Students are allowed only two (2) course withdrawals from any course in the nursing programs during the entire program, whether such withdrawals were from the same course or different ones. Withdrawing a third time, regardless of the week in which the withdrawal takes place, will result in academic dismissal from the nursing program. Only one repeat of any failed course in the entire curriculum of any of the nursing programs may be attempted. A second course failure will result in academic dismissal from the nursing program.
A student who is enrolled in a degree program at Denver College of Nursing and fails any two (2) courses or withdraws from three (3) courses has not met Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Students who do not meet SAP will be terminated from the College.
Students may appeal an academic dismissal with the Campus President, but dismissals can only be appealed if there are significant extenuating circumstances. In accordance with the “Grievance Procedure” of this catalog (refer to Step #3), the student must appeal in writing to the Campus President within seven (7) days of notification of academic dismissal. The Campus President will investigate the issue and will respond to the student within seven (7) calendar days of receiving the appeal. All decisions will be provided in writing. If the student is appealing program dismissal due to violation of the “Attendance Policy,” the student will remain withdrawn from the College until the appeal is successful.
Students who are academically dismissed from the College must first apply to re-enter with the Campus President before they can be eligible to initiate the program re-entry process with the Dean of Administrative, Student, Career, and Alumni Services (see “Re-entry” in this catalog for additional information). Any student who has been dismissed or not actively enrolled within one (1) year of the last posted attendance in their program will have to re-apply for the program through the Admissions Department (see “Readmission” in this catalog for additional information).