to providing educational opportunities to those who enroll. Coursework in math or English that is numbered below 100 is considered to be Developmental Education. University Entrance Placement Assessment scores are used to appropriately place students in English and math courses according to skill level. See Entrance Assessment Table for placement scores. The University entrance placement assessment may not be retaken for initial placement purposes during the quarter in which a developmental level course is scheduled. However, a student may repeat the assessment at the end of a quarter in which the Developmental Education course was attempted and prior to the start of the following quarter in order to prove readiness for college-level coursework. If the student places into Developmental Education coursework following the re-assessment, the student must repeat the Developmental Education course in the following quarter as long as the student is still eligible to repeat the Developmental Education course. Developmental Education Courses Students are placed into Developmental Education courses based on the results of the Rasmussen University Entrance Placement Assessment. To help ensure student success, students requiring Developmental Education coursework must attempt one such course in their first term of enrollment. Students requiring two Developmental Education courses must attempt the first course, Reading and Writing Strategies (B080), in their first term of enrollment and the second course, Combined Basic and Intermediate Algebra (B095) in Illinois and Practical Math (B087) in other states, in their second quarter of enrollment. If a student withdraws from or does not pass a required Developmental Education course, the student must successfully complete that course in the subsequent full quarter of enrollment or the student will be administratively withdrawn from the University. As such, any required Developmental Education courses must be completed no later than the end of the student’s third full quarter of enrollment, or the student will be withdrawn from the University. Students requiring two Developmental Education courses must attempt Reading and Writing Strategies (B080) and one additional course in their program of ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM enrollment prior to enrolling in the Developmental Education math course. Students requiring two Developmental Education courses will not be scheduled into both courses in their first quarter of enrollment. If necessary, however, a student may be scheduled into both Developmental Education courses in each of the terms of the second quarter. Upon successful completion of Reading and Writing Strategies, and at least three credits of coursework in their program of enrollment with a grade of “C “or higher, the student will be allowed to take a full- time credit load, if desired. Developmental Education course credits are not counted toward graduation, and must be passed with a grade of “SX.” Students enrolled in Developmental Education courses are eligible for financial aid. Students are not eligible to access competency courses until all Developmental Education requirements have been successfully fulfilled. Developmental Education courses must be taken in conjunction with courses required in an eligible program. Developmental Education Course Grading All Developmental Education courses are satisfactory/unsatisfactory (SX/UX) courses. The following grading scale is then used to determine if students have passed the courses: SX 73% or higher Letter Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F UX Below 73% Common Grading System Percentage Scale Percentage Range 100 to 93% 92 to 90% 89 to 87% 88 to 83% 82 to 80% 79 to 77% 76 to 73% 72 to 70% 69 to 67% 66 to 63% 62 to 60% Below 60% Common Grading Scale Some General Education courses may contain a lecture component with a co-requisite lab component. If a grade is achieved at or above the threshold of 60% in both components of a course which consists of lecture and lab components, each component will receive the grade earned independently. Failure to earn a grade at or above the threshold of 60% in either the lecture or lab component will result in failure of both components of the course. PD - Pandemic Withdrawal Grade Points = N/A Point Scale Alphabetical Grading System Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F AUDIT CW FD I Grade Description Points 4.00 3.75 3.50 3.00 2.75 2.50 2.00 1.75 1.50 1.00 0.75 0.00 NA NA NA NA PT Credit NA S/SX TO TR Credit NA U/UX UD/UXD NA NA W/WX/WL NA NA NA Excellent Very Good Average Below Average Failure Audit Course Waiver Failure Dropped Incomplete Pending Transfer Satisfactory Test-Out Official Transfer Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Drop Withdrawal See the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for more information on how grades are used in determining how each of the standards are met for Satisfactory Academic Progress. Graduate Programs Grade Scale Students are required to earn at least a “C” in their graduate-level courses. This applies to all coursework level 5000 through 6999. Letter Grade A B C F Percentage Range 100 to 94 % 93 to 85% 84 to 78% Below 78% Health Sciences Programs Grade Scale The following grade scale applies to all upper- and lower-level courses with prefixes of BSC, BMS, HIM, HSC, MEA, MLT, MTS, PHT, PTN, RTE, and STS. Letter Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C F Percentage Range 100 to 93 % 92 to 90% 89 to 87% 88 to 83% 82 to 80% 79 to 77% 76 to 73% Below 73% In addition to the lecture component, a School of Health Sciences course may contain a co-requisite lab component, a co-requisite clinical/externship/ practicum learning component, or both. Satisfactory performance (score of 73% or higher) in each of the learning components of the course is required to earn a passing grade in the course. If a satisfactory grade is achieved in all learning components of a course, each learning component will receive an independent grade. Failure to earn a satisfactory grade in all learning components of the course will result in 145
