Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation policies

 

The Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation may need to implement new policies, protocols and procedures to comply with accreditation, regulatory or clinical health care agency requirements; therefore, policies, protocols and procedures are subject to change. Students should confirm current policies, protocols and procedures for clinical placements with the respective student handbook.

Students should contact the college's Student Academic Services office at 602-496-0888 or edsoncollege@asu.edu with any questions about college policies.

Academic and professional integrity

Academic honesty is expected of all students. The Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation adheres to the ASU Student Code of Conduct, the ASU academic integrity policy, and the college academic and professional integrity protocol located in student handbooks. Academic dishonesty is not tolerated in any course and is subject to specific Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation policies and procedures. Possible sanctions include appropriate grade penalties, disqualification and dismissal.

Notice of nondiscrimination

ASU prohibits all forms of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Students should review ASU's policy ACD 401: Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation.

Title IX protects individuals from discrimination based on sex in any educational program or activity operated by recipients of federal financial assistance. As required by Title IX, ASU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education programs or activities that we operate, including in admission and employment. Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX may be referred to the ASU Title IX coordinator or to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights or to both. For more information, students should email titleixcoordinator@asu.edu, call 480-965-0696, or visit the office located at 1120 S. Cady Mall, INTDSB 284. For information on making a report, students should reference the Report It website.

Equal access

Students with a disability who have need of assistance or special accommodations can find information about support and access as well as contact information through Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services. Students requesting accommodations for a disability must register with SAILS and must submit appropriate documentation to the instructor from SAILS. For more information, students are asked to review ASU policy SSM 701-02: Eligibility for Accommodations--Required Disability Documentation.

Undergraduate policies

Academic standing

University standards for academic good standing are followed for all majors in the college. Students who do not maintain the minimum GPA after each fall or spring semester are placed on academic probation. Students on academic probation or continuing probation must meet with an academic advisor before registering for the subsequent semester. Students placed on academic probation have one semester to raise their cumulative or semester GPA to meet the criteria for academic good standing; otherwise, they may be disqualified. Disqualified students are not permitted to enroll in the fall or spring semesters.

• University academic warning: An undergraduate student with a cumulative GPA lower than 2.00 at the end of their first semester (fall or spring) is considered to be in university academic warning status.
• University academic probation: An undergraduate student is placed on university academic probation if, at the end of a semester (fall or spring) that is not the student's first semester at ASU, the student has a cumulative GPA lower than 2.00 or the student received an academic warning in the prior term.
• Continuing probation: A student is considered to be on university continuing academic probation each semester (fall or spring) that student (previously on university academic probation) earns a semester GPA higher than 2.00 but has a cumulative GPA lower than 2.00.
• Disqualification: A student on university academic probation who does not earn a semester GPA of 2.00 or higher (fall or spring) is disqualified. Students who are disqualified are not permitted to enroll at ASU in any subsequent fall or spring semester unless they are readmitted.

eAdvisor tracking focuses on students who initially enroll as full-time, first-year students, and the tool tracks their progress during their first four semesters. It identifies and outlines the critical courses, GPA requirements and milestones that predict success in each major. Students use major maps, program checksheets or progress reports to plan which courses to take each semester.

Students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing traditional prelicensure clinical nursing program, in alignment with continuing eligibility criteria, are required to change their major if they are off track for one semester.

Students pursuing the RN to BSN or concurrent enrollment program or who are enrolled as a postbaccalaureate student (pursuing a second degree) are not critically tracked.

Advising

Academic advising is an essential aspect of the educational experience and is provided by the college through the Student Academic Services office. Academic success advisors assist students with program planning, registration, preparation of petitions, verification of graduation requirements, referrals to university and community resources, and career planning. It is ultimately the responsibility of each student to fulfill academic and program requirements.

ASU accepts coursework transferred from other accredited institutions, and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation determines if and how the courses are applied.

To learn more about how to meet with an advisor, students can visit Edson College Advising.

Mandatory advising

Advising is required for:

• newly admitted students (all first-year students and new undergraduate transfer students) before they register for courses for the first term
• students who are not making satisfactory progress (academic warning, probation, continuing probation); these students are required to meet with an academic advisor to plan strategies for improving academic standing

Credit and registration

Course load

Students who wish to register for more than the maximum allowable credits in a term must contact their academic advisor to request an overload before registration. Their assigned advisor reviews the criteria for any overloads.

All upper-division nursing courses must be taken for a letter grade, except for selected clinical courses in the prelicensure program that are taken for "P" (pass) or "Y" (satisfactory).

