Grades obtained in all non-nursing required courses will be reviewed at the end of each semester. The acceptable grade in all science courses is C+. A grade of less than C in all other non-nursing courses is unacceptable. Students who earn an unsatisfactory grade in any non-nursing course will be placed on probation and given the opportunity to repeat the course until a satisfactory grade is achieved. Failure to obtain an acceptable grade in any non-nursing course may mean that the student cannot continue in the nursing sequence. No required course may be taken as pass/fail.
Completion of the medical calculation examination is a requirement for entering the clinical setting.
It is the responsibility of the student to obtain a medical calculation card as proof of passing the exam and present it to his/her clinical professor prior to giving medications in the clinical setting. A student who fails the medical calculation exam must withdraw from three courses: NUR392, NUR388 and Integration Seminar I (NUR390). The student will be financially responsible for all three courses.
All students are expected to complete the exam by the Friday before the beginning of the semester. A 90-percent passing grade is required to administer medications in all 300-level nursing courses and a 100-percent passing grade is required to administer medications in all 400-level nursing courses. If a student has not passed the exam prior to the start of classes, a limited number of testing slots will be available. All students will be required to show their results to the theory instructor on the first day of class and to the clinical instructor on the first day of clinical. Any student who fails the exam the first time must complete a remediation assignment and wait a minimum of 48 hours before taking a makeup examination. Any student, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, who has yet to pass his/her medication calculation exam before the first day of clinical, will be unable to attend clinical for that semester. All corequisite courses to the clinical course(s) must also be dropped.
Any student who fails the test twice must attend mandatory remediation sessions in the Learning Center.
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