NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

60 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 ACADEMIC RESOURCES AND PROCEDURES Academic Warning, Academic Probation, and Disciplinary Probation The specific program’s Committee on Student Progress (CSP) will make recommendations to the program director and/ or department chair when a student is not making progress toward meeting degree requirements or is failing to meet the attitudinal and behavioral objectives and/or professional standards of the program or department. The program director and/or department chair reviews the CSP recommendations and notifies the student, in writing, of their decision, which may include, but is not limited to, academic warning, academic probation, or disciplinary probation. This will be noted on the official transcript either as AW (academic warning), AP (academic probation), or DI (disciplinary probation) to indicate issues related to unprofessional behavior. A student on any type of probation will be restricted from the following: holding office in any student or college sponsored organization, placement on the Chancellor’s or Dean’s List, and receiving funds for student-related activities. The college and the Division Office of Student Affairs will also be notified. The program director and/or department chair and the dean may restrict other activities. Failure to bring the GPA up to a satisfactory level and to remove failing grades within the academic year may result in disciplinary dismissal. Suspension and Dismissal Failure to complete successfully any repeated course or clinical segment will result in automatic suspension (not applicable to students in the College of Nursing), and may lead to dismissal, regardless of the student’s GPA. This applies to didactic and field coursework. Failing two or more courses, didactic or fieldwork, will result in automatic suspension (not applicable to students in the College of Nursing) and may lead to dismissal. In some programs, one or more courses may be designated as prerequisite or core competency coursework and critical for successful completion of the curriculum such that failure of a single prerequisite or core competency course may lead to dismissal. Any student falling in the above categories may be required to repeat courses (at his or her expense), at the recommendation of the department chair or the program director and at the discretion of the dean. Any student with a grade point average below the minimum established in their individual program of study for two semesters will be suspended (not applicable to students in the College of Nursing) and may be dismissed. Unprofessional conduct may result in dismissal. All dismissals are evaluated by and based on the recommendations of the Committee on Student Progress. For further information on academic dismissal and the process of appeals, refer to the Problem Resolution Procedure section of this catalog. The college reserves the right, and the student, by his or her act of matriculation, concedes to the college the right to require withdrawal at any time the college deems it necessary to safeguard its standards of scholarship, professional behavior, and compliance with regulations, or for such other reasons as are deemed appropriate. Academic Requirements—New Students Students are expected to demonstrate skills appropriate for college-level work. Professional and Liberal Studies Program All students in the Professional and Liberal Studies (PALS) Program are encouraged to take appropriate written communication and mathematics courses during their first semester of enrollment at NSU. Students are placed in these courses based on standardized (SAT, ACT, or TOEFL) test scores or prior college credit. Students without the above test scores or college-level writing and/or math will be placed into COMP 1000 and/or MATH 1000 courses. Students may take challenge/placement exams to demonstrate a higher level of proficiency in the following areas: composition, mathematics, Spanish, and technology. For specific challenge exam procedures, students should consult with their academic advisors. Students who enter the Career Development Program without transfer credits in writing and/or mathematics must enroll in COMP 1000 and/or MATH 1000. Students may take challenge/placement exams to demonstrate a higher level of proficiency in the following areas: composition, mathematics, Spanish, and technology. For specific challenge exam procedures, students should consult with their academic advisors.

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