Degree requirements

Nursing course grades and currency

Students in nursing programs must earn grades of "C" (2.00) or higher in all nursing coursework, except in nursing practice courses in which a designation of a "Y" (satisfactory) or "P" (pass) grade is required. In addition, students are allowed only one nursing course failure (i.e., grade below "C"). The second failure in a nursing course results in disqualification from the nursing major.

For the undergraduate and graduate prelicensure clinical nursing programs, science courses, which include CHM 101, BIO 201, BIO 202, MIC 205, MIC 206 and HCR 240, must be completed within seven years of the program start date.

Undergraduate and prelicensure graduate nursing courses (prefix: NUR) expire after five years. After course expiration, students must re-enroll in the course and must earn a grade of "C" or higher. Students may earn university elective credit for the original course.

Concurrent degrees

Concurrent degrees are multiple degrees with one conferral date. The student receives both degrees at the same time regardless of whether coursework for one degree is completed before coursework for the other degree. To pursue concurrent degrees, students must be in good academic standing.

A student desiring to pursue a concurrent degree program must submit a request to add the concurrent degree.

The Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation reviews the student's concurrent degree request. Concurrent degrees may not be from the same discipline or have significant overlap in the courses required for each major.

Both a student's current school and college, and the one offering the degree program being requested must approve the request. Fully approved requests are forwarded to the university registrar for notation on the student's record.

To remove a concurrent degree, the student should email edsoncollege.advising@asu.edu. The email should include the student's full name and ASU ID number and specify the degree that the student wants to remove from the academic record. The student must indicate if they wish to retain any minors they are pursuing.

Prelicensure nursing: Additional courses, concurrent degrees, minors, leaves of absence, and study abroad 

Additional coursework: Students in the prelicensure nursing programs are not eligible to enroll in additional courses during the program without program approval. Students are not permitted to enroll in additional courses during their first semester in the program, with the exception of honors research or thesis hours. Students may submit a petition with their assigned advisor to request additional courses after they have completed their first semester. A review of the student's academic progress in the program is taken into consideration. 

Concurrent degrees and minors: Students in the prelicensure nursing programs may be ineligible for concurrent degrees or minors if the plan includes taking additional coursework during the prelicensure nursing program semesters or if the plan delays graduation from the BSN program. Prelicensure students should consult with their advisor to review their proposed plan of study for a concurrent degree or minor to discuss what might be possible.

Leaves of absence: Students in the prelicensure nursing programs may petition for a leave of absence by meeting with their advisor. Clinical site placement is limited, and leave of absence requests are reviewed carefully. Leaves of absence from a prelicensure nursing program are only considered for students who have successfully completed their first semester in the program and have a detailed justification, with supporting documentation, for the leave. Approvals are not guaranteed.

Study abroad: Students who plan to advance to the prelicensure nursing programs must complete any study abroad experiences before they begin the program or during summers (for programs that do not have summer courses in the plan of study). A study abroad experience is not an approved reason for a leave of absence from the required plan of study once the student has advanced into a prelicensure nursing program. Students also may not postpone BSN graduation for a study abroad experience.

Reinstatement/readmission

Undergraduate students disqualified from ASU must follow the procedures for readmission. Applications for reinstatement and readmission are subject to rigorous requirements that reflect admission and progression standards.

Other special requirements

Special note: The Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation periodically needs to implement new policies, protocols and procedures to comply with accreditation, regulatory or clinical health care agency requirements; therefore, policies, protocols and procedures with respect to clinical placement are subject to change. Students should confirm current policies, protocols and procedures by referring to the student handbooks.

Professional licensure

The Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation prepares graduates for excellence upon entering the workplace. Certification and licensure requirements vary by profession and from state to state, and students should review professional licensure information for whether a program meets educational requirements for licensure or certification in a specific state. Students and prospective students are strongly encouraged to contact the state’s licensure entity where they intend to practice using the links provided on the professional licensure page to review all licensure and certification requirements imposed by the state of choice.

State authorization

As a participating National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements institution, Arizona State University is authorized to offer distance education to persons located in individual SARA states in accordance with NC-SARA established policies and standards. SARA has no effect on state professional licensing requirements. ASU may offer academic programs at ASU at Los Angeles that are approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private and Postsecondary Education. To learn more about how ASU is authorized to operate in a specific state, policies for out-of-state students and program exceptions, students should review the ASU state authorization webpage.