Academic Policies for the Nursing Major

Academic Policies for the Nursing Major

1. Student whose cumulative grade point average falls below 2.00 will be placed on academic probation and be subject to review by the Undergraduate Student Affairs Committee.
2. A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in all nursing courses and in all supporting required courses. Students may be allowed to repeat or withdraw from a course one time. Students will be dismissed after failing the same nursing course two times. A student who earns a “D” or “F” in a second nursing course will be dismissed from the program.
3. Students may not move to another clinical nursing level until the current one is satisfactorily completed.
4. Non-academic dismissal:
   1. The Undergraduate Student Affairs Committee on behalf of the nursing faculty reserves the right to dismiss any student from the program whose health, professional conduct, theoretical, and/or clinical performance or conduct demonstrates an inability to continue preparation for a career in nursing. This may include violation of the academic integrity policy or breech of confidentiality.