STUDENT HANDBOOK | 2016-2017 Quick Reference TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................... 4 SCHOOL OF NURSING ADMINISTRATION ............................................................... 7 CONTACT INFORMATION ........................................................................................... 10 ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS ............................................................ 14 SCHOOL OF NURSING REQUIREMENTS .................................................................. 19 ACADEMIC POLICIES ................................................................................................... 32 GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................... 50 The information contained herein is not to be considered a contract and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing reserves the right to make changes to the information and policies contained herein at such times as it deems appropriate. This Student Handbook supersedes all previous editions. The provisions of the Student Handbook do not constitute a contract, express or implied, between any student, faculty member, Texas Tech University System (TTUS), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), and/or the TTUHSC School of Nursing. The TTUHSC School of Nursing shall notify the student of any changes to the TTUHSC School of Nursing Student Handbook occurring during the academic year. At any given time, the most current edition of the TTUHSC School of Nursing Student Handbook and TTUHSC Institutional Student Handbook will be available on the TTUHSC website, www.ttuhsc.edu/son and www.ttuhsc.edu/studentservices. TABLE OF CONTENTS SCHOOL OF NURSING ADMINISTRATION MSN APRN Programs and Leadership Dean ...........................................................................7 Programs ..............................................................21 Academic Departments ...........................................7 Post-Master’s APRN, Education, and Informatics Regional Support ......................................................8 Certificates of Completion ................................. 21 Academic Services ....................................................8 DNP Program (Executive Leadership and Business and Finance ...............................................9 Advanced Practice Nursing Tracks) ...................21 Attendance Requirements .....................................22 ADMISSIONS and STUDENT AFFAIRS, Attendance/Inability to Attend Class and Clinical EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES, AND Experiences ..........................................................22 RETENTION COUNSELORS CONTACT Clinical Attendance, Participation and INFORMATION Responsibilities .....................................................22 Admissions and Student Affairs ...........................10 Online Attendance and Assignment Education Support Services ..................................11 Deadlines ..............................................................22 Retention Counselors ............................................12 Card Holder Requirements ...................................22 Undergraduate Programs (Traditional BSN, RN ACADEMIC EXPECTATION OF STUDENTS to BSN, Accelerated BSN Program) ...................23 Maintaining Good Standards................................14 Certification Requirements ...................................23 Academic and Professional Integrity ...................14 Graduate Department Account Management and User MSN Leadership Program and DNP Responsibilities .......................................................15 Program ................................................................23 Civillity.....................................................................15 MSN APRN Program (Nurse Practitioner and Classroom Behavior ...............................................15 Nurse Midwifery Tracks), Post-Master’s APRN Computer Requirements .......................................15 Certificate (Nurse Practitioner Tracks) ............ 23 Disruptive Conduct ................................................16 Collaborative Program Requirements .................23 Consequences of Disruptive Conduct .................16 Comprehensive Exams ..........................................23 Email Account ........................................................16 Degree Requirements .............................................24 Equipment (Stethoscopes, etc.) ............................16 Graduation/Diploma .............................................24 Identification Badge ...............................................17 Intent to Graduate ...............................................24 Name Badge .......................................................... 17 Graduation under a Particular Catalog ........... 24 Participation in Assessments (Student Undergraduate Departments Feedback)................................................................ 17 Traditional BSN and Non-Traditional Phones ......................................................................17 Departments ........................................................24 Professional Writing /APA ....................................18 Graduation with Honors ....................................24 Tuition and Fees......................................................18 Graduate Department MSN Leadership Program, MSN APRN Program SCHOOL OF NURSING REQUIREMENTS (Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Midwifery Tracks) Academic Requirements ........................................19 and DNP Program ..............................................24 Traditional BSN Undergraduate Department Post-Master’s Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Traditional BSN Program ...................................19 Midwifery Certificates of Completion and Non-Traditional Undergraduate Department Graduation ...........................................................24 RN to BSN Program .............................................20 SON Commencement Ceremonies .....................25 Accelerated BSN Program ..................................20 Diploma ................................................................25 Graduate Department Immunization Requirements ................................25 4 TTUHSC School of Nursing / Academic Catalog / 2016-2017 Liability Insurance ..................................................26 Graduate Department Licensure - RNs.......................................................26 MSN Leadership Program and DNP Licensure Applications ..........................................26 Program ...............................................................38 NCLEX Identification Requirements ...................27 MSN APRN Program (Nurse Practitioner and Personal Appearance/Uniform: Clinical Setting Nurse Midwifery Tracks .................................... 38 and Simulation Center...........................................27 Course Syllabi .........................................................38 Personal Appearance: Classroom Attire ..............30 Dean’s List/President’s List (Undergraduate Prerequisites and Corequisites ..............................31 Programs) ................................................................38 Scholarships ............................................................31 Dropping a Course .................................................39 School Schedule/Academic Calendar ..................31 Early Alert Undergraduate Student Assistance Program ...................................................................39 ACADEMIC POLICIES Traditional BSN Undergraduate Department Academic Advisement ...........................................32 Traditional BSN Program ...................................39 Traditional BSN Undergraduate Department Non-Traditional Undergraduate Department Traditional BSN Program ...................................32 RN to BSN Program ............................................39 Non-Traditional Undergraduate Department Accelerated BSN Program ...................................39 RN to BSN Program ............................................32 Early Alert Graduate Student Assistance Accelerated BSN Program ...................................32 Program ...................................................................40 Graduate Department Graduate Department MSN Leadership Program and DNP MSN Leadership Program and DNP Program ................................................................33 Program ................................................................40 MSN APRN (Nurse Practitioner and Nurse MSN APRN Program (Nurse Practitioner and Midwifery Tracks) ............................................. 33 Nurse Midwifery Tracks) ....................................40 Academic Misconduct ...........................................34 Enrollment Out of Sequence .................................40 Filing Complaint ..................................................34 Grading Policies ......................................................40 Timeline ................................................................34 Course Grade Policy ............................................40 Academic Grade Challenges/Appeals ..................34 Grade Reports ......................................................41 Final Grade Appeal .............................................35 Grade Scale ..........................................................41 Procedural Appeal Process