Academic Policies

Honors and Awards

Latin Honors

Latin honors are given to Baccalaureate degree recipients who have achieved a high cumulative grade point average (GPA) and completed the minimum number of 58 points in residence. Effective with the September 2008 graduating class, the GPA cutoffs for each category are determined by the combined GPA distribution from the preceding academic year. The cutoff for summa cum laude is the GPA included within the top 5 percent of the previous year’s graduating class. The cutoff for magna cum laude is the GPA included within the next 10 percent of the previous year’s class. The cutoff for cum laude is the GPA included within the next 15 percent of the previous year’s class. Information about the GPA cutoffs for the previous year can be found on the University Registrar’s website.

Honors are not indicated on a student’s records until after the degree has been posted on the official date of graduation. If a student meets the minimum requirements of 58 points of computable grades in residence in NYU Meyers and has a final grade point average as listed on the University Registrar’s website, Latin honors will be granted.

Dean’s List

At the end of the fall and spring terms, a Dean’s List is compiled by the University’s Registrar. This is an honor roll for students who have maintained a term average of 3.6 or better in a program of studies of at least eight credits in NYU Meyers Baccalaureate Program. Grades of I or N disqualify the student.

LEAD Honors Program Mission and Vision

The mission and vision of the LEAD Honors Program are:

• Mission: To nurture intellectual curiosity and inspire life-long learning through interdisciplinary curricular and co-curricular experiences for high-achieving undergraduate nursing students.
• Vision: We aim to cultivate the high-achieving nursing student’s quest for scholarship in practice, research, and teaching, preparing future nurses to serve populations locally and globally.

LEAD Honors Program Model

Throughout the four-year program, LEAD Scholars will be immersed in seminars and experiential learning experiences that will introduce them to a broad range of healthcare disciplines and help them develop collaborative skills in working with interprofessional teams.

Through individualized leadership development and advanced, specialized instruction led by an outstanding team of dedicated NYU Meyers LEAD Honors faculty and facilitated by one-on-one mentoring, the program will prepare the LEAD Scholar to be a leader in advancing healthcare for all through research, education, practice, or service.

Residency Requirements

Transfer Residency Requirement

The Rory Meyers College of Nursing’s residency requirement is 32 credits. To be eligible for a degree, a transfer student must complete a minimum of 32 credits with an average of 2.0 or higher in courses held in the Rory Meyers College of Nursing during two or more terms. All course requirements must be completed within six years from the date of matriculation. Continuous maintenance of matriculation is required. Students should check with the Office of the University Registrar regarding the policy governing excess credits earned toward the baccalaureate degree. A student is not permitted to be matriculated for more than one degree at a time.

Graduation

It is the student’s responsibility to apply for graduation and it is recommended that students apply for graduation no later than the beginning of the semester in which all program requirements are expected to be completed. Waiting to receive end of term dissertation defense results before applying for graduation may result in a delay in graduation. Refer to the specific deadlines for the completion of requirements for each graduation available listed in Office of the University Registrar’s Graduation.

Transfer and Articulation Agreements

Upon admission, transcripts from regionally accredited institutions are examined carefully to determine how much, if any, transfer credit will be granted. Once matriculated, you must complete all liberal arts and science prerequisite requirements before starting the nursing clinical course sequence. Please note that a minimum grade of C is required in completed courses in order to be applied toward BS degree requirements. In institutions where a grade of C is the lowest passing grade, then one full grade above the lowest passing mark, a grade of B, may be considered transferable. The maximum number of transfer credits granted to students transferring from a two-year college shall not exceed the minimum number of credits required for your associate degree, or shall not exceed 64 credits. A tentative statement of transfer credit is provided to each student upon notification of admission. You will be notified on the tentative statement of transfer credit if additional transcripts are required. A final statement of transfer credit is provided during your first semester of matriculation.  

Agreements with Other Four-Year Institutions

Skidmore College

NYU Meyers has established an articulation agreement with Skidmore College. Skidmore College students have the opportunity to complete the requirements of the baccalaureate program at Skidmore College in four years and enroll in the 15-month accelerated BS program at NYU Meyers following graduation. Please contact the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions at 212-998-5317 or nursing.ug.admissions@nyu.edu for more details.

