Policies & Procedures
Undergraduate Policies
Dismissal and Reinstatement
Dismissal
A student will be dismissed from the BSN program when, in the judgment of the Admission, Progression, and Graduation (APG) Committee on the Core campus, there is either:
- A lack of progress towards the degree, including, but not limited to any of the following:
- Failure to achieve a 2.0 semester grade point average in any two (2) consecutive semesters;
- Failure to achieve a grade of C (2.0) or S (Satisfactory) in any two (2) required nursing courses (didactic or practicum/clinical) on the first attempt;
- Failure to achieve a grade of C (2.0) or S (Satisfactory) in any required nursing course (didactic or practicum/clinical) by the second attempt;
- Failure of more than three (3) general education courses required for the BSN degree. Of the three courses, only two (2) failures will be allowed in science coursework (including both preadmission and during degree coursework). Any grade below a C (2.0) is considered failing.
- A pattern of repeated withdrawals from nursing courses (over two (2) or more semesters) constitutes a lack of progress.
- Failure to meet IUSON Essential Abilities expectations.
- An issue pertaining to personal integrity or conduct. Issues will include, but not be limited to, the following:
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Failure to meet Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct. For example: falsification of records or reports; plagiarism; or cheating on an examination, quiz, or any other assignment (see Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct).
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Personal integrity or conduct demonstrating unfitness to continue preparation for the profession of nursing. Integrity and conduct will be judged according to the most recent standards of the Code for Nurses as adopted by the American Nurses’ Association.
Reinstatement
A student who has been dismissed from the School of Nursing for academic failure or any other reason may request reinstatement only one time. A student who has been dismissed from and been denied reinstatement to any of the three tracks at the Indiana University School of Nursing (Traditional BSN, Accelerated BSN or RN-to-BSN) may after a period of seven years re-apply to the School of Nursing upon the discretion of APG.
Please refer to School of Nursing Policy AFS-31
