Standards of Satisfactory Progress

Degree Requirements: Lakeview College of Nursing awards the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree upon recommendation by the faculty and presentation to the Board of Directors after the student has completed the degree requirements. Once a student enrolls in a course at Lakeview College of Nursing, the degree requirements must be completed within three calendar years for a fulltime student and six years for a part-time student. Completion time may vary for students changing from full-time status to any other status, withdrawing from courses, or going on a Leave of Absence; however, a student will never have more than six years to complete the BSN degree requirements. In addition, all transfer coursework must be at a “C” or higher in order to transfer into the LCN program. the general education requirements must be completed with a grade of C or above. All courses at the College must also be completed with a grade of C or above and an overall gpa of 2.5 or above. Students MUST maintain a minimum gpa of 2.5 and a “C” or better in nursing courses while enrolled at the College. Students who receive a “D,” “F,” or Unsatisfactory “U” in laboratory/clinical experience that causes them to fail the course must retake the course in the next semester the course is offered. In the second time through a course, students must receive at least an overall grade “C” to pass the course.

Completion of a minimum of 124 semester hours credit with at least 60 semester hours in general education courses and 64 semester hours in nursing courses in accordance with the curriculum plan is required. Students who are enrolled at LCN and other institutions concurrently are held to the same academic standards of “C” or better. Courses taken at other institutions must be approved by the Dean of Nursing, Director of Enrollment/Registrar, or an LCN academic advisor as a part of the curriculum program plan as eligible for transfer credit towards the BSN nursing degree. Upon completion of coursework an official transcript must be sent to the Director of Enrollment/Registrar.

Standards for Satisfactory Progress

All students must be making satisfactory progress to remain in attendance at the College. All courses attempted in a specific semester or comparable time frame will be used to measure academic progress. Course withdrawals may affect academic progress if the hours earned do not meet the criteria for quantitative and/or qualitative measures for satisfactory progress.

Students who wish to take three clincal courses (5 cr. hrs. each) must have the prior approval from their advisor and/or the Dean of Nursing in order to maintain their program plan.  Upon approval students may only enroll in the three clincal courses during the fall and spring semesters (summer excluded). 

The following diagrams reflect the quantitative standard or expected percentage and credit hours to be completed during the three year period for full time students and the six year period for part-time students. The minimum acceptable academic grade of C is the qualitative standard. Both standards will be applied to the assessment of student progress. At the end of each academic period, students not making satisfactory academic progress will be placed on academic probation for the following semester.

Three Year Nursing Program

Six Year Nursing Program

Waivers for Special Circumstances

The College reserves the right to waive the satisfactory progress requirement for any case in which a student has experienced undue hardship as a result of a special circumstance, such as a personal injury, illness or death of a relative. A student may appeal or have an appeal submitted on his/her behalf regarding satisfactory academic progress.