Academic and Promotion Policies

Promotion
Students are promoted from one semester to the next upon satisfactory completion of the work of each respective semester. The final grade for any course is determined from the result of examinations, miscellaneous assignments and clinical performance.

Students are required to achieve a grade of seventy (70) or above in both nursing theory and clinical laboratory respectively, as well as in all Client Care Plans / Process Recordings, and for all nursing courses throughout the curriculum.

Students are also required to achieve a grade of seventy (70) or above in Nutrition 100 and Pharmacology 101.

Students are required to achieve a grade of 'C' or better in all of the college based courses.

St. Joseph School of Nursing Freshman and Junior courses are offered only once during the school year. Nursing courses must be completed in sequential order. If a passing grade of seventy (70) is not achieved in either or both components of a nursing course, the nutrition course, and/or the pharmacology course, the course must be repeated in its entirety before progression to the next course

Comprehensive Testing
Students will be required to take nationally normed tests throughout the curriculum and to make a satisfactory score on such tests. In the last semester/quarter of the curriculum, students will be required to take a comprehensive exam and make a satisfactory score on such exam prior to graduation/taking the licensing exam.

The faculty of St. Joseph School of Nursing reserves the right to terminate the enrollment of any student whose health, personal conduct* or academic record does not in the judgement of the faculty foster the practice of professional nursing.

* Personal conduct includes, but is not limited to, substance abuse, plagiarism, cheating, and/or disregard for the rules and regulations set forth in the Student Handbook.

Leave of Absence
A leave of absence for a maximum of twelve months is granted on an individual basis for reasons of health or unusual circumstances.

Attendance Policy
Attendance at all classes and clinical experiences is required.

CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
All entering students must provide proof of completion of the American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers Course within one [1] month of enrollment. Evidence of course completion must be submitted every two years.

Completion of Program

Graduation
To be eligible for graduation and to receive a diploma and school pin, the student must have successfully achieved the curriculum objectives. In addition, all financial obligations to the School and Health Sciences Library must be met prior to graduation.

Graduation Awards
Each candidate for awards will be considered in relation to scholastic achievement in St. Joseph School of Nursing based on course and/or clinical performance during Levels II and III. To be eligible for an award, a transfer student must be enrolled in St. Joseph School of Nursing for two (2) years.

Bishop Russell J. McVinney Memorial Scholarship
Awarded for outstanding achievement in Nursing Theory and Performance

Mother Mary Evangelist Memorial Scholarship
Awarded for nursing ability and professional leadership by the Alumni Association of St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing

Faculty Clinical Certificate of Merit
Awarded for outstanding clinical performance

Faculty Theory Certificate of Merit
Awarded for outstanding scholastic performance

Faculty Certificate of Merit for Medical Surgical Nursing*

Faculty Certificate of Merit for Parent Child Health Nursing*

Faculty Certificate of Merit for Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing*

*Awarded to the graduate with the highest "A" average in this course