Scholastic Review. A
committee of the faculty reviews, monitors, and takes action on the
records of students in academic difficulty each semester (fall, spring,
and summer). Based on the committee's findings, students may be placed
on probation or dismissed from the College of Nursing. Students
receiving a failure in any prerequisite course for any nursing course
shall not progress in the nursing curriculum until the prerequisite is
completed satisfactorily.
Academic Probation. A
student will be placed on academic probation for the subsequent
semester for having one of the following academic deficiencies:
1. One failure (D or F) in any upper-division nursing course
2. Two grades of D or any combination of D or F in lower-division nursing and/or supportive science courses
3. A cumulative or semester grade-point average less than
Transfer
students who have a cumulative or semester grade-point average of less
than 2.0 after the first semester will be placed on academic probation.
No student may be placed on academic probation for more than
two semesters during his or her academic tenure at the College of
Nursing.
Students placed on academic probation are notified
by letter and are required to make an appointment to meet with their
faculty adviser to develop a course of action to improve their academic
standing.
Academic Dismissal. The following academic deficiencies define the criteria that result in academic dismissal:
1. A
cumulative or semester grade-point average of less than 2.0 at the end
of the second semester of academic probation (semesters need not be
consecutive)
2. A second grade of D or F in the same required prerequisite course or upper-division nursing course
3. Two grades of D or F, or a combination of these grades, in any two upper-division nursing courses in one semester
4.
Two grades of D or F, or a combination of these grades, in any two
upper-division nursing courses, regardless of whether one course was
successfully repeated
5. A second withdrawal in the same science and/or 705 nursing course
No student is dismissed for academic reasons at the end of their first semester.
The
faculty committee is charged with interpreting and applying the
criteria for dismissal in the cases of individual students; their
decision constitutes the final authority in these matters.
Appeal of Dismissal. Students
dismissed from the College of Nursing may request in writing an
opportunity to appeal the dismissal. Requests for an appeal may be
initiated based on technical error, changes in temporary grades, and/or
additional information not previously available to the committee.
Students will be notified in writing within three weeks of the
initiation of their request for appeal.
Appeal of dismissal is to proceed as follows:
1. The student makes arrangements to discuss the dismissal with his or her faculty adviser.
2. The
student prepares a letter that details the basis for the appeal and
includes evidence of the meeting held with the faculty adviser. The
letter of appeal is sent to the Administrative Assistant, Office of
Student Services, College of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey, 180 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102.
3. Other supportive material that may be relevant to the appeal process may be submitted with the letter.
An
error of omission on the part of the College of Nursing is not
sufficient grounds for readmitting a student on appeal if satisfactory
progress toward the degree has not been made.
