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Undergraduate Student Dismissal

An undergraduate student will be dismissed from the University for any of the following reasons:

  • A student is on Academic and Financial Aid probation and fails to meet the minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) or rate of progress requirements at the end of the semester, or
  • Pre-Licensure (LVN-BSN, LPN-BSN, BSN) Bachelor of Science in Nursing program students will be dismissed if he or she receives:
    • Four non-passing grades at West Coast University in General Education, or two non-passing grades in any Nursing (NURS) courses, or
    • Receive a non-passing grade twice for the same course, regardless of whether the course is in General Education or Nursing.
  • A student in the Dental Hygiene program who does not pass the same General Education course twice, or three General Education courses, or does not pass any DHYG course will be dismissed. 
Students who are violate academic, attendance, student conduct, and University/program-specific policies may be dismissed.

Additional notes:

  •  NURS 493, NURS 499, DEP 098, and FYS 001 will not be considered when determining student status for academic dismissal; however, students may be subject to dismissal under Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) or other dismissal related policies.
  • Please see the Grading Scale for additional information on passing/non-passing grades. Students in graduate programs should consult with their program director/dean regarding what constitutes passing/non-passing grades.  
  • A student who has passed NURS340/342L and fails any or all courses in the subsequent terms will not be dismissed.  The student will be provided one opportunity to repeat the required coursework and any additional failures will result in dismissal from the university.  
  • A student who fails NURS 493 on the first attempt will be provided only two additional opportunities to repeat the course without added cost or being dismissed regardless of number of previous course failures.  If the student fails or is unsuccessful on the third attempt, this will result in dismissal from the university.  Students enrolled a California campus may be approved to sit for NCLEX as a "non-graduate" if unsuccessful in passing NURS 493.  See Campus Director of Nursing.