Student Academic Policies

Enrollment in Mount St Mary's College places upon individuals the obligation to learn about and be knowledgeable of their responsibilities as students.  Students are to comply with the rules and regulations printed in the College cataglog, the Student Handbook, and with other official communications from the College Admissions or ADN department.

GRADING SYSTEM

At the end of each session, the student receives a grade for each course taken during that term. The grade represents a level of accomplishment and carries the grade point value indicated.

College Grade Unit Grade Points Nursing Department

A 4.0 A 94% - 100%

A- 3.7 A- 90% - 93.9%

B+ 3.3 B+ 87% - 89.9%

B 3.0 B 84% - 86.9%

B- 2.7 B- 80% - 83.9%

C+ 2.3 C+ 77% - 79.9%

C 2.0 C 75% - 76.9%

D 1.0 D 66% - 74.9% (not passing)

F 0.0 F 65.9% & below (not passing)

The faculty of the Nursing Program has the right and the responsibility of evaluating the quality of the student's achievement, both in the mastery of theoretical content and in clinical competence. There is no rounding up of the percentage to the next grade. Satisfactory standing in the Nursing Department requires a grade of "C" or better in all courses required by the Nursing Department.

ATTENDANCE

Attendance at all classes, labs, and clinical experience is required. The faculty recognizes that there may be unavoidable and emergency situations. Students should contact the instructor as outlined in the specific course syllabus. Absences can impact the student’s ability to receive a passing clinical and/or classroom evaluation (see course syllabi). In the event of an absence, it is the student's responsibility to complete the required objectives as stated in the course syllabus and make arrangements to make up clinical time. Clinical make up will be negotiated with the clinical instructor and cost for clinical make up will be set at the tutor rate and paid by the student.

*Due to the nature of the course, students must not bring children to class, lab, or clinical setting.

ACADEMIC DIFFICULTIES

The student, as the one who does the learning, assumes responsibility to call upon the experience, knowledge, skills and resources of the program and faculty. Since our goal is the same, you must help us help you. In practical terms, the following steps are the routes to take when you are not learning, not understanding or having other academic problems:

1. Inform the instructor of your problem and discuss it with her/him.

2. If that does not work, inform the Program Director and discuss it with her.

The purpose of these steps is to promote and increase the probability of student success by identifying the problem and correcting it. By means of observation, assessment and testing the teacher often can identify a learning problem. The student is the one who may know at the earliest point that he/she is not learning/understanding and so has the responsibility to inform the teacher. To delay until you fail a quiz/exam is to delay too long. You must help us help you!