B.S. Nursing Degree

1.Achieving a C or higher in all NUR courses.
2.Maintaining a nursing GPA of 2.75 or higher (NUR courses only).
3.Maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher (all IWU courses).

Criteria 1: C- or lower in one or two NUR course/s (considered course failure).
Criteria 2: NUR GPA of less than 2.75.
Criteria 3: CUM GPA of less than 2.75.

Criteria 1: Failure (C- or lower) of three NUR courses (in one or more semesters/terms).
Criteria 2: Failure (C- or lower) of the same NUR course twice.
Criteria 3: Failure to meet the requirements to be removed from probation by the end of the
second probationary period.

Criteria 1: Three years have passed since dismissal
Criteria 2: All sciences completed within 5 years of readmission or work in a field utilizing the sciences
Criteria 3: Completion of twelve credit hours from an accredited college/university with a GPA of 2.75 prior to readmission
Criteria 4: Interview with the SON Dean of the Pre-licensure Division of Nursing or a designee
Criteria 5: May be required to audit or repeat courses according to IWU’s Repeating Course Policy
Criteria 6: All other Pre-licensure admission requirements

REQUIREMENTS DURING PROBATION
A student on probationary status due to Probation Criteria 1 (C- or lower in one or two NUR course/s) must do the following:

     FIRST PROBATION

• Register for the EQUIP (NUR 211) course, unless previously completed.
• Register for the NUR course/s for which the student has obtained a C- or lower.
• Meet with an advisor within the first two weeks of the semester and at midterm
  • Complete or follow up on the Plan for Academic Student Success (PASS).

• Meet regularly with the Nursing Educational Resource Specialist (NERS).
• Attain a passing grade in the repeated NUR course.
• Complete 2 credit hours of Professional Transitions (NUR 476) during the last year of study prior to graduation.

     SECOND PROBATION

• Meet regularly with an assigned faculty mentor.
• Attain a passing grade in the repeated NUR course.

A student on probationary status due to Probation Criteria 2 (NUR GPA of less than 2.75) must do the following:

     FIRST PROBATION

• Register for the EQUIP (NUR 211) course, unless previously completed
• Continue in NUR courses
• Meet with an advisor within the first two weeks of the semester and at midterm.
  • Complete or follow up on the Plan for Academic Student Success (PASS).
• Meet regularly with the Nursing Educational Resource Specialist (NERS).
• Raise NUR GPA to at least 2.75 by the end of the probationary semester.
• Complete 2 credit hours of Professional Transitions (NUR 476) during the last year of study prior to graduation.

     SECOND PROBATION

• Meet regularly with an assigned faculty mentor.
• Must raise NUR GPA to 2.75 or above by the end of the probationary semester.

A student on probationary status due to Probation Criteria 3 (CUM GPA of less than 2.75) must do the following:

     FIRST PROBATION

• Register for the EQUIP (NUR 211) course, unless previously completed
• Continue in NUR courses, as desired.
• Meet with an advisor within the first two weeks of the semester and at midterm.
  • Complete or follow up on the Plan for Academic Student Success (PASS).
• Meet regularly with the Nursing Educational Resource Specialist (NERS).
• Raise CUM GPA to at least 2.75 by the end of the probationary semester.
• Complete 2 credit hours of Professional Transitions (NUR 476) during the last year of study prior to graduation.

     SECOND PROBATION

• Meet regularly with an assigned faculty mentor.
• Must raise CUM GPA to 2.75 or above by the end of the probationary semester.

REMOVAL OF PROBATIONARY STATUS
A student will be removed from probationary status for the next semester/term after all requirements are met as stated above and all other minimum academic requirements are maintained.

Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, 312-263-0456. Other accreditations and associations of Indiana Wesleyan University are available at www.indwes.edu/about/iwu-profile/accreditation.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program, and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Indiana Wesleyan University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).