2020–2021 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK SCHOOL OF NURSING The Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree is only offered at the Fort Myers, Central Pasco, Ocala School of Nursing, Orlando*, and Tampa/Brandon campuses in Florida; the Overland Park and Topeka* campuses in Kansas; the Blaine*, Bloomington, Lake Elmo / Woodbury*, Mankato, Moorhead, and St. Cloud campuses in Minnesota; and the Green Bay and Wausau campuses in Wisconsin. The Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree is not offered in North Dakota. (*The Orlando, FL, campus is an off-campus instructional site of the Ocala, FL, program; the Topeka, KS, campus is an off- campus instructional site of the Overland Park, KS, program; and the Blaine, MN, and Lake Elmo / Woodbury campuses are off-campus instructional sites of the Bloomington, MN, program) ) The Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree is a residential program designed to meet the educational requirement to apply for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Florida, Kansas, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. While this program is only offered at select campuses in those states, it has been determined that this program meets the educational requirements for licensure as an RN in additional states as displayed below. “Meets” means that the program meets the educational requirements for professional licensure. “Does Not Meet” means that the program does not meet the educational requirements for professional licensure. “Undetermined” means that Rasmussen was unable to determine, after reasonable efforts, whether the program meets the educational requirements for professional licensure. Other licensure eligibility requirements may apply; please verify your eligibility against applicable rules, which may change at any time. • Meets: AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, Guam, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, Northern Marianas Islands, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT*, U.S. Virgin Islands, VA, VT*, WA, WI, WV*, WY • Does Not Meet: CA, DC • Undetermined: American Samoa, Puerto Rico * “Meets” only if the program at your campus is programmatically accredited. Applicants to this program must meet program-specific admissions requirements in addition to all general Rasmussen University admissions requirements. Please see the application procedures for this program under Academic Information and University Policies. To graduate from this program, students must complete all required NUR coursework with a grade of C or better, achieve all required skill competencies, and satisfactorily complete all required clinical learning experiences. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, Kansas and Wisconsin applicants must successfully pass a background check through Rasmussen University’s chosen third-party vendor. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, Florida applicants must successfully pass two background checks—one through Rasmussen University’s chosen third-party vendor, and one meeting the Florida statutory definition of a Level 2 background check. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, Minnesota applicants enrolled through Mankato and St. Cloud must successfully pass a background check through the Minnesota Department of Human Services. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, Minnesota applicants enrolled through Blaine, Bloomington, Lake Elmo / Woodbury, and Moorhead must successfully pass two background checks— one through Rasmussen University’s chosen third-party vendor, and one through the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The associate nursing program at Rasmussen University at the: • Bloomington campus (with off-campus instructional sites in Blaine and Lake Elmo / Woodbury), located in Bloomington, Minnesota, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Initial Accreditation. • Fort Myers campus, located in Fort Myers, Florida, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Initial Accreditation. • Green Bay campus, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Initial Accreditation. • Mankato campus, located in Mankato, Minnesota, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Initial Accreditation. • Moorhead campus, located in Moorhead, Minnesota, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Initial Accreditation. • • Central Pasco campus, located in Odessa, Florida, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Initial Accreditation. • Ocala campus (with an off-campus instructional site in Orlando), located in Ocala, Florida, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. • Overland Park campus (with an off-campus instructional site in Topeka), located in Overland Park, Kansas, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Initial Accreditation. • St. Cloud campus, located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Initial Accreditation. • Tampa/Brandon campus, located in Tampa, Florida, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Initial Accreditation. • Wausau campus, located in Wausau, Wisconsin, is accredited by the ACEN. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for this associate nursing program is Initial Accreditation. Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404-975-5000 View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding these programs at http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programSearch.htm ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM 67
