2022–2023 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES 163 • Self-directed assessment enrollment will not satisfy credit load requirements for the purposes of veterans benefit program funding or any other student financial assistance program. • Each self-directed assessment attempt has a per-attempt out-of-pocket fee defined in the Tuition and Fee Attachment to the Enrollment Agreement, and these attempts cannot be paid for with state or federal financial aid. Fees for self-directed assessment are non-refundable and nontransferable if student has been accepted to the program. • Contact your Advisor for a list of available self-directed assessments as well as instructions to enroll and pay the self-directed assessment fee. • Payment of the self-directed assessment fee does not guarantee the award of credits. Any credits awarded will be based on successfully meeting the criteria of the assessment and the criteria of this policy. Empowered Learning Competency-Based Education (CBE) Programs Policy Students enrolled in a CBE program will be enrolled in competency-based courses where they are offered and in traditional courses when a course is not available as a competency-based course. Traditional courses are defined as courses of any modality with specific assignment deadlines. CBE courses are defined as those which allow students control over their assignment deadlines and are time flexible within the academic term. • CBE programs will offer at least 51% of the program credits as CBE credits. • Students will matriculate into Rasmussen University upon acceptance in a CBE program of their choice. • Competency-based courses will count as credits toward financial aid eligibility. • All Rasmussen University policies and procedures apply to a student in a CBE program unless otherwise noted. • Attendance policies of the University must be met. • It is the expectation that students in a CBE Program will complete their program by taking a combination of traditional courses and competency-based courses dependent upon the delivery method the course is offered by the University. • It is the expectation that students in a graduate CBE Program will complete their entire program by taking competency-based courses. • Students have until the final day of the quarter/term to complete the competency- based course(s). Competency-based courses must be completed within the academic term of the program. • Student grades will be impacted by the completion of deliverables. • Upon completing a competency-based course, the attendance requirements have been met and Rasmussen University will post the final letter grade to the student’s record. Final grades may take up to seven calendar days to post to a student’s transcript after completion of the course. • Competency-based course scores will be converted to letter grades following a standard grading scale as identified on the Competency-Based Education Course Grade Conversion Scale and will appear on the student’s transcript. • Students who do not complete a competency-based course within the allotted time will be required to repeat it as a competency-based course. • If a student has already attempted and failed or withdrawn from a traditional course, as indicated by a posted W or F/FD grade, the student will be allowed to attempt the equivalent competency-based course following the expectations of the course repeat policy. • 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 Non-Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Program Policy 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. • When all program requirements have been met, 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. Eligibility to Substitute Master’s-Level Course While Enrolled in a Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Program Policy 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 Nursing Bachelor’s program, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in the enrolled Bachelor’s degree. • The student must have completed at Rasmussen University, with a final grade of B or higher in each course, at least 16 credits of Bachelor’s-level (3000/4000), faculty- led Nursing courses within the enrolled Bachelor’s program. • Student must be meeting all Satisfactory Academic Progress (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, unless identified on the substitution table as a choice. • 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. • 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 Master’s programs, as applicable. • If 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. • When all program requirements have been met, 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. Cancel Return Policy A cancel status is defined as any student who, in their first quarter of enrollment or reenrollment, meets attendance requirements in one or more courses and subsequently withdraws from all courses prior to the course drop period. A cancel- status student will not be considered for reentry in the same quarter in which they posted attendance and withdrew or were administratively withdrawn. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
