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Student Handbook
GRADUATION
PREPARATION FOR GRADUATION:
Although graduation is a joyous time, there are many administrative tasks to be completed. One of these tasks is the Degree Progress Check done during the last semester of the junior year. This involves meeting with your faculty advisor and going over your academic record to help ensure that you have the correct number of credits and the appropriate coursework for graduation. You should remember that the final responsibility for meeting all graduation requirements for the Baccalaureate Degree rests with the student. Another task is to file an “intent to graduate card” at the Registrar’s office in The Rakov Center. Cards can be obtained in the Registrar’s office and submitted early in the spring semester of the senior year.
It is also strongly recommended that during the beginning of the second semester of the senior year, all students begin a “Credentials File” to be kept at Registration and Records. This file should contain a resume, letters of recommendations from the nursing faculty, and academic transcripts. This file will be available at Registration and Records for as long as desired. The information contained within it will be made available to prospective employers with the student’s permission.
REQUIREMENTS FOR RN LICENSURE
Completion of the Nursing Program does not assure admission to attempt the licensure examination. Graduates of this Nursing Program meet the education requirements for admittance to the RN licensure exam; however, there is a requirement that the applicant be of “good moral character”, and a fee must be paid for the test. On the application for the test the applicant is required to truthfully answer the following questions:
- Have you ever been convicted of a crime (felony or misdemeanor) in any state or country?
- Are charges pending against you for a crime (felony or misdemeanor) in any state or country?
- Have you ever been found guilty of professional misconduct, unprofessional conduct or negligence in any state or country?
- Are charges pending against you for professional misconduct, unprofessional conduct or negligence in any state or country?
- If the answer to any of the questions is yes, the applicant must offer full explanation and establish his/her good moral character with the State Education Department.
The application for the RN licensure exam is placed in the student mailboxes in the spring semester of the senior year by the Department of Nursing secretary.
Reviewed 4/02
