2024–2025 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES 157 For a student to complete and receive a final passing grade in NUR2989 Associate Degree in Nursing Capstone or NUR2944 Professional Nursing Capstone, or NUR4756 Transition to Practice courses, the student must earn an individual score (benchmark) on one of the two proctored ATI Comprehensive Predictor Assessments that equates to a 95% probability of passing the NCLEX. If the student does not attempt the end-of-program ATI Comprehensive Predictor Assessment during the requisite course or is not successful in reaching the required individual score on a first attempt during the requisite course, the student can request an Incomplete grade (I) for the course to allow the student additional time to achieve the required score within a maximum of two attempts in total (inclusive of all attempts made during the requisite course or the incomplete period) by the first day of the following quarter. Students who achieve the required individual score within the two maximum attempts by the first day of the following quarter will receive a grade change based on completing all other assignments and exams within the course. If the student is not successful in meeting the required individual score within the two maximum attempts, the student will fail the course and be scheduled to repeat the failed course if allowed by the School of Nursing Repeating Courses and Course Withdrawal Policy for Pre-Licensure Programs. B. Practical Nursing Diploma (PN) Program Eligibility to take the end-of-program Comprehensive Predictor in the Practical Nursing Diploma program is satisfied by completing each of the seven ATI Content Mastery Series (CMS) assessments identified in the pre-licensure nursing handbook as follows: 1) Achieving at least a Proficiency Level 2 on the first or second attempt on all ATI CMS assessments. or 2) A student who does not achieve a Proficiency Level 2 on any required ATI CMS assessments within the maximum of two attempts will be required to submit standardized ATI CMS Remediation templates for each CMS assessment the student did not achieve a Proficiency Level 2. The ATI CMS assessments or remediation should be completed within a quarter of when it was required and no later than before the start of the quarter in which PRN1993 Practical Nursing Diploma Capstone course, which delivers two proctored ATI Comprehensive Predictor Assessments, is first attempted. The proctored ATI CMS assessments and the end-of-program ATI Comprehensive Predictor assessments must be completed residentially on campus in a proctored environment. For a student to complete and receive a final passing grade in the PRN1993 Practical Nursing Diploma Capstone course, the student must earn an individual score (benchmark) on one of the two proctored ATI Comprehensive Predictor Assessments that equates to a 92% probability of passing the NCLEX. If the student does not attempt the end-of-program ATI Comprehensive Predictor Assessment during the requisite course or is not successful in reaching the required individual score on a first attempt during the requisite course, the student can request an Incomplete grade (I) for the course to allow the student additional time to achieve the required score within a maximum of two attempts in total (inclusive of all attempts made during the requisite course or the incomplete period) by the first day of the following quarter. Students who achieve the required individual score within the two maximum attempts by the first day of the following quarter will receive a grade change based on completing all other assignments and exams within the course. If the student is not successful in meeting the required individual score within the two maximum attempts, the student will fail the course and be scheduled to repeat the failed course if allowed by the School of Nursing Repeating Courses and Course Withdrawal Policy for Pre-Licensure Programs. Program Transfer Policy Accepted students may transfer programs based on meeting certain criteria. Active student requests for program transfers, appeals, if required, and the subsequent approval, must be received prior to Friday of the first week of a quarter break in order for the program transfer to take effect the next quarter. The request for a program transfer will either be approved or denied based on a review of academic standing and progress to date with Rasmussen University and any documentation submitted for an appeal, if an appeal is required. A clear background check is required for enrollment in certain programs as determined in the background check section of the catalog. Students who do not successfully pass a background check will be administratively withdrawn from the University. If a student chooses to transfer their academic program, the student defaults to the current catalog and curriculum requirements. A student who chooses to transfer programs must provide written authorization and a new enrollment agreement. A student in good academic standing at the end of the most recent quarter of attendance will be allowed to transfer programs at the start of the next quarter as long as all program transfer requirements have been met. A student who is not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress, as defined in the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress, at the end of their most recent quarter of attendance will be allowed one program transfer at Rasmussen University. Any subsequent requests for a program transfer when the student is not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress will be denied unless they meet the exemption criteria. The one program transfer limitation may be appealed to the School Dean, Associate Dean or Regional Dean of Nursing of the desired program following the process available through the campus of enrollment. Students who meet any one of the criteria below are considered exempt from the one program transfer limit if they are not meeting the standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress at the end of their most recent quarter of attendance. Students who meet this criteria do not need to file an appeal to the School Dean, Associate Dean or Regional Dean of Nursing of the desired program. The program transfer will be granted if all other program acceptance criteria are met: • The returning student has not attended Rasmussen University within the past five years (sixty months) since their most recent withdrawal date • The returning student earned a credential from another accredited institution after attending Rasmussen University • The returning student’s previous program from which they withdrew while not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress is no longer offered at Rasmussen University • The returning student’s previous program from which they withdrew while not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress is no longer offered at that campus (i.e., bachelor program now only offered through bachelor-completer) • An active student is requesting to transfer to the most recent catalog version of the program in which they are currently enrolled • An active student is changing credentials within the lower-level coursework, such as from an associate’s degree to a certificate or a diploma, or from the certificate to a diploma or an associate’s degree. A student who requests to move from an associate’s degree or certificate or diploma credential to a bachelor degree program must meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress program transfer requirements. If a student has exhausted their one opportunity for a program transfer while not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress, the student may request a program transfer appeal to be reviewed by the University Academic Appeal committee. The process requires the student to complete and return a Program Transfer Appeal form and, in some instances, supporting documentation. The program transfer appeal process information is available to active students through their Advisor and to returning students through their Admissions Advisor. If a returning student is granted a program transfer appeal, the appeal will be honored for a single reenter to take place within the next three months as noted on the approved Program Transfer Appeal. An approved program transfer appeal is only honored for the program the student appealed to enter. Students will receive written confirmation of the approval or denial to transfer programs. Students reentering into or transferring to the Physical Therapist Assistant program must complete the requirements as detailed in the Physical Therapist Assistant Associate’s Degree Re-Enrollment Policy. Independent Study Policy Independent study applies when a student contracts to meet regularly with a qualified instructor to fulfill the assignments, tests, projects, and other tasks necessary to achieve the performance objectives of a given course. Independent study requires a student to be motivated and organized. Because an independent study does not provide the student with the classroom interaction normally expected in higher education, it is to be offered only when there is no alternative and as infrequently as possible. Students may take, and the University may offer, a course through independent study when all of the following conditions are met: 1. The course is not currently offered on-site or online. 2. Completion of the course is necessary for on-time graduation. 3. The need for the course in the quarter/term in question does not arise from the student’s decision to withdraw from the course in an earlier quarter/ term, the student’s failure to satisfactorily complete the course in an earlier quarter, the student’s decision to change programs, or the student’s decision to accelerate graduation near the end of their program. 4. The student will complete work of a similar quantity and quality as required in a regularly scheduled course and will meet the standard performance objectives for the course. If the method for meeting and assessing the performance objectives differs from the standard course syllabus, the changes will be noted within the course section. 5. Within the first week of the independent study, the student and instructor must meet to review the course schedule and determine how the course and weekly objectives will be met and assessed. 6. If the independent study is held residentially, the instructor and student(s) will meet an equivalent of at least 11 hours which are distributed evenly across the weeks of the quarter/term. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
