In accordance with Denver College of Nursing program philosophy, attendance in each didactic, laboratory, simulation, clinical, and online session is considered necessary in order to meet course expectations in a satisfactory manner. Students are responsible for all announcements, handouts, and other course requirements, including examinations, which may be missed due to an absence.
Attendance is checked and recorded for each scheduled didactic, laboratory, simulation, clinical, and online session. Attendance is mandatory for laboratory, simulation, and clinical sessions. Students with 14 consecutive calendar days of absences in a course will be dropped from that course. A student will be officially withdrawn from the college following 14 consecutive calendar days of being absent from all courses in a term.
To satisfactorily complete courses with skills laboratory, simulation laboratory, and clinical components in the pre-licensure programs at Denver College of Nursing, a student is responsible to complete one hundred percent (100%) of the required skills laboratory, simulation laboratory, and clinical hours in the curriculum approved by the Colorado Board of Nursing or the Texas Board of Nursing (Houston Campus). Failure to complete 100% of the skills laboratory, simulation laboratory, and clinical hours for any reason, will result in course failure.