Applications are reviewed only if the grade achieved in the completed course is 65% or higher.
Applications for transfer credit must be received prior to the semester during which the Memorial University of Newfoundland Nursing course is scheduled to be completed.
Applications for transfer credit in lieu of a nursing course will not be considered if the student has failed the Memorial University of Newfoundland offering of the prerequisite course(s).
Challenge for Credit
Students entering the 4-Year Option of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Collaborative) Program who are also Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) have the opportunity to Challenge for Credit NURS 1017 and/or 1520. Students must apply for the Challenge for Credit as stipulated in the University Calendar at Challenge for Credit. Students are also advised to refer to the Student Handbook for information about the challenge process to be followed.
Supplementary Examinations
Any student receiving a grade of 60% in a Nursing course may be eligible to write a supplementary examination in that course.
In addition to meeting University Regulations (Undergraduate), General Academic Regulations (Undergraduate), upon successful completion of the supplementary examination, a student must also meet the promotion regulations of the Faculty. For further information refer to Promotion Regulations.
Supplementary examinations are permitted only in Nursing courses that have a written final examination.
Supplementary examinations will have the same weight as final examinations for the course in determining whether the student achieves a passing grade for the course.
A student may write a supplementary examination for any one course only once.
No more than three supplementary examinations in Nursing courses can be written during the program.
Any student writing a supplementary examination may obtain no more than a maximum grade of 65% in the course.
If it is mathematically impossible to achieve a passing grade in a course the student will not be granted a supplementary examination
Supplementary examinations will be written no later than the first week of the semester immediately following the one in which the course was failed. Normally they should coincide with the writing of deferred examinations in courses where deferred examinations are granted for the semester in question. Grades for supplementary examinations must be received by the Office of the Registrar within one week following the completion of the examination.
Supplementary exams are not available for the Nursing Bridging Course offered at the Centre for Nursing Studies prior to entering the second year of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Collaborative) Program.
Waiver of Regulations
Any student whose request for waiver of regulations has been denied has the right to appeal. For further information refer to University Regulations (Undergraduate), Appeal of Decisions.
The Faculty reserves the right in special circumstances to modify, alter, or waive any regulation in its application to individual students where merit and equity so warrant in the judgment of the Committee on Undergraduate Studies for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Collaborative) Program.
All requests for a waiver of a regulation must be submitted in writing to the Chair of the Committee on Undergraduate Studies for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Collaborative) Program for consideration by the committee. Medical and/or other documentation to substantiate the request must be provided. Medical documentation should normally be in the form of the Student Health Certificate.
Any waiver granted does not reduce the total number of credit hours required for the degree.
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