RN-BSN Student Handbook 2024-2025

Purpose

The information in this RN-BSN Student Handbook is intended to provide you with the current policies and guidelines important to your success as an undergraduate student in the School of Nursing. The policies and procedures and other information contained within this handbook are in compliance with and are supplements of the JMU Undergraduate Bulletin and other JMU policies as specified. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of the policies and guidelines found in the handbook. However, if any discrepancies exist between the information in the handbook and official University Undergraduate Bulletin or other JMU policies, the information in the official policies shall take precedence. All students are responsible for following the policies and procedures in the RN-BSN Student Handbook. The plans, policies and procedures described in this handbook are subject to change by the School of Nursing at any time without prior notice

Table of Contents

SCHOOL OF NURSING

• Program Overview
• Teaching Methods
• Program Philosophy
• School of Nursing Mission, Values, and Purposes

ADVISING AND ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM

• Advising Philosophy
• Advisement in the Program
  • Nursing Academic Adviser/Faculty Adviser
  • RN-BSN Program Coordinator
  • RN-BSN Operations Coordinator
• Admission Procedures for RN-BSN Program
  
  • Complete the RN-BSN Requirements and Prerequisites
  • Complete the RN-BSN Application to the Nursing Program
  • Submit the RN-BSN application by the following set dates
• Admission Appeals
• Required Admission and Program Completion Documentation
  
  • TrueScreen
  • Immunizations
  • CPR Certification
  • TrueScreen Noncompliance
  • Unresolved Student Documentation Hold
  • James Madison University School of Nursing Required Competencies
• Program Requirements
  
  • Tuition and Estimated Program Costs - Please go to the Cost of Attendance Calculator to see the estimated cost of attendance for your program of study.
• Textbooks
  
  • Minimum Standards for Information Literacy

RN-BSN CURRICULUM

CO-ENROLLMENT CURRICULUM

• Prerequisite Courses, Co-requisite, and General Education Requirements

ACADEMIC PROGRESSION POLICIES

• Deferment/Leave of Absence
• Program Completion/Tracking
• Grading
• Incomplete Grade Policy
• Program Progression
• Withdraw/Fail Policy
• Grade Review Policy
• RN-BSN Program Dismissal Policy
• Graduation Requirements
• Graduation with Honors Distinction
• Second Degree, Second Major, or Minor Policy

ACADEMIC POLICIES

• Professional Dispositions and Behavior
• Professional Netiquette
• Disruptive Behavior
• Social Media Policy
• Email Policy
• Academic Integrity
• Plagiarism
• Turnitin (TII)
• AI Policy
• Honor Code Statement
• Late Assignment Policy
• Reference Format
• Disability Accommodations
• Religious Accommodations
• Testing Policies
• Substance Testing Policy
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Grievance Procedure for Students
• At-Risk Warning
  • James Madison University School of Nursing At-Risk Form
  • James Madison University School of Nursing Probation Form

CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum Standards Required to Participate in Practicum
• Clinical Sites Responsibilities
• Clinical Experiences
• Uniforms & Dress Code
• Attendance Policy
• Health Insurance
• Liability Insurance
• Potential Injury
• Blood-Borne Pathogens

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

• Omega Zeta: The James Madison University School of Nursing Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma)

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

• Financial Resources
• Federal Scholarship Programs

New Policies