116 rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES All core Nursing coursework, whether passed or failed, from any prior enrollment will remain on the student’s academic record. When a nursing student reenters after the course expiration period as defined in the School of Nursing Course Expiration Policy, no previously failed core nursing courses will apply for the purpose of determining the number of failed core nursing courses or apply for the purpose of determining Satisfactory Academic Progress. See Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. For graduates of a Rasmussen University Nursing program who are returning for a subsequent Nursing credential, no previously failed or withdrawn core nursing courses will count for the purpose of determining the number of failed or withdrawn core nursing courses in the new enrollment. All core nursing coursework whether passed, withdrawn, or failed will remain on the student’s academic record. All previously passed or failed unexpired core nursing courses will apply for the purpose of determining Satisfactory Academic Progress. See Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. Repeating Courses Policy Students who are meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress may retake courses up to three times, but only at regular tuition rates. Students must repeat and pass any courses in which they receive a failing grade or from which they have withdrawn or dropped in order to progress in their program. If the student is eligible to repeat the course, the failed, withdrawn or dropped course must be repeated the next time the course is offered. No course can be repeated within the same quarter/term in which it was most recently attempted. Repeated course credits may be included in financial aid award calculations when: • The student is repeating a course for a second or third time and failing grades have been earned in all previous attempts of that course; OR • The student is repeating a previously passed course (one time only per previously passed course) for a higher grade. In this case, if the student fails the previously passed course the student loses all future financial aid eligibility for that course. Students who fail a required course three times and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (3.0 for Graduate programs) or greater may be able to switch to another program that does not include the course as a required part of the program curriculum without going through the program transfer-appeal process. Students who fail a course three times, and who cannot switch to another program as determined by the program transfer-appeal process, will be withdrawn from the University. Those students cannot return to the University until they successfully complete an equivalent to the course elsewhere by earning a grade of C- or higher or a grade of Pass and transferring it back into Rasmussen University as official transfer credit, in accordance with the transfer of credit requirements. Select Graduate programs do not accept transfer credit; see Transfer of Credit Policies for additional information. Developmental Education courses may only be repeated one time. Students who fail a Developmental Education course a second time will be withdrawn from the University. All attempts of repeated courses, including the grades, remain on academic records and transcripts even though they may not be included in the GPA calculation. Students should be aware that graduate schools and other institutions to which they might wish to transfer may not accept repeats and may include all grades in calculating GPA for admission. The academic record for a student in Graduate or Withdrawn status is complete and final. No changes will be made unless there is a documented clerical error, and previously passed course(s) cannot be retaken to improve cumulative Graduate GPA. Refer to the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for details on how repeated and transferred courses will impact a student’s academic and financial status. School of Health Sciences Repeating Courses Policy Students are required to attend the Clinical, Externship, Practicum or Professional Practice Experience Orientation prior to their first clinical, externship, practicum or professional practice experience. They receive a clinical, externship, practicum or professional practice experience manual that discusses the expectations, and students are required to sign an acknowledgement form that is submitted and included in their programmatic file. The clinical, externship, practicum or professional practice experience manual discloses that students have two attempts, regardless of grade awarded, to complete their clinical, externship, practicum or professional practice experience successfully, or they will be administratively withdrawn from the program. An approved medical (WX grade) or military leave (WL grade) will not be counted toward the count of attempts. If a student is administratively withdrawn from a clinical, externship, practicum or professional practice experience site due to circumstances out of their control, attempts will be made to secure an additional site within the same quarter for the student to complete their clinical, externship, practicum or professional practice experience. Students enrolled in the Pathway to Patient Care Seminar course will have one opportunity to attempt the course regardless of grade (SX/UX/WX) earned. School of Nursing Repeating Courses and Course Withdrawal Policy for Pre-licensure Programs Students must repeat and pass any courses in which they receive a failing grade or from which they have withdrawn or dropped in order to progress in their program. If the student is eligible to repeat the course, the failed, withdrawn or dropped course must be repeated the next time the course is offered. All attempts at courses, whether passed, failed, or withdrawn, remain on the student’s transcript. See the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy for information on how repeating courses impacts a student’s GPA and SAP status. Repeating Failed Courses Policy The School of Nursing allows students in pre-licensure programs (Practical Nursing, Professional Nursing, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing) to fail one nursing course within the core nursing curriculum as designated by course prefix (NUR or PRN). However, a second failure, whether it be the same nursing course or any other nursing course, will result in an administrative withdrawal from the nursing program. Core nursing courses may need to be repeated in a program of reentry based upon course expiration periods as defined in the School of Nursing Reenter Policy and as allowed by the School of Nursing Course Expiration Policy. Students in their final quarter of the program who fail one or more nursing course(s), resulting in two or more cumulative failures in core nursing courses throughout their program, may be granted an exception to the School of Nursing Repeating Courses and Course Withdrawal Policy for Pre-licensure Programs. The final quarter of the program is defined as the quarter in which the student is enrolled in the Capstone or Transition to Practice course for the first time. This exception will be to repeat the failed course(s) one time in the subsequent quarter if the following criteria are met: • The student has only one quarter to pass their repeated course(s), including withdrawal and failed attempts. • The student must be meeting SAP and other continuing enrollment requirements (including clinical compliance) to be eligible to repeat the final term failed course(s). • The student understands they may not be eligible for financial aid based on total credits registered. • This provision only applies if the student remains continuously enrolled to repeat the failed course in the quarter immediately following the quarter the failed grade was earned. Repeating Withdrawn Courses Policy The Repeating Withdrawn Courses Policy is in effect for all course withdrawals commencing on or after April 12, 2022. Students enrolled in School of Nursing pre-licensure programs (Practical Nursing, Professional Nursing, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing) are permitted to withdraw/drop from the same course only once within the core nursing curriculum as designated by course prefix (NUR or PRN). If the student is eligible to repeat the course, the withdrawn/dropped course must be repeated the next time the course is offered prior to progressing in the program. A second withdrawal, from the same nursing course or its equivalent, will result in an administrative withdrawal from the nursing program at the end of the quarter. Documented and approved Medical and Military Leaves are not used in the calculation and application of the School of Nursing Repeating Withdrawn Courses Policy. Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Progression Requirements Students enrolled in this program are scheduled as a cohort and have a required course sequence and credit load that must be followed. The cohort progresses sequentially for seven quarters (full-time) or up to 14 quarters (part-time) and graduates after successful completion of all credit hours. 1. Didactic (non-practicum courses) must be taken prior to beginning practicum courses for part-time students. For full-time students, four didactic (non- practicum courses) must be completed prior to beginning practicum experiences. The fifth non-practicum course can be taken as a co-requisite course with the practicum course. 2. The Practicum Clinical Courses (Healthcare Information and Systems Technology; Leadership; or Population and Global Health) must be taken any quarter prior to beginning the DNP Project course sequence. 3. Effective with Spring quarter 2024, a student will be permitted to fail or withdraw from ONE course a maximum of ONE time. ALL remaining courses must be passed on the first attempt. An approved medical or military leave will not be considered when applying these policy requirements. 4. Each didactic course in this program is offered only once each calendar year. A student will not be eligible to participate in a practicum course when the prerequisite didactic course is not passed. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
