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Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. SummitAP: NUR 230 does have a clinical component/internship so I am thinking you are correct. There are 2 CC within 1 1/2 hours from my house that I am in correspondence with. They both require a Microbiology prereq that I don't have. Once I complete Micro I apply to their nursing program and get on a wait list. I will do whatever I have to but finishing my ADN will take another year or depending on wait list. Pixie: Thanks for your advice. Yes, working towards a BN is my goal. So I will follow your suggestion & see what I can find out. *** Several of you have said to appeal. I have already appealed through the college and lost. They rarely side with a student against a professor of their own institution. So, can anyone recommend other ways to appeal? Should I contact my State Board of Nursing? My college is also accredited through the National League for Nursing Acrediting Commision, NLNAC, headquartered out of Georgia. Or should I consult an attorney? Any thoughts/suggestions/ideas will be really appreciated! ***

*** but chance was slim that the grievance committee (members of the college) would side AGAINST the instructor. ***

SummitAP: Yes, I was within 5 days of graduation. The program had to be reprinted to remove my name for the pinning ceremony. I had to cancel graduation party and plane & hotel reservations for several out-of-town family members. NUR 230 is Leadership Management Trends. We had to write a final paper on a patient from my internship. I had a wonderful preceptor from the hospital that helped me formulate an assessment, compile 5 nursing diagnoses, identify interventions and expected outcomes. The paper was also proof read by an English tutor provided by our school. APA format was correct. I also had a student from my class review my paper to get their opinion. My instructor failed my paper because she did not agree with my nursing diagnoses and interventions. My preceptor wrote a wonderful letter of recommendation for my skills presented during my internship. However, because my instructor failed my final paper I failed the class. I asked for a grade review from the director of nursing. She sided with the professor. I also spoke to the director of our grievance department and he told me I could file a grievance but chance was slim that the grievance committee (members of the college) would side with the instructor. I have spoke to my state's Board of Nursing education specialist. She was no help. At this point I have 2 options. 1) To apply back to the same college next spring, go through fingerprinting, background check and write a letter to the director as to why I failed the first class and what I plan to change in order to pass the second time. The director has the option, based on faculty opinion, to allow me the chance to re-take the class and graduate next May 2013. 2) To apply and get accepted into another college's nursing program, get my name on waitlist and retake NUR 230 (5 credits). All the colleges I have contacted require the student to take at least 15 credit hours at their school to graduate through their ADN program. To date, I have successfully completed and passed 23 credit hours of prerequisite classes and 52 credit hours of nursing classes during the last 4 semesters. I was enrolled in a 2 year ADN program at a local community college. The total cost was approximately $16,000.00 and doesn't include daycare expenses for my children for the past 3 years. Is there more to my story? Yes, especially after I found out I was not graduating! However, the above is an accurate and truthful summary of what actually happened. I am still struggling to believe it myself. I really need to figure the best route to take to finish and get my RN license. I am not going to give up 3 years of my (and my families) life. Any specific ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hi, I was in my 2nd year of a ADN program in CO. Last class of my final semester was NUR 230. Failed class & found out 5 days before I was to graduate. I have contacted several community colleges in CO to see if I could transfer my credits, retake NUR 230 and graduate as a RN. No one will let me transfer in credits and graduate under them without taking at least 15 hours from their school. The school I was previously attending will not allow me to retake NUR230 at another college and transfer NUR230 back to them to graduate. I have to wait until spring 2013 to reapply to the college I failed out of & retake NUR 230 through them. However, they told me there is no guarantee they will accept me back into the program and will be up to their discrection. I am very concerned if I DO retake NUR 230 from this same college I will fail again (same school, same instructor). Please help with any suggestions and/or ideas. I am one course away from graduating with a ADN degree. Thanks!