Stern College for Women (Yeshiva University)

NYU Meyers has an articulation agreement with Yeshiva University, which enables Stern College for Women students to jointly complete the requirements of the baccalaureate program at Stern College for Women and the 15-month accelerated BS program at NYU Meyers, or the College’s two-year/non-accelerated baccalaureate nursing program. Please contact the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions at 212-998-5317 or nursing.ug.admissions@nyu.edu for more details.

St. Lawrence University

NYU Meyers has an articulation agreement with St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. The articulation agreement enables St. Lawrence University students the opportunity to complete the requirements of the baccalaureate program at St. Lawrence University in four years and enroll in the 15-month accelerated BS program at NYU Meyers post-graduation. Please contact the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions at 212-998-5317 or nursing.ug.admissions@nyu.edu for more details.

Off-Campus Courses

In general, the University does not permit students to take courses at another college after enrolling at NYU. If extenuating circumstances arise that necessitates that a student take a course(s) off campus, the student must speak with their adviser and complete the Application for Off-Campus Registration. This form must be completed and approved by the Vice Dean, Administration, Planning, and Inclusion before students can register for a course at another college/university. Courses taken off-campus must be at an accredited four-year college or university (two-year colleges are not acceptable). To ensure that there is enough time to review your request, please note that the deadline to submit this form is Week 13 of the previous semester.

After completion of the course(s), it is the responsibility of the student to have the official transcript sent to NYU Meyers, Office of Advising & Academic Services. The grade for courses taken outside of NYU after matriculation are not computed into one’s grade-point average at the Rory Meyers College of Nursing. If one is taking a course to replace a previously taken course at NYU Meyers, the NYU grade will remain on the student’s transcript, and the off-campus course will only be used to meet the degree requirement.

Transfer Students

Any additional course(s) that was/were not included in students' admissions application must be approved by the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Asst. Director for Undergraduate Student Affairs and Admissions. Without prior approval, acceptance of any additional coursework for transfer credit is at the sole discretion of NYU Meyers administration.

Writing Proficiency Exam for Transfer Students

All transfer students entering the Rory Meyers College of Nursing are required to pass the Writing Proficiency Examination, administered by the Expository Writing Program. This examination determines whether additional coursework in expository writing will be required for proficiency certification. This examination is given during orientation.

Transfer students who pass the examination and transfer in two courses in writing composition or the equivalent will not be required to complete additional coursework in expository writing. Those who pass and transfer in only one course will be required to complete EXPOS-UA 1 Writing as Inquiry. This course is significantly different from most writing courses students take in two- and four-year colleges and provides the foundation for writing in the University.

Students who fail the Writing Proficiency Examination and have received transfer credit for either one or two courses in expository writing or the equivalent will be required to complete at least one expository writing course, EXPOS-UA 13 Writing Tutorial or EXPOS-UA 4 International Writing Workshop I, as determined by the Expository Writing Program. Placement may vary depending on the writing issues present in the examination. Students who achieve a letter grade of C or above in Writing Tutorial are certified proficient. Students who do not achieve a C or above must sit for the Writing Proficiency Examination.

Clinical Course Requirements and Policies

Clinical Requirements

The Clinical Requirements section of the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing web site contains current information pertaining to all clinical requirements and policies.

Topics covered include:

• Criminal Background Checks and Drug Screens
• Undergraduate Dosage Calculation Exam Requirements
• On-Campus and Off-Campus Clinical Learning Experience Lateness Policy
• Health Clearance
• Punctuality for On and Off Campus Clinicals
• Attendance
• Medical Clearance After Clinical Absence due to Medical Condition
• Liability/Malpractice Insurance
• CPR/Basic Life Support Certification
• Nursing Supplies
• Nursing Uniform
• PDA/Smartphone
• Laptop/PC Requirements
• Social Media Policy

BS Clinical Absences

Notifications

Please note that the Course Coordinator, Course Lead, and On/Off Campus Clinical Instructor must be notified prior to the scheduled clinical. Notification includes the date and time of the message, the date and time of the absence and the emergency circumstances requiring absence from the clinical experience (health provider note and proof of emergency is required). In the case of religious holiday, the student must notify in writing the Course Coordinator, Course Lead, and On/Off Campus Instructor(s), Director of Clinical Affairs, and Director of the Clinical Simulation Learning Center (CSLC) during the first week of the academic term so that a makeup clinical experience can be arranged in advance.

