Kicked out of Nursing program

Perpetual Student · Apr 2, 2008

Will they let her pick up where she left next quarter or next year? Other than that there's not really a whole lot for her to do other than try to transfer into another program.

Dolce, RN · Apr 2, 2008

Unfortunately almost all nursing schools have waiting lists. I know that it seems ridiculous but nursing school is becoming more and more competitive. I think her best option would be to see if she can get in next year where she left off. Contact her school to find out about options.

Quickbeam, BSN, RN · Apr 2, 2008

She could retake the class if it is an option.

I know it seems unfair, but schools of nursing are entitled to make any program requirements they want above the minimum. I remember well chasing down an ethics class that would satisfy my school of nursing as a pre-req. Sending in course description after course description, only to get shot down over and over again. They finally had me do an independent study with a professor who had content they agreed with.

I'm sorry this is such a struggle for your daughter but nursing school curriculum is a whole lot more rigid than other courses of study. It might help for her to sit down with the dean and find out what her options are. As calmly as possible.

Penguin67 · Apr 2, 2008

If she was booted from a nursing program, there had to be a reason and she should have been given documentation of that. The route that some students take is the appeal of dismissal from the nursing program. Universities have an appeal policy and I would encourage you to find it. Most of the time it is in the catalog, which should be available online. Look and see in the policy what reasons for an appeal would be and see if she fits any of the reasons. If she had any extenuating circumstances (illnesses, death in the family, financial hardship, etc...) providing documentation for consideration during the appeal process may help. Be sure that you know all of the policies for dismissal from the nurisng program, as knowledge of that is helpful and you won't be blindsided.

RN4NICU, LPN, LVN · Apr 2, 2008

Another thing to consider is that colleges and universities require that a certain number of credit hours be completed at *that* school before a degree will be awarded (most places, it is the last 60 credit hours taken), so a transfer to a different program would likely not be in your daughter's best interest if it can be avoided. Her best option, if it is allowed in her program, would be to retake the class she got the C- in and continue in her current program. Most programs allow you to retake one class (however, if you don't pass it a second time, or fail to achieve the minimum grade in any other classes, you are usually out for good).

**All Heart RN** · Apr 2, 2008

I think her best option is to transfer. Here in Ohio, alot off BSN programs do not have waiting lists. I attend Wright State University's BSN program and admission is strictly based on GPA. The cutoff for GPA each admission period depends on the GPAs of the other prospective students for that period.

When I transferred to Wright State from Miami University (of Ohio, not Florida:)) mostly all of my credits from my other degree transferred.

So, as far as waiting lists and transfer credits, it all depends on the school. If she's coming from another BSN program, with a 3.4 GPA, I don't think she would have a problem transferring into Wright State's program (but I don't know where she is, geographically).

Good luck!

medsurgrnco, BSN, RN · Apr 2, 2008

Are you sure there is not more going on? Getting booted out of a nursing program instead of needing to retake a class doesn't sound right. When I was in nursing school, there was a student retaking a class with us. As for other options, I suggest you look into on-line nursing degrees. Otherwise she may need to move to get into a program that does not have a waiting list and that takes most of her credits. Good luck!

SillyStudent, ASN, RN · Apr 2, 2008

Are you sure there is not more going on? Getting booted out of a nursing program instead of needing to retake a class doesn't sound right. When I was in nursing school, there was a student retaking a class with us. As for other options, I suggest you look into on-line nursing degrees. Otherwise she may need to move to get into a program that does not have a waiting list and that takes most of her credits. Good luck!

If she failed more than 2 classes in the program (below a C) there is a good chance she'd get booted. It's like that in a lot of schools.

TeresaB930, BSN, RN · Apr 2, 2008

Hmmm, there must be more to it than just failing one class. I haven't heard of a college or a nursing program that doesn't allow at least one opportunity to retake a class due to failing.

RN4NICU, LPN, LVN · Apr 2, 2008

Hmmm, there must be more to it than just failing one class. I haven't heard of a college or a nursing program that doesn't allow at least one opportunity to retake a class due to failing.

There doesn't necessarily have to be any more to it than that. In the program I attended, if you failed a class (C or below), you were out of the program. Students who failed were allowed to apply for readmission the following year. If there was room in the class/clinical for them, they usually got in, but if there wasn't, they had to reapply until they got back in to another class. They were only allowed to repeat one class, if they failed again, or failed another class, there were no more chances, they would not be readmitted to the program.

CHATSDALE · Apr 2, 2008

if she is not allowed to retake a class it probably beneefit her to get into the bsn program if that is an option

she hhas put in time and money, look into every opition, don't let this go down the tube