Progression Requirements

To progress in the Vocational Nursing Program, a student must achieve an average of 75 percent or higher in each course.
Successfully complete co-requisites concurrently with nursing courses.
Failure to achieve 90 percent on the Dosage Calculation exams, after three attempts, will result in a clinical course failure.
Complete the Vocational Nursing Program within two years of first time enrollment in VNSG 1222 or its equivalent.
Provide documentation of medical release to return to class/clinical/lab after mental or physical condition, illness, injury, surgery, and pregnancy, “break in clinical” etc. that would result in a change of the physical limitations status. Documentation must be faxed from the healthcare facility directly to the DHS. Safety is a priority for the patient and health and well-being of students and faculty. Failure to inform the program may result in immediate withdrawal from the course or program.
Tuberculosis Documentation of negative screening results for tuberculosis (TB) is required. Repeated annually thereafter: 2-Step Tuberculin Skin Test; QuantiFERON^®-TB Gold in- Tube test (QFT-GIT or Q-Gold) or T-SPOT^®TB test (T-Spot). Thereafter a 2-Step Tuberculin Skin Test; QuantiFERON^®-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-GIT or Q-Gold) or T-SPOT^®TB test (T-Spot) is required annually. Those who have had a previous positive TB skin test result will be required to submit a negative chest x-ray completed within thirty (30) days preceding first day of first clinical rotation period at any Facility. Thereafter an annual negative chest x-ray will be required through program completion.
Maintain a negative 11-panel drug screen and criminal background check.
It is mandatory for VN students within all semesters of the program to participate in a comprehensive assessment and review program. Online exams provide immediate results and detailed diagnostic reports and provide opportunity for remediation. Proof of satisfactory remediation on each exam must be submitted to the course faculty by the first class day of the next semester so the student may progress in the VN program. Failure to submit proof of remediation will result in an Academic Hold.