Absence Policies from On or Off Campus Clinicals

1. Students are required to attend all scheduled on and off campus clinicals.
2. Students who must unexpectedly miss a clinical experience must adhere to the notification requirements.
3. An absence (and any associated written assignment[s]) will be made up in accordance with Clinical Makeup Policies.
4. A maximum of two clinical makeups is allowed.
5. Students with excessive absences in any given course will receive a clinical course failure. A clinical course failure equates to an automatic course failure with a grade of F.
6. Excessive absence is defined as more than two absences, with the exception of absences due to religious holiday.
7. All clinical absences will be documented on the student’s clinical evaluation form.

Punctuality Policies for On and Off Campus Clinicals

1. All students are expected to arrive 15 minutes before the start of the scheduled on and off campus clinical days. As a component of the NYU Meyers Technical Standards, punctuality is a professional responsibility. Students cannot interrupt or delay other students and faculty once the clinical experience has begun, which will cause the loss of valuable clinical time. It is also disruptive to the hospital staff who expect students to be on time in order to fulfill their clinical responsibilities.
2. Students expecting to arrive late to the clinical experience must adhere to the notification requirements.
3. Tardiness is defined as arriving after the scheduled clinical start time by no more than 30 minutes.
   1. The first time a student is tardy, they will receive a written warning from the Clinical Instructor and a review of the punctuality policy. The Course Coordinator will also be notified.
   2. Students with excessive tardiness will receive an Action Plan from the Clinical Instructor, who will also notify the Course Coordinator.
   3. Excessive tardiness is defined as more than one tardy, without exception.
   4. Failure to comply with an Action Plan through continued tardiness could result in clinical course failure.
   5. All clinical tardiness will be documented on the student’s clinical evaluation form.
4. If a student arrives more than 30 minutes after the scheduled clinical start time, the student will not be allowed to participate in the clinical experience and will be sent home. This will be counted as a clinical absence, requiring the student to comply with the clinical absence policies, including immediate notification and the requirement of a clinical make-up experience.

Notification of Absence or Lateness

Clinical Absence Notification

1. Students who must unexpectedly miss a clinical experience must contact their Clinical Instructor and the Course Coordinator prior to the start of the scheduled clinical experience.
2. Notification includes the date and time of the message, the date and time of the absence, and the emergency circumstances requiring absence from the clinical experience.
3. For every missed on or off campus clinical, students must also complete the electronic clinical absence notification form within 24 hours of the date of the missed clinical.

Clinical Tardiness Notification

1. Students who are expecting to be tardy for the clinical experience must contact their Clinical Instructor immediately upon learning of the arrival delay and prior to the start of the scheduled clinical experience.
2. Notification includes the date and time of the message, the emergency circumstances leading to the tardy, and an expected time of arrival.
3. If expected arrival is more than 30 minutes after the start of the clinical day, the student will not be admitted into the clinical experience per Section II above. The student will receive a clinical absence and must complete the clinical absence form using the link provided above.

Failure to Notify

1. Students who fail to provide proper notification for clinical absence or tardiness as described above will receive a written warning from the Clinical Instructor and a review of the Undergraduate Clinical Attendance Polices. The Course Coordinator will also be notified.
2. For failure to provide proper notification a second time for a clinical absence or tardiness, students will receive an Action Plan from the Clinical Instructor, who will also notify the Course Coordinator.
3. Failure to comply with an Action Plan due to continued failure to provide proper notification could result in clinical course failure.

