2020–2021 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES and complete a minimum of 18 credits per term. A student with fewer than 18 credits is considered less than full time and there may be a financial aid impact. A student with fewer than 9 credits is considered less than half time and is not eligible for Title IV loans and most likely will need to pay cash for that term. Anticipated graduation dates may be adjusted for a student who is enrolled less than full time or drops, fails, or withdraws from registered courses during a term. • Flex Choice® CBE three-month term programs have a recommended minimum credit registration. It is expected that a student register for and complete a minimum of 12 credits per three-week term. A student with fewer than 12 credits is considered less than full time and there may be a financial aid impact. A student with fewer than 6 credits is considered less than half time and is not eligible for Title IV loans and most likely will need to pay cash for that term. Anticipated graduation dates may be adjusted for a student who is enrolled less than full time or drops, fails, or withdraws from registered courses during a term. • Mandatory Course Add for students in Flex Choice® CBE six-month or three-month term subscription model programs: 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. Refer to the Course Add Policy for additional information. • 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 Bachelor’s Program 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. Reenter Policy A reenter is defined as any student who withdraws from all courses after the course drop period in any term and returns in a subsequent quarter/term/ session. A student will not be considered for reentry in the same quarter/term/ session in which they withdrew or were withdrawn. Due to financial processing, a student may return no fewer than 21 calendar days after the date of withdrawal. 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/ session 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. Students who are returning from a prior status of Complete, as defined in the Complete Status policy, who are returning with the intent to convert the Complete status to a Graduate status in their most recent program of enrollment are subject to the reenter policy and procedures with the exception of returning to the current curriculum and meeting acceptance requirements. Students who are returning from a prior status of Graduate must have a financial balance of $1,000 or less to return and enroll in a new program. If a student is not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress at the time of withdrawal and wants to switch to a different program upon return, the Program Transfer Policy must be followed. Students returning in satisfactory academic standing or on Financial Aid Warning must have a financial balance of $1,000 or less to return. Students returning on Financial Aid Probation, regardless of aid status, must have a zero financial balance and have paid half the tuition amount of the upcoming quarter/term/session by seven calendar days after the quarter/ term/session start. Students in Health Sciences programs must complete a programmatic assessment in order to determine an appropriate level of reentry. These students will be allowed to reenter if space is available and all other reentry requirements are met. 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 Program Re-enrollment Policy. Students reentering into or transferring to a Nursing program must also complete the requirements as detailed in the School of Nursing Reenter Policy. Physical Therapist Assistant Associate’s Degree Re-enrollment Policy A Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program re-enrollment is defined as any student who was enrolled in the Physical Therapist Assistant program and previously attempted any program- specific core course (PHT prefix) and earned a grade of A–F or W in those courses. This includes students who have withdrawn from the program and/ ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM or withdrawn from the University. The University reenter and program transfer policies apply to any Physical Therapist Assistant student who withdrew from the program prior to attempting any core courses (PHT prefix). Reenrolling students are treated as new students for the purposes of tuition, academic program requirements, and graduation standards. Re-enrollment is limited to one time for students withdrawn from the program for any reason. However, students who have been administratively withdrawn/ dismissed from the Physical Therapist Assistant program for disciplinary or conduct reasons may not be eligible for re-enrollment into the program and may not be eligible for reentry to Rasmussen University. Reenrolling students admitted to a subsequent PTA cohort must meet all current acceptance requirements as identified in the Acceptance Requirements for the Physical Therapist Assistant Associate’s Degree program. Acceptance is also subject to cohort size limitations at the campus to which they are applying. In addition, reenrolling applicants are required to demonstrate competencies from previously passed or completed PHT courses. An applicant must prove competencies in course sequence order. At any point that competencies are not proven, the applicant cannot attempt any subsequent competencies. Students will be allowed one attempt to achieve a passing grade as defined by the Health Sciences Program Grade Scale on each of the required competencies. Failure to meet this threshold will require the student to retake the associated courses in the program. Competency assessment may begin no earlier than six (6) months prior to the start date of the reenrolling quarter and must be completed no later than the Friday two weeks prior to the start date of the reenrolling quarter. See Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. School of Nursing Reenter Policy Students who have been dismissed from a School of Nursing program for disciplinary or conduct reasons will not be eligible for reentry into any School of Nursing program and are not eligible for reentry to Rasmussen University. Additionally, students who have been administratively withdrawn from a School of Nursing program, those who fail two core nursing courses, or those who fail the same core nursing course twice, are not eligible for reentry into the same program within the School of Nursing until no fewer than four full academic quarters have passed since the date of programmatic withdrawal, subject to the School of Nursing Course Expiration Policy. Reentry into a previously attempted Nursing diploma, associate’s degree, or bachelor’s degree entrance option 147
