Progression

Warning and Dismissal

Minimum scholastic requirements
(A) Rules 3335-9-23 to 3335-9-28 of the Administrative Code shall apply only to undergraduate students (as defined in rule 3335-9-01 of the Administrative Code). The academic standards controlling warning, probation, and dismissal of professional and graduate students shall be established by rule of the faculties of the college in which the professional student is registered, or of the graduate school if the student is a graduate student; provided, however, that an undergraduate professional student shall not be dismissed from the university unless he or she has first been placed on probation following his or her most recent past quarter, semester, or term of enrollment.
(B) Application of rule to transfer students. For the purpose of this rule the point-hour ratio of a transfer student from another university, who is admitted to advanced standing in this university shall be computed only upon work done at this university.
(C) Requirements and definition. A cumulative point-hour ratio (see rule 3335-8-26 of the Administrative Code) of at least 2.00 is required for graduation (see rule 3335-9-30 of the Administrative Code). Students below a 2.0 will remain eligible to enroll at the university, subject to the terms of their probation, as long as they have not been academically dismissed. Deficiency points are applied only to the records of students whose cumulative point-hour ratio is below 2.00 and are defined as the number of credit points a student would have to earn to bring his or her cumulative point-hour ratio up to that level. Deficiency points may be calculated by subtracting the total number of credit points earned from twice the total number of credit hours attempted for which calculable grades (“A,” “A-,” “B+,” “B,” “B-,” “C+,” “C,” “C-,” “D+,” “D,” “E,” or “EN”) were given.
(Board approval dates: 6/4/2004, 6/7/2005, 4/4/2014)

Academic warning
(A) Any student who has never attended another college or university and who seeks to enroll as a new freshman in this university shall be placed on special warning when his or her application for admission is received and processed if his or her academic credentials indicate the probability of low achievement. The student shall be so informed before final registration and the payment of fees are completed, except as provided in rule 3335-9-27 of the Administrative Code. The fact that special warning has been given shall be made known to the office of the college or school to which the student seeks admission.
(B) If, at the end of his or her first semester, summer term, or session, a student subject to the provisions of rule 3335-9-23 of the Administrative Code has earned a point-hour ration below 2.00, he or she may receive a warning from the dean of his or her college or director of his or her school instead of being placed on probation.
(Board approval dates: 6/22/2012, 4/4/2014)

Academic probation
(A) Any student whose cumulative point-hour ratio has fallen below a 2.00 shall be placed on probation. The probation shall continue provided the student’s college considers the student’s progress to be satisfactory and shall be removed when the cumulative point-hour ratio has reached a 2.0. The student shall be notified of probationary status by the dean of the college or the director of the school in which the student is registered, except as provided in rule 3335-9-27 of the Administrative Code. Such notification shall include a clear statement of what shall be considered to be satisfactory progress.
(B) Probation by special action. If at any time the preparation, progress, or success of a student in an academic program is determined to be unsatisfactory, the college or school in which the student is registered shall be empowered to place the student on academic probation. An undergraduate student admitted with conditions and who has not satisfied the conditions after earning thirty semester credit hours through regular course enrollment at this university shall be placed on probation.
(Board approval dates: 6/4/2004, 6/7/2005, 6/22/2012, 4/4/2014)

Academic dismissal
If the student’s college or school considers a student’s progress as unsatisfactory in meeting the conditions placed on his or her probation, the college or school shall be empowered to dismiss the student from the university. An exception to this authority for undergraduate professional students shall be in accordance with paragraph (A) of rule 3335-9-23 of the Administrative Code. Notice of the dismissal shall be sent to the student by the dean of the college or the director of the school in which the student was registered for the semester, summer term, or session, except as provided in rule 3335-9-27 of the Administrative Code. No student shall be subject to academic dismissal unless he or she is currently on probation.
(Board approval date: 5/14/2010)

Notice of dismissal
Notice of dismissal from the university shall be sent by the dean of the college in which the dismissed student is registered.
3335-8-27.1

Grade Forgiveness Rule
Undergraduate students may petition the authorized representative of the dean or director of their enrollment unit to repeat a course and, after completing the course the second time, have the original course credit and grade excluded from the calculation of the student’s cumulative point- hour ratio, but remain on the student’s official permanent record. This action will be subject to the following conditions:
• Permission to apply this rule must be obtained by the second Friday of the semester or summer term (the second Friday of a session during autumn or spring semesters, or a summer session; or the first Friday of a May session) in which the repeated course is taken.
• The same course may be repeated only once under this rule.
• This rule may be applied for a maximum of three courses.

