Academic Requirements
MINIMUM NURSING ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
A student may progress through the Pre-licensure Division Nursing Program when meeting
all three of the following requirements:
1.Achieving a C or higher in all NUR courses.
2.Maintaining a nursing GPA of 2.75 or higher (NUR courses only).
3.Maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher (all IWU courses).
A student who does not meet one or more of these minimum requirements will be placed on nursing academic probation.
DEFINITION OF NURSING ACADEMIC PROBATION
Nursing academic probation is a status resulting from failure to meet the minimum requirements of the Pre-Licensure Division of the School of Nursing. Course grades and/or GPA earned during any term may result in a student being placed on nursing academic probation for the following semester. One probationary period is equal to one full semester.
PROBATION CRITERIA
An admitted nursing student will be placed on nursing probationary status when one or more of the criteria occur within a semester/term:
Criteria 1: C- or lower in one or two NUR course/s (considered course failure).
Criteria 2: NUR GPA of less than 2.75.
Criteria 3: CUM GPA of less than 2.75.
Two probationary periods are permitted during entire enrollment in Pre-Licensure nursing.
DEFINITION OF ACADEMIC DISMISSAL
Academic dismissal is the removal of a student from enrollment in the Pre-licensure Division of the School of Nursing due to one or more of the dismissal criteria below. Academic dismissal means a student can no longer register for NUR clinical courses leading to a BSN degree.
DISMISSAL CRITERIA
A student will be dismissed from Pre-Licensure nursing if one or more of the following criteria occur:
Criteria 1: Failure (C- or lower) of three NUR courses (in one or more semesters/terms).
Criteria 2: Failure (C- or lower) of the same NUR course twice.
Criteria 3: Failure to meet the requirements to be removed from probation by the end of the
second probationary period.
READMISSION
After dismissal, a student may be eligible to apply for readmission to the Pre-licensure Division of the School of Nursing (SON) after ALL of the following criteria have been met:
Criteria 1: Three years have passed since dismissal
Criteria 2: All sciences completed within 5 years of readmission or work in a field utilizing the sciences
Criteria 3: Completion of twelve credit hours from an accredited college/university with a GPA of 2.75 prior to readmission
Criteria 4: Interview with the SON Dean of the Pre-licensure Division of Nursing or a designee
Criteria 5: May be required to audit or repeat courses according to IWU’s Repeating Course Policy
Criteria 6: All other Pre-licensure admission requirements
REQUIREMENTS DURING PROBATION
A student on probationary status due to Probation Criteria 1 (C- or lower in one or two NUR course/s) must do the following:
FIRST PROBATION
- Register for the EQUIP (NUR 211) course, unless previously completed.
- Register for the NUR course/s for which the student has obtained a C- or lower.
- Meet with an advisor within the first two weeks of the semester and at midterm
- Complete or follow up on the Plan for Academic Student Success (PASS).
- Meet regularly with the Nursing Educational Resource Specialist (NERS).
- Attain a passing grade in the repeated NUR course.
- Complete 2 credit hours of Professional Transitions (NUR 476) during the last year of study prior to graduation.
SECOND PROBATION
- Meet regularly with an assigned faculty mentor.
- Attain a passing grade in the repeated NUR course.
A student on probationary status due to Probation Criteria 2 (NUR GPA of less than 2.75) must do the following:
FIRST PROBATION
- Register for the EQUIP (NUR 211) course, unless previously completed
- Continue in NUR courses
- Meet with an advisor within the first two weeks of the semester and at midterm.
- Complete or follow up on the Plan for Academic Student Success (PASS).
- Meet regularly with the Nursing Educational Resource Specialist (NERS).
- Raise NUR GPA to at least 2.75 by the end of the probationary semester.
- Complete 2 credit hours of Professional Transitions (NUR 476) during the last year of study prior to graduation.
SECOND PROBATION
- Meet regularly with an assigned faculty mentor.
- Must raise NUR GPA to 2.75 or above by the end of the probationary semester.
A student on probationary status due to Probation Criteria 3 (CUM GPA of less than 2.75) must do the following:
FIRST PROBATION
- Register for the EQUIP (NUR 211) course, unless previously completed
- Continue in NUR courses, as desired.
- Meet with an advisor within the first two weeks of the semester and at midterm.
- Complete or follow up on the Plan for Academic Student Success (PASS).
- Meet regularly with the Nursing Educational Resource Specialist (NERS).
- Raise CUM GPA to at least 2.75 by the end of the probationary semester.
- Complete 2 credit hours of Professional Transitions (NUR 476) during the last year of study prior to graduation.
SECOND PROBATION
- Meet regularly with an assigned faculty mentor.
- Must raise CUM GPA to 2.75 or above by the end of the probationary semester.
REMOVAL OF PROBATIONARY STATUS
A student will be removed from probationary status for the next semester/term after all requirements are met as stated above and all other minimum academic requirements are maintained.
