Academic Standards

Academic Petition

Students requesting to transfer earned credit, waive courses, or request an exemption must submit an Academic Petition. Students first meet with their academic advisor or program director to discuss how previous coursework may be used towards a School of Nursing degree. 

Academic Standing

Good Standing: Indicates the student is maintaining the academic standards of his/her program. Behaviors or occurrences that move a student out of Good Standing and into Probation or Dismissal are described below.

Probation: Any student may be put on academic probation according to the criteria listed below. If a student fails to meet the conditions of a probation letter, the student will be dismissed from the SON. Students who successfully meet the criteria specified in a probation letter may be returned to Academic Good Standing. A student can remain enrolled in the OHSU SON while on probation; however, academic probation status may constrain student progression within some degree programs.

Program directors or campus Associate Deans originate probation letters and notify students through overnight traceable mail. All probation letters will outline the reasons for the probation status, how a student may get back into academic good standing (if possible), any time limits to stipulations indicated in letters, and the appeal and grievance processes. Copies of probation letters are included in the student file, and provided to the OHSU Registrar, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and the appropriate School of Nursing Admission & Progression committee.

Non-Academic Probation (Disciplinary Probation): Non-academic probation is the result of negatively proscribed behavior rather than academic performance. Such behavior influences academic outcomes or the academic or health care setting but not the substantive knowledge as evaluated by the instructor for a specific course. Disciplinary probation could occur for students whose behavior violates the OHSU School of Nursing Code of Conduct.

Dismissal: A student who does not meet the standards for scholarship articulated in Table 2 or fails to meet the conditions of probation will be dismissed from the SON. The e University reserves the right to dismiss any student who does not maintain the required standards of scholarship, whose continuance in the School of Nursing would be detrimental to her or his health or to the health of others, or whose conduct or clinical performance demonstrates a lack of fitness for nursing.

Program directors or campus Associate Deans originate dismissal letters and notify student through overnight traceable mail. All dismissal letters will outline the reasons for the dismissal and the appeal and grievance processes. Copies of dismissal letters are included in the student file, provided to the OHSU Registrar, and provided to the appropriate School of Nursing Admission & Progression committee.

Probation & Dismissal Guidelines

Appeal for Exception to Probation and/or Dismissal Criteria

Students who are placed on probation or dismissed may appeal the decision in writing to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Petitions for Exception to Probation or Dismissal must be received by the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs within 10 working days of receipt of dismissal letter. Once students initiate an appeal, they may not file a Student Grievance related to the probation or dismissal. However, they may appeal the decision of the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs to the OHSU Provost.

Note:  You can find this information in the Student Catalog and Handbook.

Academic Warning

An academic warning is a mechanism for documenting formal communication between faculty and stuff in regards to academic performance concerns. This form is completed by the faculty member and used in an academic advising session with the student. Students may be placed on probation without having received an academic warning.

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