2024–2025 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 137 ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM If the potential student begins attending while the general or Florida Level 2 background check is in progress and is subsequently issued an adverse action letter, chooses to appeal, and the appeal is denied, then the potential student will be withdrawn, and any tuition and fees billed will be credited. If at the end of the potential student’s first academic period of enrollment the general or Florida Level 2 background check process is still in progress, the potential student may not continue into a second academic period and will be withdrawn until future enrollment eligibility can be determined. A potential student enrolling in a program that requires a background check will not have their financial aid submitted until the potential student is determined to be eligible through a clear to proceed memo. This process may delay a potential student’s funding until the general or Florida Level 2 background check process is complete. A student who is required to submit to any background check as a condition of practicum or clinical placement during active enrollment who is subsequently denied continued enrollment as a result of the background check will receive no refunds or credits greater than what is allowed by the institution’s refund policy for any tuition and fees previously billed or paid. In this circumstance, final grades will be awarded according to the institution’s course drop policy and course withdrawal policy. A student or potential student whose appeal has been denied has the right to file one request for reconsideration to regain future enrollment eligibility but must provide supplemental or additional information not previously available to support such a request for reconsideration. B. Minnesota Department of Human Services Background Check Process A potential student enrolling in any of the MDHS designated programs will complete an Order Initiation Form. Part of the completion of this form will require review and acceptance of the Minnesota Department of Human Services Background Study Notice of Privacy Practices. Upon completion of the Order Initiation Form, Rasmussen University will initiate and submit a background study application to the MDHS via the NetStudy 2.0 system. Once accepted by the MDHS, the MDHS will require the potential student to sign a Consent and Disclosure Form, which will ask the potential student to disclose any prior criminal history directly to MDHS and provide consent directly to MDHS to act on the initiated background study application. Potential students will also be required to schedule an appointment with a MDHS-authorized fingerprint vendor to have their fingerprints and photograph taken. Potential students will have 14 days to complete both of these processes. A potential student enrolling in a program requiring a MDHS background check may begin attending provisionally if the background check is in progress, but not complete, at the start of the potential student’s first academic period of enrollment. This provision of this policy does not apply to the Physical Therapist Assistant Associate’s Degree program whose potential students must have completed the background check process in its entirety before being accepted and starting the program. If the potential student does not complete the consent and disclosure process and present for fingerprinting and photographing within 14 days of the study being submitted to MDHS by Rasmussen University, then the MDHS will issue an Order for Immediate Removal, and Rasmussen University will subsequently deny enrollment. However, this denial does not preclude enrollment in future start dates. Depending on when the order is received, potential students may be able to restart the background check process for the current start date or may restart the background check process for a future start date. Once the potential student has completed the consent and disclosure process and has been fingerprinted and photographed, MDHS will make an initial results determination and inform the University. The University will then make an enrollment determination based on the MDHS’s initial results determination. If the MDHS issues a clearance determination, then Rasmussen University will issue a clear to proceed notice, allowing the potential student to meet the background check requirement for enrollment. If the MDHS issues a disqualification determination or a more time required notification requiring supervision, then Rasmussen University will issue an adverse letter denying enrollment. If the potential student had begun attending while the MDHS background check was in progress and is subsequently issued an adverse action letter, then the potential student will be withdrawn, and any tuition and fees billed will be credited. Persons who receive a disqualification determination from the MDHS may seek a commissioner’s reconsideration with the MDHS but cannot remain enrolled while doing so. If the MDHS issues a more time required notification that does not require supervision, then Rasmussen University will allow the potential student to attend class for one quarter while the MDHS finalizes its decision. If the MDHS has not finalized its decision by the end of the potential student’s first quarter of enrollment, the potential student will be withdrawn from the University and any tuition and fees billed for the first quarter of attendance will be credited. If the MDHS finalizes its decision with a clearance determination after the withdrawal, the potential student will be eligible for reentry/re-enrollment for the next subsequent start date. This provision of this policy does not apply to the Physical Therapist Assistant Associate’s Degree program whose potential students must have completed the background check process in its entirety before being accepted and starting the program. In either of the circumstances described in the preceding two paragraphs, final grades of “C” or higher awarded in courses completed while the background check was in process will appear on the transcript and will count toward the cumulative grade point average. Final grades of “C-” or lower in courses completed will not appear on the transcript and will have no effect on the cumulative grade point average. Courses attempted, but not completed prior to withdrawal due to an adverse background check will not appear on the transcript and will have no effect on the cumulative grade point average. A potential student enrolling in a program that requires an MDHS background check will not have their financial aid submitted until the student is determined to be eligible through a clear to proceed memo issued by Rasmussen University. This process may delay a student’s funding until the background check process is complete. A student who is required to submit to the MDHS background study as a condition of practicum or clinical placement during active enrollment who is subsequently denied continued enrollment as a result of the background check will receive no refunds or credits greater than what is allowed by the institution’s refund policy for any tuition and fees previously billed or paid. In this circumstance, final grades will be awarded according to the institution’s course drop policy and course withdrawal policy. New criminal history subsequent to the initial background check could result in the MDHS issuing a RAPBACK determination during the student’s enrollment. If a RAPBACK determination is received that prevents a student from providing direct contact services, the student will receive an adverse determination from the University withdrawing the student from continued enrollment. A student receiving an adverse determination as the result of a RAPBACK determination by MDHS will receive no refunds or credits greater than what is allowed by the institution’s refund policy for any tuition and fees previously billed or paid. In this circumstance, final grades will be awarded according to the institution’s course drop policy and course withdrawal policy. Immunization Requirements Minnesota law (M.S. 135A.14) requires proof that all students born after 1956 are vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps, and rubella, allowing for certain specified exemptions. Non-exempt students must submit the required vaccination information within 45 days after their first enrollment, or they cannot remain enrolled. Please see the campus for a list of possible exceptions. In addition to other acceptance requirements, Health Sciences and Nursing programs may require specific immunizations upon enrollment. Please see your campus for details.
