2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Academic Requirements 1. Maintain GPA as follows: a. End of freshman year unrounded cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher b. End of sophomore year unrounded cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher c. End of fall semester of junior year (or first 3000-level clinical course) through to graduation, unrounded cumulative GPA 2.5 or higher 2. Any course for which the minimal grade is not achieved must be repeated. a. A C- or higher is required in all nursing, psychology, and science courses: i. CHEM-1000 Principles of Chemistry ii. GBIO-2210 Principles of Microbiology iii. GBIO-2010 Human Anatomy and Physiology I iv. GBIO-2015 Human Anatomy and Physiology II v. PYCH-1600 General Psychology vi. PYCH-2610 Statistics b. Students may repeat a course one time only. 3. Earn a weighted exam average of >75% in all nursing courses that have two or more exams. The final exam will be part of the weighted exam average in determining passing or failing a course. If a student achieves an exam average less than 75%, but an overall grade greater than 75%, the student will be given a D+ in the course. If a student achieves an overall course grade less than 75%, the student will be given the overall course grade earned. 4. A student receiving less than C- in a nursing course will fail the course a. A failing grade or WF (withdraw fail) in two 2000-level or higher nursing courses in the same or subsequent semesters will result in removal from the program. b. A single failure in any 2000-level or higher nursing course will result in student being placed on academic probation. c. A student will not be removed from academic probation. After a first nursing course failure, student will be on probation until another nursing course failure resulting in removal from the program, or until successful completion of the program. 5. Any prerequisite course taken at another institution must be transferred to Cedarville University and posted on the student’s Cedarville University transcript by the end of the first full week of classes in order to remain in the nursing course for which the prerequisite was required. If a prerequisite course is not posted on the student’s Cedarville University transcript by this deadline, the student will be required to withdraw from that nursing course immediately. Transfer courses are shown as credit (K) on the transcript and do not affect GPA. 6. Students must meet all clinical objectives and fulfill all other clinical requirements. Nonacademic Requirements Students must practice the characteristics of empathy, integrity, respect, self-confidence, self-motivation, stewardship, teamwork, diplomacy, time management, dependability, and tolerance. Faculty reserves the right at any time to enact probation or remove students from the nursing major who exhibit unprofessional, immoral, illegal, or unethical behavior, or who compromise the safety of self or others. Technical Standards Requirements Students must demonstrate ability to follow technical standards: physical/neurological, motor, communication, judgement, and social/behavioral/emotional coping skills.* *Fully described in the nursing student handbook. Probation When a student fails to meet one or more of the specified academic, nonacademic, or technical criteria the status of that student will be changed to probation. Removal From Nursing Major A student will be removed from the major for the following reasons: • Failure to meet academic, nonacademic, technical, or clinical requirements while on probation. • Demonstration of behavior that is not consistent with professional standards concerning health, safety, ethics, and behavior. • Second 2000-level or higher nursing course failure or violation of nonacademic/technical requirements. Readmission when a student has been removed from the nursing major may be considered only under extreme circumstance and provided the student has been out of the nursing major for at least one calendar year. 2016–17 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 155 School of Nursing Nonacademic Requirements