Retention Criteria

1. Completion of the required prerequisite courses (cognate and nursing courses).
2. Completion of all cognates before the junior year.
3. A minimum grade of C in each nursing course. Only one nursing course may be repeated. Students who sustain another failure (a grade below a C) in any nursing course will be dismissed from the program.
4. A minimum grade of C in each cognate course. Students with a grade of C- or below in cognate courses will have the option to progress in nursing (probationary status) for one semester while repeating the course in question.