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Policies in the University of Detroit Mercy Graduate Catalog apply unless they are superseded by the policies found here.
Prior to the beginning of each semester of attendance, students are required to register in accordance with UDM procedures. Registration must be completed before the student can attend classes. Students will receive a tuition billing statement from the University of Detroit Mercy.
Students have a total of twenty days off available. Days are deducted from this bank when students request time off (vacation), or when they call-in as unavailable for class or clinical days without prior arrangement or valid excuse.
Attendance for lectures and exams is mandatory. Due to the large volume of classroom material, it is very difficult for students to make up missed class lectures. Due to the nature of the course, it is expected that professional courtesy be extended by students to each other as well as faculty. The instructor must be notified by the student if the student is unable to attend classes on a given day and the student must also call in their absence to the Program offices as they would for a clinical day absence. Instructors are requested to notify program administration if students are absent or consistently tardy to class. Class day absences will be deducted from the student's vacation bank.
Students are allowed not more than five unscheduled absences (call-ins on clinical or class days) during the program. Students must call in at least one hour before their scheduled arrival time when they are ill. While on rotation, you must call the clinical site as well as the program offices at 313-993-3291. Call-in's on weekends or off shifts must be made up. These make-up days shall be rescheduled at the discretion of the program director. (See Scheduling) All unscheduled absences greater than five must be made up in the clinical area after graduation.
Consistent or patterned absence or tardiness to clinical causing disruption of staff and/or necessitating changes in clinical assignments (including changes in clinical rotations) will result in disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from the program.
A course syllabus is distributed to each student by the instructor at the beginning of each semester. This outline includes a course description, learning objectives, student obligations, required texts and a description of the evaluation process. The syllabus also contains a copy of the UDM Academic Misconduct policy.
During exams The only materials allowed at student desks are calculators (non-programmable, silent), pencils/pens and erasers. Purses or backpacks are not allowed. You may be required to show picture identification to be permitted to enter the test center. No materials will be allowed in the computer lab. You may use a locker (if available) for storage of personal items during your exam. Scrap paper, which may be distributed, will be collected at the end of the exam. Talking during exams, except when asking a question to the proctor will result in the student receiving a grade of zero for that exam. Cell phones must be turned off (or silenced and not answered).
Students agree by their presence in the examination room, that they will not participate in any form of cheating including, but not limited to:
Scoring Results of scoring will be available for students review. Student rebuttals to any question(s) will only be accepted if they are typed/word processed, include a text reference from a required or recommended text for the course, and submitted within 24 hours of the end of the exam. The instructor shall have two weeks to respond. Rebuttals will not be accepted for final exams unless they would change the letter grade the student received for the course.
Examination dates Examination dates, times, and locations may be changed at the instructor's sole discretion. Make-up exams for those unable to write an exam on the scheduled day will be scheduled only on approval of the program director and/or the instructor. It is expected that the student contact the course instructor 24 hours prior to missing an examination. If this notice is not received, make-up exams will only be given in the event of illness with a physician's note, death with a notification, jury duty with notification, or auto breakdown with a dated repair bill. Make-up exams will consist of the same number of points as the missed exam, but may not be the same exam or the same format as the original exam.
Computerized Testing Several testing modalities may be used including computerized testing, Scantron or pencil and paper. Exams will be given at a time and place announced by the course instructor. The exam may be scored immediately upon submission. If the computer goes down or a student is unable to complete for any reason there are several options.
The option chosen will depend on whether there is enough time for the student to take the exam. Any attempt to access an exam a second time (each entry into the test is recorded by the computer) will be considered a violation of testing protocol and the student will receive a zero for that exam. The same is true in the event a student fails to accept the stated rules at the beginning of the testing session. Failure to follow any policy or guideline related to exams, stated in syllabi or the Faculty-Student handbook, will result in your exam being voided and a grade of zero assigned for that exam without chance of remediation.
WARNING: The computer clock is not the source for timekeeping (the time limit kept by the server administering the exam, and the workstation where you take it, may differ by several minutes). You cannot therefore use the clock that appears on screen as anything more than an approximate guide to the time remaining.
WARNING: The score or percent correct displayed on screen at the end of a computer-adminstered exam, or in the course site Gradebook in Blackboard (http://knowledge.udmercy.edu) is for your feedback only. These may differ slightly from your exact score due to rounding and other reasons. Please consult the individual syllabus for details of how grades are calculated.
Scantron and Written Testing Answer sheets must be completed in number 2 Pencil when Scantron is used. If Scantron is not used, students must use a pen for the sake of clarity.
