FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

ACADEMIC POLICIES: Basic Nursing / Registered Nurse Programs

Advanced Standing and Transfer of Credit

Decisions regarding advanced standing and transfer of credit are governed by the policy of this University.

1. In exceptional circumstances, a student registered in a BScN program in another university may be able to transfer into a program offered by this University. Permission must be granted by the Admissions Committee, School of Nursing.
2. An applicant may request transfer of credit toward a degree at this University for courses taken prior to admission to the BScN program at this University. The School of Nursing reserves the right to determine what transfer of credit will be granted.
3. After admission to the School of Nursing, students intending to take courses at another university are required to obtain a Letter of Permission from the Dean's Office for credit in their BScN program.
4. Registered nurse candidates who qualify for unconditional admission to the BScN program for Registered Nurses will be admitted directly to Year 3 of the program.
5. The Introduction to Nursing Management: Distance Education program sponsored by Canadian Nurses Association/Canadian Hospital Association, and similar courses, will be granted advanced standing for the former Nursing 411 if successfully completed within the last ten years.

Statement on Potential Health Risks and Immunization Requirements

Permission to write final examinations is conditional upon:

1. adherence to general academic policy regarding examinations, and
2. completion of the clinical practice component of the course.

Dean's Honor List

Undergraduate students with outstanding academic records are named to the Dean's Honor List each year. For inclusion on the Dean's Honor list a student must be registered with the School of Nursing as a full-time student and have an average of 80% or more.

Students in degree programs who have achieved an overall average of 80% and no grade lower than 70% on the entire program with no failed courses will graduate "with distinction".

Graduands of diploma or certificate programs offered by Western who have achieved an overall average of 80% and no grade lower than 70% on the entire program with no failed courses will receive the designation "With Distinction".

Notes:

• Students who qualify for Graduation "With Distinction" will receive the designation on diplomas, transcripts and reports.
• Letters of Permission: For purposes of calculation, alpha grades received on a letter of permission will be converted to grade points in accordance with current Senate policy. A student will be considered to have an "A" average if the equivalent grade point average is 4.0 or greater. Averaging for Letter of Permission courses and for courses taken at Western will be done separately.
• No Appeals: Since the designation "With Distinction" is conferred only when a student has achieved a certain average, a failure to achieve graduation "With Distinction" may not be appealed (although the grades on which the designation is based may be appealed in the normal way. (See Section on Academic Rights and Responsibilities.)

Readmission to Nursing Programs