Grade Point Average for Required Courses A minimum of C (2.0) is required in all nursing courses, both elective and required. A grade of C - (1. 7) is not acceptable.
S/F Grades for Clinical Nursing Courses A student must receive a grade of S (Satisfactory) in each clinical nursing course or clinical nursing elective. Failure to receive a grade of S constitutes failure. An S indicates a grade of A, B, or C (2.0).
Interim Grade Point Average If in the period between certification to and
enrollment in the upper division nursing major, the cumulative grade point average falls below a 2.0, the certification is voided.
Pass/Fail Option A maximum of 6
prerequisite elective credit hours taken under this option may be applied to the degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Withdrawals Students may withdraw from a course before midterm of that course. The consequence of withdrawal after midterm is that the grade earned up to the time of withdrawal is registered (i.e., W if passing or F if not passing). For details see page 7 of this bulletin.
More than three academic withdrawals in a semester or more than four in the upper division major is considered lack of progress toward the degree. If a student withdraws from a didactic course that requires an automatic withdrawal from a concurrent clinical course, it will be considered as one withdrawal. If a student withdraws from a clinical course alone, it is counted as one withdrawal.
Repeat of Prerequisite Courses To qualify for certification, a student must earn a minimum grade of C (2.0) in all required prerequisite courses (C- is not acceptable).
The following courses may be repeated no more than one time to qualify for certification:
chemistry (C102), microbiology, nutrition, pharmacology, anatomy, and physiology.
Repeat Nursing Courses A student who receives a grade lower than C (2.0) in one or two upper division didactic courses or lower than S in a clinical course may be permitted to repeat the course(s). A student will receive no more than two opportunities to successfully complete a given nursing course. Failure to receive a minimum grade of C (2.0) upon repeating a nursing course or failure in three upper division didactic or clinical nursing courses will result in dismissal. Validation examinations may not be used as substitutes for repeating any nursing courses. Students who need to repeat a nursing course are placed in the repeated course on a space- available basis. All future enrollment in the nursing major will be based on space availability and the criteria for progression in clinical nursing courses as identified in the section of this bulletin entitled "Placement in Upper Division Nursing Courses."
Completion of Degree Requirements The recorder must receive all Removal of Incomplete and Deferred Grades, Special Credit, and Independent Study course grades no later than three weeks prior to the end of
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classes of the student's last semester prior to graduation.
Residency Requirements A student must complete a minimum of 30 upper division credit hours in the Indiana University School of Nursing baccalaureate program to be eligible for graduation. A maximum of 6 lower division nursing credits may apply toward this residency requirement. Students must petition the appropriate academic officer to apply these lower division nursing credits toward the residency requirement.
Credit for correspondence courses and advanced standing by the validation process may not be used to meet residency
requirements.
APA Format The current American Psychological Association (AP A) format will be the standard used for all written work in all nursing courses.
Summer Enrollment Summer offerings in nursing courses are subject to budgetary constraints. For information, consult the specific Schedule of Classes for each campus.
Correspondence Courses All required and elective courses for the nursing major, other than public speaking, that are available through the Independent Study by Correspondence of Indiana University may be taken for credit. Some courses, however, may not meet degree requirements. Contact a School of Nursing academic counselor before enrollment. Nursing majors are required to have the academic counselor's signature for all correspondence courses.
Final examinations in all correspondence courses must be taken no later than six weeks prior to the expected graduation date.
Correspondence courses with nursing numbers do not satisfy residency requirements.
Ten-year Limit Courses in life span development, nutrition, pharmacology, and physiology may not have been completed more than ten years before the basic student begins the upper division nursing major.
Two options are offered to a student in this situation: (1) take the course again, or (2) fake a challenge examination.
Transfers Transfer students from other baccalaureate nursing programs must complete lower division prerequisites before progression in the upper division is allowed.
Transfer students from other baccalaureate nursing programs who lack first-semester junior year courses must apply for certification.
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Intercampus Transfers Students are placed on a specific campus at the time of certification. (See "Placement in Upper Division Nursing Courses" for priority ranking of intercampus transfers.) Placement in Upper Division Nursing Courses After the initial placement into the nursing major, placement in upper division nursing courses will be based on the following priority ranking:
1. Full-time, regularly progressing students.'
2. Part-time, regularly progressing students.
3. Students who have interrupted their studies but are in good academic standing.
4. Students who withdrew from one or more nursing courses.
'Regularly progressing students are those who have completed each nursing course with a minimum grade of C (2.0) and are ready for the next semester.
5. Students who have failed and successfully repeated one or more courses.
6. Students who need to repeat one nursing course.
7. Students who need to repeat two nursing courses.
8. Students who have been dismissed and reinstated.
9. lntercampus transfers.
10. Transfers from other baccalaureate nursing programs.
Disciplinary Probation Disciplinary probation is administered according to the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
Clinical Absence Policy Students who miss more than 20 percent of the clinical time in a given course will be given the option to withdraw from the course or take an F in the designated course.