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-<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Students are expected to perform at a B or above for all graduate level courses.</li>
+<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Students are expected to perform at a B or above for all courses. A grade of B- or lower will not be acceptable.</li>
-<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">A grade of lower than a B may be acceptable for graduate level courses, but a receipt of two C’s may be cause for dismissal. Recommendation from specialty faculty as outlined in the procedure is required. </li>
+<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">If a B- or below grade is received, the student will remediate by repeating the course at its earliest offering. The course may be retaken one time and the student must achieve a grade of B or higher.</li>
-<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Any grade below a C is not acceptable for graduate credit.</li>
+<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">A receipt of two B- grades or lower will be a cause for dismissal.</li>
-<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">A student whose overall GPA is below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation and have two semesters to meet the 3.0 GPA criteria.</li>
+<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">To retake a course, a student must obtain the approval of the student’s advisor/supervisor, course instructor, and the Associate Dean for Academic Programs. A student reregistering for a course must notify the Office of Academic Records. Both grades will appear on the transcript but only the retaken course grade will be used in determining the GPA.</li>
+<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Because scholarly activities comprise a major part of the endeavors, excellence is expected of all students. Therefore, a failing grade in any portion of the scholarly activities (DNP scholarly project or clinical) may be grounds for dismissal. </li>
+<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">A student whose overall GPA is below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation and have two semesters to meet the 3.0 GPA criteria. At the time that a B- or below is received, a student is not in good academic standing until the student remediates by retaking the course and achieving a grade of B or higher.</li>
 <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">A student’s progress will be reviewed each semester by his/her faculty advisor, and academic concerns will be submitted each semester to the Professional Graduate Nursing Affairs Committee.</li>
 <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The MSN, Post MSN DNP, and Post MSN Certificate programs must be completed within 5 consecutive calendar years. BSN to DNP program must be completed within 7 consecutive calendar years.</li>
 <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All students must apply for candidacy one semester before filing for graduation.</li>
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-<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">No less than 50% of the course work must be completed at the University of Nebraska campuses after being formally admitted to UNMC College of Nursing.  Appropriate courses may be taken within other departments of the University of Nebraska under guidance of the specialty coordinator or advisor.</li>
+<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">No less than 50% of the course work must be completed at the University of Nebraska campuses after being formally admitted to UNMC College of Nursing.  Appropriate courses may be taken within other departments of the University of Nebraska under guidance of the specialty coordinator or advisor. Graduate certificate course work requires a minimum of 12 credits with the option of one third of the coursework in collateral departments of relevant disciplines. </li>
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