The exam booklet must be turned in with the answer sheet. Credit will only be given for answers indicated on the answer sheet, not on the exam booklet. Exams must be kept flat on the desk (this means that you may not lift your exam booklet or answer sheet to a vertical position while reading questions). Exams will not be returned to students, however an opportunity will be provided after class, or in a subsequent class session, for the students to review their exam. The exams must be returned to the instructor after student review, otherwise the student will receive a zero for that exam.
Each classroom instructor will review the course's exam schedule, grading scale and exam format at the beginning of the semester. Individual instructors are responsible for determining the grading system for their course. This information will appear in the course syllabus. Instructors are free to modify this suggested grading scale:
The program administration is notified by the instructors of any student deficiencies during the semester. Mid-term grades will be submitted to the program director each semester.
The classroom instructor and program administration reserve the right to require additional course work of any student when that student's command of a particular subject is questionable or unsatisfactory at any time.
Disputes involving examination grades or answers, or course grades, should be presented to the individual instructors. Course grade disagreements which cannot be resolved by the student and classroom instructor will be resolved by the policy in this Handbook (see chapter entitled Committees; Grievance and Appeals).
Except as otherwise determined by the program director, no student will be allowed to repeat any course.
Please see the current University Graduate Catalog 2006-2007 (scroll to "Transfer of credit"). The overal policy found there is modified as follows. Applications for transfer credit should be made to the program director or designee in writing via email or paper request. Approved transfer credit will not change the flat rate fee structure for the student. Petitions for transfer credit are limited to the following courses: HLH 550 Research Methods, and PYC 503 Statistics. If you wish to petition for transfer credit, be sure that an original transcript is on file showing graduate coursework completed within 5 years with a grade of A or B. You must write the program Chair with your request, enclosing a copy of the syllabus and topical outline for the course as taught in the term you took it. The Chair may approve or deny your application after reviewing how closely the course you took matches the coursework offered at UDM in course objectives, topical coverage, assignments, and assessments.
Students are not allowed to transfer from the full-time curriculum track to the extended curriculum, nor from extended to the full time track. Students experiencing personal or financial hardship should petition for a leave of absence (policy is elsewhere in this handbook). Students who resign, but wish to continue in the program in a following year do not re-enter the program automatically. They shall only do so through the regular admissions process.
UDM ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
As members of an academic community engaged in the pursuit of truth and with a special concern for values, students are expected to conform to high standards of honesty and integrity in their academic work. The fundamental assumption under which the University operates is that work submitted by a student is a product of his/her own efforts. Among the most serious academic offenses is plagiarism, submitting the style of another author or source without acknowledgment or formal documentation. Plagiarism occurs when specific phrases or entire passages, whether a sentence, paragraph, or longer excerpt, are incorporated into one's own writing without quotation marks or documentation. One also plagiarizes by paraphrasing the work of another that is, retaining another writer's ideas and structure without documentation. Students are advised to always set off another writer's exact words by quotation marks, with appropriate references. Students avoid plagiarism by concentrating on their own words and ideas and by fully crediting others' work and ideas when they find their way into the writing. Whenever in doubt, cite the source. Students who purchase essays from other students or agencies or who copy from one another or from prohibited sources, commit the most serious type of academic dishonesty. The consequences of plagiarism, or any act of academic dishonesty, may range from failure in a course to dismissal from the University.
CHP HONOR CODE
Students in the College of Health Professions at the University of Detroit Mercy are expected to exhibit behaviors that epitomize academic, professional and personal integrity. They are committed to the traditions of the Sisters of Mercy and the Society of Jesus that emphasize values, respect for others, and academic excellence. Adherence to such high standards is necessary to ensure quality in education and clinical care in all College of Health Professions programs. A student’s acceptance into a program of the College of Health Professions is conditional upon signing an affirmation of the Honor Code.
Faculty who have personal or business relationships with students beyond the normal faculty role will not directly supervise these students in classroom or clinical. These faculty will disclose outside relationships to the program director, who will excuse them from deliberations on that student's academic progress.
To be eligible for graduation, all students must meet didactic and clinical requirements including completion and submission of all required elements of their senior project. Specific criteria and performance objectives for the clinical curriculum, which cover affective, ethical, and behavioral aspects, are located in this Handbook. Expectations for didactic courses are published in their respective syllabi (available in the program offices and online at www.udmercy.edu/crna). All of the above must be met prior to graduation.
Program requirements that must be completed:
The University of Detroit Mercy and the Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia reserve the right to defer a student's graduation until all requirements including terminal clinical and behavioral objectives, attendance make-up days, and financial obligations have been met. Students who have not fulfilled their graduation requirements will not be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony with their classmates. The program will not send a final transcript to the Council on Certification until all graduation requirements are met.
To establish guidelines for instruction of registered nurse anesthesia students (RNAS).
The decision as to when students are experienced enough to be left alone during an anesthetic will be made based on the following:
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