4.43 FACULTY INITIATED STUDENT WITHDRAWAL
Effective: August 15, 2024
Purpose: To outline the requirements, criteria, and procedures for faculty-initiated withdrawals of students.
Scope: This policy applies to all University course campus wide unless otherwise specified.
Responsible Office: Academic Affairs
Policy Statement: If a student's absences from class, disruptive behavior, lack of prerequisites, or academic dishonesty become detrimental to the student's progress or that of other students in the class, the faculty member may advise the student to withdraw from the class. Withdrawal may also be advised if the student is inappropriately enrolled in the class. This policy is not intended to imply or state that faculty members are required to initiate any student withdrawal.
Withdrawal of Nursing Students
The University’s Nursing Program reserves the right to remove a nursing student from a practicum experience at any time because of:
- a critical incident involving the student,
- violation of student conduct policies, or
- persistent problematic student behavior(s) or performance.
The occurrence may result in the student failing the practicum course before the completion of the course. Failure in a practicum course at any time necessitates the immediate withdrawal of the student from the course. Any withdrawal from a nursing practicum course because of documented occurrence(s) will be regarded by the University’s Nursing Program as a “Fail” regardless of what designation appears on the transcript. Failure in any practicum course may result in termination from the nursing major with no option to be readmitted to the University’s Nursing Program. Anytime a student has failed a clinical course, the student cannot participate in any clinical course.
Definitions: All words and phrases shall be interpreted utilizing their plain meanings unless otherwise defined in another University or Board of Regents policy or by statute or regulation.
Procedures: All procedures linked and related to the policies above shall have the full force and effect of policy if said procedures have first been properly approved by the University’s administrator in charge of Academic Affairs.
[Academic Affairs procedures - coming soon]
Related Policy Information: [coming soon]