2022–2023 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK SCHOOL OF NURSING 73 Effective July 28, 2020, the associate nursing program at Rasmussen University at the Romeoville campus (with off-campus instructional sites in Aurora, Mokena, and Rockford) in Illinois is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on July 28, 2023. 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 this candidate program at http://www.acenursing.com/candidates/candidacy.asp. The Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree is only offered at the Aurora/Naperville, Mokena / Tinley Park, Rockford, and Romeoville/Joliet campuses in Illinois. The Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree contains both online and residential courses and is 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. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, Illinois applicants must successfully pass a background check through Rasmussen University’s chosen third-party vendor. An additional background check may also be required during active enrollment prior to practicum or clinical placement depending on site requirements. Students enrolled in this program who fail or withdraw from a core Nursing course must successfully repeat that same course in the next quarter the course is offered in order to progress in this program. Additionally, in order to take a course that lists a prerequisite, the student must have successfully completed the prerequisite course prior to registering for the post-requisite course. A student who drops, withdraws, or fails a prerequisite course will be withdrawn from any future courses that classify that course as a prerequisite; for additional information, see the Course Descriptions section. 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. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
