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Nursing Academic Appeals Procedure
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Procedure
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| Document Number: NURS--125p |
Revision #: 1.0 |
| Document Owner: Executive VP |
Date Last Updated: 08/17/2012 |
| Primary Author: Dean, School of Nursing |
Status: Approved |
Date Originally Created: 01/10/2012 |
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General Description
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Description / Scope:
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Information about academic appeals procedures relative to Nursing students.
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Purpose:
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Delineation of procedure.
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Who Performs / Responsibility:
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Academic Affairs
Deans
Faculty
VP for Academic Affairs
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When to Perform:
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As needed
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Requirements
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Pre-Knowledge:
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Before performing this task you must know:
Current University policy
Standard company policies
Standards of good practice
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Terms and Definitions:
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Additional training
Corrective Action
Loss of privilege, general
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Overview of Steps
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Detailed Steps
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Academic Appeals Procedure
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How to Do:
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A student who has an academic problem/complaint should discuss the problem with the course Faculty member. The student should always strive to initially resolve the dispute with the course Faculty member. |
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If the matter cannot be satisfactorily resolved with the Faculty member, the student may file an appeal in writing to the Dean of the School of Nursing. Thereafter the Dean will attempt to mediate the problem. |
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In the event that the problem is still unresolved, mediation from the Vice President for Academic Affairs may be sought. See the Cumberland University catalog for details. |
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If the preceding steps do not resolve the problem, the student may appeal to the President. |
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Who Performs this Step:
Dean, School of Nursing, Dean of JCR School of Nursing, VP for Academic Affairs, VP for Academic Affairs, President, President
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Special Warnings:
Students being adversely affected by decision, Student conduct case being dropped, Legal action taken because of conduct decision
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Subject Experts
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The following may be consulted for additional information.
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Dean, School of Nursing
VP for Academic Affairs
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