Nightingale College Catalog Version V 2020 - 2021 Academic Year
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2020-2021 CATALOG www.NightiNgale.edu 175 South Main Street, Suite 400 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (801) 689-2160 Main Office (801) 689-3114 Fax www.nightingale.edu Nightingale College Catalog Version V 2020 - 2021 Academic Year Copyright © Nightingale College 2020. All rights reserved. No part of this Catalog may be copied, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordings, or otherwise, without the written permission of Nightingale College. Nightingale College’s Logo, Nightingale College’s Seal, “Nightingale College,” “Cradling Flame,” “FLAME! FORWARD!,” “Confidence Competence Compassion,” “Supervised On-ground Field Experience,” “SOFE,” and “Nightingale Difference” are trademarks of Nightingale College. Published March 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE COLLEGE ............................................................................................................................................. 9 History and Ownership ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Board of Managers ................................................................................................................................................... 9 Mission .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Values ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Educational Philosophies ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Accreditation and Affiliations ................................................................................................................................ 11 State Approvals/Authorizations ............................................................................................................................. 13 Academic Calendar ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Observed Public Holidays ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Business Hours ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 Facilities ................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Catalog Purpose and Changes ................................................................................................................................ 19 ACADEMIC CREDIT ................................................................................................................................................ 20 Unit of Credit ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 Baccalaureate Programs Levels Designations........................................................................................................ 20 Transfer of Credit ................................................................................................................................................... 20 Academic Residency Waiver for Active Duty Servicemembers ........................................................................... 21 Nursing Transfer of Credit Waiver through Prior Learning Assessment ............................................................... 22 Coursework Completed at Non-U.S. Institutions of Higher Learning ................................................................... 22 On-the-Job Learning .............................................................................................................................................. 22 Extra-Institutional and Non-Instructional Learning ............................................................................................... 22 Audit Courses ........................................................................................................................................................ 22 Course Offerings .................................................................................................................................................... 23 Course Requisites, Prerequisites and Corequisites ................................................................................................ 23 Maximum Credit Load ........................................................................................................................................... 23 Repeat Coursework ................................................................................................................................................ 23 REGISTRAR INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................. 24 Learner Classifications........................................................................................................................................... 24 Learner Residency and Course Delivery Modalities .............................................................................................. 25 Learner Personal Contact and Demographic Information ...................................................................................... 26 Transcripts and Other Official Documents ............................................................................................................ 26 Document Hold ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 2 Adding or Dropping Courses ................................................................................................................................. 26 Leave of Absence (LOA) ....................................................................................................................................... 27 Cancellation of Enrollment .................................................................................................................................... 28 Non-Matriculated Learners Requirements ............................................................................................................. 28 FINANCIAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................. 30 Financial Aid Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 30 How to Apply for Federal Student Aid .................................................................................................................. 30 Other Financial Aid ............................................................................................................................................... 31 Institutional Scholarships ....................................................................................................................................... 33 Institutional Loans ................................................................................................................................................. 38 Experiential Learning Partner Tuition Benefits ..................................................................................................... 39 Title IV Credit Balances ........................................................................................................................................ 40 Federal Student Aid and Satisfactory Academic Progress ..................................................................................... 40 Rights and Responsibilities of Learners Receiving Federal Student Aid ............................................................... 40 Refund for Cancellation of Enrollment .................................................................................................................. 41 Pass-Through Payments ......................................................................................................................................... 41 Refund for Withdrawal .......................................................................................................................................... 42 Withdrawal – Last Day of Attendance (LDA) ....................................................................................................... 42 Withdrawal – Date of Determination (DoD) ......................................................................................................... 42 Return of Title IV Funds ........................................................................................................................................ 43 Post-Withdrawal Disbursement ............................................................................................................................. 43 Refund Appeal Process .........................................................................................................................................