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Assessment of student performance is based on the following guidelines:
A master's student who is making satisfactory progress meets University, School and departmental
standards relative to scholarship and performance in pursuit of the master's degree and must meet
the following criteria:
- Maintain a 3.00 cumulative GPA
- Earn a quarterly GPA of 3.00 or higher
- Earn a grade of 2.7 or higher in required courses
- In programs of study where course work is sequential, achieve course objectives and earn
credit for each course each quarter in order to progress to the next quarter of the program
of study
- If applicable, satisfactorily complete clinical coursework, participate in clinical seminar,
and demonstrate safe clinical practice
- Make adequate progress with thesis or scholarly project (non-thesis), as demonstrated by
the faculty advisor's or supervisory committee chair's progress notes regarding student
demonstration of interest, responsibility in working toward completion of thesis or project,
and number of credits taken before a proposal has been approved
- For MN students, maintain active, unrestricted licensure as an RN in Washington State
- Meet all essential behaviors for continuation and
graduation
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Students who are having academic or clinical difficulties are encouraged to work directly with the
course instructor and/or clinical preceptor, if applicable, as well as with their academic advisor
and/or supervisory committee chair. Students who are not making satisfactory progress in a course
or in the program of study will be issued a warning card, as outlined in
Academic Services Memorandum No. 6. To guide the student
toward success, a formal learning contract may be written by the faculty member and, as
appropriate, Academic Services staff, in order to identify the areas of deficiency and specify
corrective actions to satisfactorily meet course and/or program objectives. This learning contract
may accompany the warning card and will be placed in the student file.
If the student is included on the UW Graduate School's Low Scholarship Report, the student may
also be recommended for warn, probation, final probation, or drop by the School of Nursing
Graduate Program Coordinator, the Associate Dean for Academic Services.
In programs of study where course work is sequential, if improvement is not made and course
objectives are not met, credit is not earned. The student may thus not continue in the program.
Final probation or drop may be recommended by the Associate Dean for Academic Services to the UW
Graduate School due to low grade point average or unsatisfactory performance and progress, and
will be reviewed by the Dean of the Graduate School as outlined in
Graduate School
Memorandum No. 16. Students will be informed of a change in status by letter from the Dean
of the Graduate School.
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Master's student performance is reviewed on a quarterly and on an annual basis as described
below. Student-faculty conferences may be initiated by the student or by a faculty member at any time.
Quarterly Reviews
Quarterly reviews are conducted by:
- the School of Nursing Graduate School Coordinator, the Associate Dean for Academic Services,
who:
- receives a quarterly Low Scholarship Report from the UW Graduate School of students
with a cumulative or quarterly G.P.A. less than 3.00;
- seeks input from the faculty advisor, the supervisory committee chair, specialty
faculty, and/or departmental graduate faculty regarding a listed student;
- based on faculty assessments, may recommend the following actions in writing to the
Graduate School regarding a listed student: no action, warn, probation, final probation,
or drop. If a change of status has been recommended, the Graduate School notifies the
student in writing. A letter may also be sent by the Associate Dean to the student's
advisor or supervisory committee chair when a change of status has been recommended.
- the faculty advisor, the supervisory committee chair, specialty faculty, and/or
departmental graduate faculty, who:
- assess student readiness to progress in the program, make progress notes in the student
file, and may hold conferences with the student to discuss their progress as outlined in
Academic Services Memorandum No.
2;
- at the request of the Associate Dean for Academic Services, review the total records
of a student on the Low Scholarship Report to determine if the student is meeting
departmental requirements and making satisfactory progress with thesis or scholarly project
non-thesis), noting recommendations on student grade sheet for quarter, in the student file,
and on the list sent to the department and then returned to the Academic Services. This
information is also shared with the department chairperson.
Annual Reviews
Annual reviews are conducted in Winter or Spring Quarter each year by the School of Nursing
Graduate School Coordinator, the Associate Dean for Academic Services, in concert with faculty
in the department of the student's area of study. Students are notified in writing of the
outcome of the annual review, which may include recommendations for action by the student
and/or the student's supervisory committee.
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