All students enrolled in the Post Diploma Degree Completion Program in Nursing must have valid or pending registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO). Students are required to notify the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing of any change in CNO registration status. Failure to attain/maintain CNO registration will result in WITHDRAWAL from the Nursing course(s) and a REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW status from the program. The exception to the policy of CNO registration is those students from an approved bridging program.
Students must achieve a grade of 'C' or above in all nursing theory and practice courses (all NCL, NUC, NUR courses) in order to be eligible to enroll in nursing courses in subsequent semesters.
Students who earn a grade of 'C-' or below in any nursing theory or practice course will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing regardless of their overall GPA.
Students will remain on PROBATION until they receive a grade of 'C' or above in all nursing courses.
Students on PROBATION who earn a grade of 'C-' or below in a nursing theory course other than the nursing theory course(s) in which they previously obtained a grade of 'C-' or below, OR who receive a first time 'C-' or below in a nursing practice course, will be given a REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW status.
Students who receive a second grade of 'C-' or below in the same nursing theory course OR, who receive a second 'C-' in any nursing practice course (either a repeated or subsequent practice course) will result in a PERMANENT PROGRAM WITHDRAWAL Standing. This variation will be enacted even when the student has taken less than three courses and has not acquired a cumulative grade point average.
At any point during the academic year, the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing reserves the right to terminate a student’s experience in a nursing practice setting when patterns of behaviour place self, clients or others at risk. This will result in the student receiving an 'F' grade for the course. In this circumstance, students shall have established rights of appeal; however, they cannot remain in the course while the appeal is underway. The appeal will be conducted promptly in order to protect students' rights.
The student may be assigned PERMANENT PROGRAM WITHDRAWAL from the Nursing program for reasons of unprofessional behaviour or professional misconduct.
All nursing courses must be completed within five years of the prerequisite professional course. (For example, no more than five years can elapse between completion of Year 1 professional courses and enrolment in Year 2 professional courses.)