Clinical Makeup Policies

1. Every absence (and any associated written assignment[s]) will be made up through a plan developed by the Course Coordinator and the Director of the Clinical Simulation Learning Center (CSLC). The make-up will be developed based on learning outcomes comparable to those of the missed experience.
2. Students who unexpectedly miss a make-up experience must notify the Course Coordinator and the Director of the Clinical Simulation Learning Center (CSLC) prior to the scheduled session.
3. Failure to attend a scheduled clinical make-up experience will count as a clinical absence for the course. The student will have their final grade reduced by one third at the end of the course. All make-up clinical absences will be documented on the student’s clinical evaluation.

Religious Holiday Policies

• Students missing on or off campus clinical due to religious holiday must complete the clinical absence form and notify the Course Coordinator and On and/or Off Campus Instructor(s) during the first week of the academic term so that a makeup clinical experience can be arranged in advance.
• Regardless of the number of on and off campus clinicals missed, a maximum of two clinical makeups for religious holiday will be required. Also, students must meet the clinical learning outcomes of the course as determined by the On and/or Off Campus Clinical Instructor(s) in consultation with the Course Coordinator.

Clinical Return After Hospitalization or Injury

In the event of hospitalization or injury requiring boot, crutches, rolling scooter, etc, students are required to obtain return health clearance by contacting the Director of Clinical Affairs.

• For hospitalization or injury, students must submit the Interim Health Clearance MSK Form.
  • Review the NYU Meyers Health Clearance forms for more information.
• For injury, students must submit the Technical Standards for Core Professional Nursing Competency Performance Health Clearance Form.

Students must be cleared at least one (1) business day before the scheduled clinical in order to attend.

Medication Administration Absentee Policy

Students must be cleared at least one (1) business day before the scheduled clinical in order to attend.

Clinical Failure Appeal Process

Students who fail a clinical component of a course due to absenteeism that they feel was caused by extraordinary circumstances (e.g., critical illness, death in the immediate family, automobile accident on way to clinical) may appeal the failing grade for the clinical component to the Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program. With written approval of the Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program, the student may continue to attend the course while the appeal is pending.

Course Failure/Repeat of Course

Course failure may result from more than two clinical absences. Please note: If clinical absence is not made up, the student will fail the course. Provided that the course failure is the student’s first, the student may repeat the course once and may not withdraw from the repeated course due to poor academic or clinical performance.

Grading

Grading Scale

Academic Standing and Progress

Progression Policies and Terminology

Traditional Students

Traditional students admitted to NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing enroll as freshmen in the fall semesters and complete their liberal arts and science courses prior to starting the first nursing clinical sequence courses in the fall of their Junior Year. Traditional students have summers off, which allow for global coursework, volunteer, externship, and internship experiences at health care agencies. Due to the way courses are sequenced at NYU Meyers, transfer students who begin their first clinical nursing sequence in the spring semester must follow a 15-month progression plan with a January graduation date.

Accelerated Students

Accelerated Students admitted to NYU Meyers have a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in another field and have completed (or will complete) all prerequisite courses. Accelerated students enter clinical sequence courses either in the fall (with a January graduation date) or spring (a May graduation date) with a 15 month consecutive progression plan (f/sp/su/f or sp/su/f/sp).

Leave of Absence, Withdrawal and Maintenance of Matriculation

NYU Meyers students who are taking a leave of absence are referred to their academic adviser to discuss their request for a Leave of Absence (LOA), term withdrawal, or total withdrawal from the university. A leave of absence (personal or medical) may be taken for a maximum of two semesters; that is, two continuous semesters equaling one academic year or two separate LOA semesters, each taken in different academic years. Two LOAs are the maximum in the lifetime of a degree. (Note: newly admitted students are not allowed to take a leave of absence within the first semester they matriculate, unless it is on or after the census date for that first semester. Instead, new students are withdrawn from classes up until the census date of the respective first semester of matriculation, and are eligible to have their admissions application updated for consideration for an upcoming semester. Admissions deferrals are not granted for accelerated or transfer students.)

Students must complete an online withdrawal form, which is University based, and is found in the Student Center drop-down menu in Albert via the ‘term withdrawal’ tab. Further information regarding the term withdrawal process may be found on the Registrar's website. The deadline to submit a Leave of Absence for the semester is the same as the add/drop deadline. After this point, students who withdraw from their courses for the current term will receive a grade of “W” for all withdrawn courses. The deadline to withdraw from any and all courses is the end of the ninth week of classes.

