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Any student who fails to meet the academic and clinical standards set forth below will be subject to academic or disciplinary action up to and including dismissal from the program.

A. Academic

ABSN students:

  1. If a student fails a nursing course, with a grade below a C+ (77%), that course may be repeated.A course can only be repeated one time. Failure of the repeated course will result in dismissal from the nursing program.If a student repeats a course and is successful the second time, both grades will stand on the transcript, but only the second grade will be considered in determining GPA.
  2. Students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.3 (77%) each semester. Failure to do so will result in an academic warning. The student must regain a 2.3 (77%) GPA by the end of the following semester, if the student is able to progress based on the availability of course offerings. Failure to do so will result in dismissal from the program.
  3. Violation of the Institute’s Academic Integrity Policy or the SON Code of Professional Behavior for Students will subject the student to IHP Academic and Disciplinary Actions.
  4. Failure to meet the IHP Immunization and Certification Requirements, OSHA, HIPAA, and CPR requirements will result in the student’s inability to attend clinical placement experiences and will subject the student to the SON Clinical Absence Policy.

Master’s students:

  1. If a student fails a nursing course, that course may be repeated.A course can only be repeated one time. Failure of the repeated course will result in dismissal from the nursing program.If a student repeats a course and is successful the second time, both grades will stand on the transcript, but only the second grade will be considered in determining GPA.
  2. Master’s students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 each semester. Failure to do so will result in an academic warning. The student must regain a 3.0 GPA by the end of the following semester, or when course offerings are available. Students must earna course grade of 77% or above in prelicensure (600 ) courses.
  3. Violation of the Institute’s Academic Integrity Policy or the SON Code of Professional Behavior for Students will subject the student to IHP Academic and Disciplinary Actions.
  4. Failure to meet the IHP Immunization and Certification Requirements, OSHA, HIPAA, and CPR requirements will result in the student’s inability to attend clinical placement experiences and will subject the student to the SON Clinical Absence Policy.

DNP students:

  1. Students who fail to achieve the Minimum Passing Grade(B-) in each one semester course (9 credits per semester, except for the culminating 7-credit course in the final semester) must take an LOA and return in the next cohort (next academic year, same semester) to repeat a course
  2. A course may only be repeated one time. If a student repeats a course, both grades will stand on the transcript, but only a second grade will be considered in determining GPA.
  3. Students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 each semester. Failure to do so will result in an academic warning. The student must regain a 3.0 GPA by the end of the following semester.
  4. Violation of the Institute’s Academic Integrity Policy or the SON Code of Professional Behavior for Students will subject the student to IHP Academic and Disciplinary Actions.
  5. Failure to meet the IHP Immunization and Certification Requirements, OSHA, HIPAA, and CPR requirements will result in the student’s inability to attend clinical placement experiences and will subject the student to the SON Clinical Absence Policy.

       [Revised February 2020]