Please note: While we will honor this policy in the College of Nursing, it does not supersede or replace our progression policy. Any grade earned in a required course still applies.

HW Student Progression

Pre-HW

To remain in Pre-HW students must maintain a 2.75 OSU GPA

• If a student falls below these standards in any semester they are dismissed from pre-HW. They may still apply to the HW major at a later time through Graduate and Professional Admissions. Students may apply to return to the Pre-HW major if their OSU GPA rises to the 2.75 requirement.

 

Probation by Special Action

As stated in Faculty Rule 3335-9-25(B), “if at any time the preparation, progress, or success of a student in an academic program is determined to be unsatisfactory, the college or school in which the student is registered shall be empowered to place the student on academic probation.”

Students are notified in writing of being placed on probation by special action. Special action probation alerts the student to the need for improved achievement in the area(s) of deficiency in order to continue in the program.

Students will be placed on probation by special action in the College of Nursing for the following:

• An OSU cumulative point-hour ratio below a 2.00.
• An OSU cumulative point-hour ratio below a 2.50 in the required course work in the HW major.
• If a grade of “C, C-,” “D+,” “D,” “E,” “W,” or “U” is earned in one required HW course during a semester; and students will be required to repeat the course(s) or an equivalent course accepted by the college, with a grade of “C+” or better.
• For students with Direct Admission Status: Grade of “C, C-,” “D+,” “D,” “E,” “W,” or “U” earned in any HW prerequisite courses* or any of the above scenarios.

*Prerequisite courses include the following: Anatomy 2300, 3300, or EEOB 2510;  English 1110;  EEOB 2520 or Physiology 3200; Biology 1101, 1110, or 1113, Sociology 1101, or any other course considered to fulfill an HW prerequisite course requirement at Ohio State.

Required courses: All courses in the HW program, including HW 2200, 2210, 2220, 2780, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3430, 3490, 4300.01 and 4300.02; BusMHR 2500; HFDS 2400, PubHHBP 3510 or PubHlth 2010; HumnNtr 2310 or 2410; Nursing 2102, 2367, 4150; Sociol 3306 and 5629; Psych 2303;  HW Major Elective Courses.

As stated in Faculty Rule 3335-8-32 students may withdraw from a course by a certain date, if a student withdraws failing, faculty will monitor and use this information when decisions are made regarding probationary terms or dismissal.

Disenrollment from the College of Nursing

Students may be disenrolled from the HW major for any of the following reasons:

1. Lack of progress evidenced by:
2. two or more withdrawals from required courses and/or
3. failure to earn a cumulative point-hour ratio above a 2.75 in HW prerequisite and/or coursework
4. failure to meet the conditions of probation and/or
5. earning a grade below “C+” along with two withdrawals from required HW courses.

Progression in the College of Nursing, Health & Wellness Major

Prerequisite Requirements for Students in the HW Major: To progress from sophomore to junior level courses, students must complete the following prerequisites with a grade of “C+” or better:  Nursing 2102, HW 2200, 2210, 2220, 2780, PUBHHBP 2010 or 3510; SOCIOL 3306; BUSMHR 2500; NUR 2367; NUR 4150; HUMNNTR 2310 or 2410.

To progress from junior to senior level nursing courses, students must complete the following prerequisites with a grade of “C+” or better: HW 3230, 3430, 3240, 3220, 3490; PSY 2303.

Students need to successfully complete HW 4300.01 with a “C+” or better to progress into 4300.02.

CONDITIONS AND/OR RESTRICTIONS WHILE ON WARNING OR PROBATION
Students on probation in the College of Nursing are restricted to enrolling for no more than 16 credit hours per semester during the warning or probationary term. Students on warning or probation may be required to meet with the Chair of the Undergraduate Studies Committee.
Additional conditions and/or restrictions may be specified. Once you are placed on probation within the College of Nursing, you will remain on probation until graduation.

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