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DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook 2012-20133.6.1 Advance Placement, Unlicensed: If a student has prior nursing coursework, even a priorfailure and/or a failing withdrawal(s) in another Nursing Program, and applies to the DACCNursing Program at any level, the student shall petition for Advance Placement-Unlicensedadmission. Please check with the Nursing Program for a list of all requirements andtransferability of previous nursing coursework.3.6.2 Advance Placement, Licensed: If a student has obtained his or her LPN certificate, eitherfrom DACC or another institution, the student shall petition for admission according to theprocess for students applying as Advance Placement - Licensed. Applications are due by posteddeadlines with the following: Complete Advance Placement – LPN to RN application; Letter ofIntent; successfully pass the PN-ADN Mobility HESI Exam; Complete an interview withAdmission, Progression, and Graduation Committee; Equivalency of Transfer on NursingProgram Courses (if applicable).3.7 PROGRESSION/RETENTIONThe Nursing Program curriculum options include a specific sequence of nursing courses. Each of thesequential didactic/clinical nursing courses can accommodate only a certain number of students.Therefore, students who enter a curriculum plan during a given semester are assured of a place in thatclass as it progresses through the curriculum. Please refer to DACC’s Catalog for admission andreadmission requirements for the college.Courses and levels in the Nursing Program are sequential and shall be completed in the designatedorder. All nursing courses required in a specific level shall be completed with a grade of ―C‖ or better inorder to progress to the next level of nursing. Each level shall be completed before starting the nextlevel. Traditionally admitted students shall be enrolled in courses in only one level at a time and shallnot enroll in courses for more than one level. Advance Placement student‘s coursework will be reviewedon a case by case basis to determine potential for cross level enrollment in nursing courses.3.7.1 Advisement: Each student shall be assigned a nursing faculty advisor at the beginning of thesemester. It is the student's responsibility to make appointments with the faculty advisor atappropriate times for advising and for other concerns and problems. The student is required tomeet with his or her advisor at mid-term and at the end of each semester for academiccounseling and evaluation. The student desiring a conference with his or her advisor may makean appointment during office hours.3.7.2 Grading: Please note that students in the nursing program are held to requirements that maydiffer or be higher than those of other programs at DACC. Students in the Nursing Program areevaluated based on successful achievement of both didactic and clinical competencies. Nursingcourses shall be graded with letter grades. A grade of 77% or better shall be maintainedthroughout each course and is required to progress to the next nursing course and/or level.Grades shall not be rounded up nor rounded down. Grades shall be calculated according to thepercentages identified in each course syllabus, with the majority of the course total gradecoming from the exam average. The following scale shall be used to determine the final coursegrade:A = 100% - 90%20 | P a g e