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GENERAL ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Graduation Requirements - All Programs Students must earn a minimum of a ‘C-’ grade in all NUR Nursing core classes to pass the course and be eligible to progress in the program. If a student earns a failing grade (lower than a C-) in any NUR class, the student is required to retake the course and is not allowed to progress in the program until a passing grade is earned in the course. Students are allowed to repeat each course one time. Additionally, students are required to pass all other courses in the program with a passing grade (60% or higher). • The student must successfully complete all courses in the program including all clinical and preceptorship hours with a minimum ‘C’ GPA of 2.0 • Maintain satisfactory academic progress • Be a member in good standing in the program Course Numbering System Sumner College uses a standard or conventional college course number system to denote the progressive development of knowledge levels and difficulty as our student progress through their program of study and learning. 100 level courses designate freshman year equiv- alent levels of study and learning while 200 level courses designate sophomore year equivalent levels of study and learning. Within that general course numbering, Sumner uses the progressive sequencing of the numbers to denote logical program progression. For example, ENG 102 is English Composition, the entry-level English composition course, ENG 115 is Expository Writing, a more advanced composition course; and ENG 116 is English and Writing, the most advanced of the three English composition classes. In the nursing program classes; BIO 131 is Anatomy and Physiology I; BIO 132 is Anatomy and Physiology II; BIO 133 is Anatomy and Physiology III; NUR 221 is Maternal Newborn Nursing; NUR 222 is Pediatric Nursing; and NUR 232 is Mental Health Nursing with the course numbering indicating the more advanced nature of these courses. Credit Hour Conversion Credit for the education programs at Sumner College is calculated on the basis of quarter credit hours. The credit hour allocations at Sumner College follow Oregon State guidelines as defined in OAR 583-030-0015, approximately 30 hours of student work to earn 1 quarter credit. For each 1 quarter credit hour earned, the student will spend a minimum of 10 hours in the classroom, with an additional 20 hours minimum of equivalent laboratory activity, assigned homework, or some other closely related activity such as outside projects. CFR Credit Hour Definition 34 CFR 660.2 Credit hour: Except as provided in 34 CFR 668.8(k) and (l), a credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than:
(1) One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approxi- mately fifteen weeks for one semester or trimester hour of credit, or ten to twelve weeks for one quarter hour of credit, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or (2) At least an equivalent amount of work as required in paragraph (1) of this definition for other academic activities as established by the institution including laboratory work, internships, practicum, studio work and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours. 34 CFR 668.8 (k) Undergraduate educational program in credit hours. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (k)(2) of this section, if an institution offers an undergraduate educational program in credit hours, the institu- tion must use the formula contained in paragraph (l) of this section to determine whether that program satisfies the requirements contained in paragraph (c)(3) or (d) of this section, and the number of credit hours (i) that edu- cational program for purposes of the title IV, HEA programs, unless (i) The program is at least two academic years in length and provides an associate degree, a bachelors degree, a professional degree, or an equivalent degree as determined by the Secretary; or (ii) Each course within the program is acceptable for full credit toward that institu- tion’s associate degree, bachelors degree, professional degree, or equivalent degree as determined by the Secretary provided that (A) The institution’s degree requires at least two academic years of study; and (B) The institution demonstrates that students enroll in, and graduate from, the degree program. (2) A program is considered to be a clock-hour program for purposes of the title IV, HEA programs if: (i) Except as provided in paragraph (k)(3) of this section, a program is required to measure student progress in clock hours when (A) Receiving Federal or State approval or licensure to offer the program; or (B) Completing clock hours is a requirement for graduates to apply for licensure or the authorization to practice the occupation that the student is intending to pursue; (2) A program is considered to be a clock-hour program for purposes of the title IV, HEA programs if (i) Except as provided in paragraph (k)(3) of this section, a program is required to measure student progress in clock hours when (A) Receiving Federal or State approval or licensure to offer the program or (B) Completing clock hours is a requirement for graduates to apply for licensure or the authorization to practice the occupation that the student is intending to pursue (ii) The credit hours awarded for the program are not in compliance with the definition of a credit hour in 34 CFR 600.2; or
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