This addendum modifies catalog content as indicated and supersedes all previous addenda. Page 35 / 41 2023-2024 ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen University Catalog and Student Handbook June 27, 2024 • 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 Continuing 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 Continuing Accreditation. P. 176 Licensing and Accreditation (6/27/2024) In the Accreditation section for the Professional Nursing Associate’s program, remove the Bloomington campus (with off-campus instructional sites at the Hennepin/Anoka and Lake Elmo/Woodbury campuses). P. 177 Accrediting and Licensing (3/28/2024) Delete the first bullet at the top of the 1st column that applies to the Fort Myers campus and replace with the following three bullets: • The Professional Nursing Associate’s degree program at the Fort Myers campus in Florida is approved by the Florida Board of Nursing. On Feb. 1, 2023, pursuant to § 464.019(5)(a)(2) Fla. Stat., the Florida Board of Nursing placed the Professional Nursing Associate’s degree program at the Fort Myers campus on probation because for two consecutive years (2021 and 2022) the program had graduate passage rates on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (“NCLEX-RN”) that were more than 10 percentage points lower than the national average passage rate during the same calendar years for graduates of comparable degree programs who are United States educated, first-time NCLEX-RN test takers. On Feb. 1, 2023, the Professional Nursing Associate’s degree program at the Fort Myers campus in Florida presented a remediation plan to the Florida Board of Nursing, which included both strategies that the University has implemented and strategies that the University plans to implement that aim to improve first-time test takers’ performance on the NCLEX-RN. The Professional Nursing Associate’s degree program at the Fort Myers campus in Florida did not achieve the required NCLEX-RN passage rate during its first year on probation for calendar year 2023. On Feb. 7, 2024, the Florida Board of Nursing chose to extend the probationary status for one additional year because the program has demonstrated adequate progress toward the required NCLEX-RN passage rate by meeting a majority of the benchmarks established in the remediation plan. However, if the program fails to achieve the required NCLEX-RN passage rate at the end of this second year of probation, the Florida Board of Nursing shall terminate the program. If Enrollee is accepted into the Professional Nursing Associate’s degree program at the Fort Myers campus in Florida and graduates from the program while it is on probation, then Enrollee will be able to take the NCLEX-RN. If Enrollee is accepted into the Professional Nursing Associate’s degree program at the Fort Myers campus in Florida and the Florida Board of Nursing terminates the program before Enrollee graduates, then the program will be taught out, which will allow current students at the time of program termination the opportunity to graduate and take the NCLEX-RN. Because neither probationary status nor possible program termination affects students’ ability to graduate and take the NCLEX-RN, refunds based on probationary status or program termination will not be issued for tuition and fees incurred. • The Professional Nursing Associate’s degree program at the Ocala campus in Florida is approved by the Florida Board of Nursing. The North Orlando campus is recognized as a satellite of the Ocala campus. On Feb. 7, 2024, pursuant to § 464.019(5)(a)(2) Fla. Stat., the Florida Board of Nursing placed the Professional Nursing Associate’s degree program at the Ocala campus, including the North Orlando satellite, on probation because for two consecutive years (2022 and 2023) the program had graduate passage rates on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (“NCLEX-RN”) that were more than 10 percentage points lower than the national average passage rate during the same calendar years for graduates of comparable degree programs who are United States educated, first-time NCLEX-RN test takers. On Feb. 7, 2024, the program presented a remediation plan to the Florida Board of Nursing, which included both strategies that the University has implemented and strategies that the University plans
