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DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook 2012-2013as determined by the standardized testing instrument. Students who score below the requiredminimum level on this exam are required to meet with the Nursing Program Director to create areview plan before attempting to take the exam a second time. A onetime retest followingcompletion of the review plan is allowed. If the student does not meet the minimum competency on thesecond exam, the student will not be eligible to graduate. Please refer to the Readmission and/or Requestto Repeat a Course Policies.3.9 WITHDRAWALIf the student decides independently to withdraw from an entire level, it is the responsibility of thestudent to initiate the withdrawal process. Students cannot withdraw from a singular nursing course.{NOTE: Students cannot withdraw from the level due to failing grades.} Students who do not formallywithdraw may receive failing grades, and may be liable for all tuition and fees. Please check DACCCourse Schedule for last day to withdraw from the course or from DACC/NMSU. Please check theDACC Catalog for more information on how to withdraw from a course and/or the college. Studentswithdrawing from the Program, for academic or personal reasons, are required to meet with theProgram Director before exiting to discuss their future standing with the program. Readmission isnot guaranteed, the student will have to reapply for admission and is not eligible for readmission ifthe absence exceeds one semester.3.10 ADMINISTRATIVE DISENROLLMENTA student may be administratively disenrolled from the nursing program; prohibited from all or anyportion of the program classrooms, prohibited from attending clinical or registered student organizationactivities when the nursing program director or designee finds that there is clear and convincingevidence that:1. The student‘s continued presence poses a significant risk of substantial harm to the health orsafety of themselves, others, or the property; or2. The student, as a direct result of an apparent health condition, is engaged in substantial,continuing disruption of teaching, learning, ability to complete clinical rotation requirementsor the change in status creates a situation where the student no longer has clinical clearance.The nursing program director or designee may also consult with any other persons whom thevice president of student services or designee deems appropriate under the circumstances; or3. Failure to meet minimum competency on the dosage and calculation or skills preclinicalcompetency exams by the second attempt; or4. Failure to provide current copies of clinical clearance documentation requirements on orbefore the established deadline for submission.A student who is administratively disenrolled will have the opportunity to re-enroll in the nursingprogram the semester immediately following disenrollment and his/her seat will be held. Should thestudent decline the opportunity to continue in the immediate semester, the student would have to reapplyto the program at a later date. Absence may not exceed one semester beyond the semester ofwithdrawal. Readmission to the program is not guaranteed.3.11 DISMISSAL22 | P a g e