Please note that leave of absence requests for medical reasons are assessed by the NYU Student Health Center prior to approval.

Directions for submitting an LOA, Semester Withdrawal or Complete withdrawal are posted on the Registrar’s website.

For students who are requesting an LOA, please review the Maintenance of Matriculation information.

Students should also consult the Bursar’s refund schedule to determine the financial implications of taking an LOA or University Withdrawal.

The Rory Meyers College of Nursing adheres to the policy that continuous matriculation is required. After two leave of absence semesters (LOA), if an undergraduate student does not enroll in classes, they will be withdrawn from the program. The MM fee is the cost of tuition for one graduate nursing credit plus a nonrefundable registration and services fee. Registration procedures for MM are the same as any credit-bearing course. If these steps are not taken and the student does not register for MM, the student must reapply to the program and will be billed for past MM fees when they reappear to register or re-enroll.

There is a maximum of two semesters of maintenance of matriculation permitted. All course requirements must be completed within six years from the date of matriculation. Continuous maintenance is required.

Academic Requirements

Each semester, students must receive a minimum passing grade (C) in all nursing sequence courses before progressing to the next level of courses. The student must repeat the failing course if it is a prerequisite for another course in all three categories of courses. The three categories of the nursing curriculum courses are: Liberal Arts, Science, and Nursing Sequence courses.

Academic Standards and Consequences

Academic requirements of NYU Meyers include academic standards and technical standards that must be met in order to successfully progress and graduate from the undergraduate nursing program. The consequences of not meeting these standards are described below.

Academic Probation

Any student whose record is deemed unsatisfactory at the end of a semester or sequence will be placed on academic probation. A record will be deemed unsatisfactory for the following reasons:

1. If, in any semester, the cumulative or semester grade point average falls below 2.0
2. Students with nine credits or more of IP and IF grades on their transcript
3. Receiving a grade below C, or an IF, in any science or nursing sequence course

Failure to satisfy the conditions of probation will result in further academic sanctions and possibly dismissal from the College. The conditions usually require that the student:

1. Achieve a grade point average of at least 2.0 during the term the student is on probation,
2. Not receive any grade below a C or any grade of IP and IF and
3. Not withdraw from any course without securing the permission of their academic adviser.

In addition, students in the clinical nursing sequence may not progress to courses in a subsequent sequence until they have successfully completed all prior coursework. Students on academic probation are also required to meet with their adviser to develop an action plan aimed at guiding the student towards academic success. Failure to complete the action plan, or to complete remaining coursework associated with an IP or IF, may result in further academic consequences, including academic dismissal.

Students on academic probation should be aware that they are often ineligible for financial aid. Students should speak with the Office of Financial Aid for further information if they are unsure of their eligibility for aid based on their probation status. To speak with a financial aid counselor, visit the StudentLink Center website to schedule an appointment.

Academic Dismissal

Students may be dismissed from the College for the following reasons:

1. If a passing grade of C is not achieved upon re-taking any science or nursing sequence course
2. Failure of two science or nursing sequence courses (i.e., if a student fails Adult and Elder I, retakes and passes the course, but then fails Adult and Elder II, this student is subject to dismissal)
3. Two consecutive semesters below a cumulative GPA of 2.0
4. Two probationary terms

Academic Probation and Dismissal Status

The Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program will notify the student of their probationary status or dismissal from the college via email by attaching the formal notification letter in PDF format with return receipt. The following individuals will be copied on the letter:

1. The student’s adviser,
2. The Executive Vice Dean,
3. The Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs,
4. The Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions,
5. The Vice Dean, Administration, Planning and Inclusion,
6. The Assistant Registrar,
7. The Director of Clinical Affairs, and
8. The Assistant Director of the Undergraduate Program.

Application for Readmission Following Dismissal

Students who are dismissed from Rory Meyers College of Nursing may apply for readmission one year from the date of their dismissal. If readmitted, students are automatically placed on academic probation and will be provided with a student action plan for success that may include repeating previously completed coursework. Failure of any subsequent coursework “or failure to comply with the student action plan” may result in a second dismissal from the College.

Withdrawals