Is there a law or hiring a lawyer can help me with my nursing school.
I recently completed my ADN program and will walk with the completion ceremony next week.
Unfortunately, I can not sit for NCLEX anytime soon because the college I attended
denied the English 1 they approved when I entered the program.
Seems like I am being punished despite due diligence on my part - that is seeking the expert advice of a guidance counselor every semester for any possible deficiency that may hinder me from completing the program. Every semester I get reassurance from my guidance counselor that I have everything in order including English 1 and will not have problem if I follow their recommendation which included taking two 0.5 units of PE classes.
Now, I completed the program but they will not award my ADN diploma or transcript stating I completed the ADN program because I lack English I which they approved in 2008 before they accepted me to the program and re-approved the same in January 2010.
I worked hard to earn my ADN and will be more than willing to take English 1 had I been advised correctly. The only option the school offered to me is to take English I next semester (Spring 2011) which will make ineligible to sit for NCLEX until July 2011. This means lost opportunity for me to become an RN and lost income specially when you are in a tight budget in a difficult economy.
Is there any law or any avenue that a student can avail to help resolve my predicament? So far I have appealed my case to the dean of admissions office and they upheld the "reading proficiency met" with the BA degree I earned in 1996 but have not decided if they will uphold the English 1 equivalency they awarded me in 2008 and re-approved earlier this 2010.
Have you talked to the head of the department, face to face? What reason do they give that the English you took can not be used? Was it a problem transferring the credit, the wrong level of English, or some other thing?
I would meet with him/her and ASK for help. No talk of lawyers or blaming the dingbat adviser. See what the options are.
- can you CLEP test out of it?
- can you take an online English? Or a comparable English class at another accredited college?
- can someone take a 2nd look at your transcript and please reconsider the credit? If the credit is transferring from another school, sometimes you can show them the Syllabus & Course Description of the English you took - showing them it's the same as the English they require?
The school allowed me to walk on December 14, 2010 for the pinning and completion ceremony.
Yesterday, after several appeals with help from the program director and dean I recieved the best Christmas gift. Now I am officially a graduate with an Associate in Science, Nursing of Fall 2010.
Yay! But if I were betting on the outcome, I'd have bet that school had no legal leg to stand on after having given you written acceptance of your English I as transfer credit. Some Einstein there must have finally found a copy of the documentation, lol. I am glad that it worked out.
ShannonRN2010, BSN, RN
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Can you not CLEP it?
If you school offers the CLEP exams, why not see if they will let you CLEP English I and allow you to graduate now?