Grade Conferences & Academic Notification

Academic success in the Nursing Program requires consistent self-monitoring, proactive communication, and collaboration between students, faculty and the Nursing Academic Advisor.

To support student achievement and early intervention, the following guidelines apply:

Grade Conferences

Students can check their grades any time by accessing their individual student portal.
Students may request a conference at any time with a faculty member or the Nursing Academic Advisor for the purpose of discussing grades or performance.
Midterm conferences will be conducted for those students who are at risk of failing classroom, lab or clinical portions of the program. Remediation steps may be assigned.
Students will also be made aware of their final grade and, if they failed, will meet with the Program Coordinator and the Director of Nursing to discuss options for re-entry.

Student Responsibility

It is the student’s responsibility to regularly track their academic progress throughout the course.
Students should remain aware of their standing and performance, particularly on major exams and assignments.
If concerns arise, students are expected to take proactive steps by reaching out to their instructor for clarification, support, and guidance.

Performance notification and faculty evaluation:

A student who is having performance, attendance, punctuality, or academic problems within the program may be advised of her/his weaknesses as soon as a problem is identified by the instructor through verbal counseling.
Instructors retain the right and responsibility to exercise professional judgment and make recommendations related to progress and retention of the student.
At the end of the semester, students may be asked to evaluate the classroom instructor, clinical instructor, lab instructor and /or the clinical sites that were attended. These evaluations will be kept confidential until the grades have been posted. The evaluations are used to improve the program.