Reentry Students

General Reentry Standards

BHCLR offers students one opportunity to apply for reentry if the student was unsuccessful in a course or had to withdraw due to personal, health or other reasons.  Reentry is not guaranteed.  Reentry requests are evaluated based on space and/or student performance.

The Schools of Allied Health, Nursing-Accelerated, Patient Care Technician, and Practical Nursing evaluate students for reentry on an individual basis through application to the Program Director and/or Coordinator.

The School of Nursing evaluates students for reentry utilizing the following process:

BHCLR-School of Nursing-Traditional allows students who have had one unsuccessful term in nursing to apply for reentry into a course(s) one time during the program.

1.  Students in the RNT program will be eligible to apply for one (1) re-entry attempt into the program in the event that a student is academically unsuccessful in a BHCLR-RNT course(s).  If a student withdraws from a BHCLR-RNT course(s) due to significant extenuating circumstances outside the student’s control, the committee may consider not counting the attempt as the student’s one (1) re-entry attempt.
2.   Previous entry and unsuccessful completion of an outside nursing program will be considered when determining eligibility for a re-entry attempt at BHCLR-RNT unless the student can provide official, documented proof that the student withdrew from an outside program due to significant extenuating circumstances outside the student’s control.
3. Additionally, if a student withdraws from or receives a failing grade in a nursing course in an outside program that does not have a commensurate course requirement at BHCLR, that failing grade for the individual course will not be considered during the re-entry application process.  However, any withdrawal from or failed attempts at nursing courses commensurate to those required within the BHLCR-RNT program will still count as a previous attempt and re-entry application will be denied.
4. Official, documented proof of extenuating circumstances outside the student’s control must be submitted to the Selection III committee in order for an application for re-entry to be considered.
5. Each re-entry student will be ranked according to the approved Selection III Rating Tool.  Scored areas that will affect the applicant’s re-entry score are as follows:
   1. A student who is eligible for re-entry must complete the Re-entry Application and the Self-Evaluation form.  On the Self-Evaluation form, the student will have the opportunity to select a clinical faculty who observed the student in clinical situations within the last (current) semester to complete a Selection III Clinical Faculty Evaluation.  The score from the Selection III Clinical Faculty Evaluation is worth up to 25 points of the applicant’s re-entry score.
   2. The course leader for the course(s) within which the student is seeking re-entry will also complete a Selection III Course Leader Evaluation on the student.  The score from the Selection III Course Leader Evaluation is worth up to 25 points of the applicant’s re-entry score.  If a student is failing or withdrawing from more than one course, each individual Course Leader will be asked to complete a Selection III Course Leader Evaluation of the student and the scores will be averaged before being included in the applicant’s re-entry score.
   3. The student will be required to complete the Selection III Self-Evaluation Tool.  This Self-Evaluation will be assigned a score per the accompanying rubric by the Selection III Chair.  The Selection III Self-Evaluation Tool is worth up to five (5)  points of the applicant’s re-entry score.
   4. Any disciplinary action incurred by the student while at BHCLR-RNT will negatively impact the student’s ranking score as follows:
      1. Verbal Counseling = No penalty
      2. Written Warning- Attendance = two (2) point penalty
      3. Written Warning- Conduct/Behavior = five (5) point penalty
      4. Probation- Attendance = ten (10) point penalty
      5. Probation- Conduct/Behavior = ten (10) point penalty
      6. Non-compliance with Probation Terms = twelve (12) point penalty
   5. The highest level of BHCLR Corrective Action for each disciplinary issue within a course will be deducted from the applicant’s score.  If disciplinary actions span more than one course that the student is applying for re-entry into, each course’s highest disciplinary action will be documented and deducted from the applicant’s score.
6. Successful first-time completion of nursing courses at BHCLR-RNT will earn the student one (1) point per course to be added to the applicant’s re-entry score.
   1. A score of 50% or greater of the points available to the individual student applicant will be required in order to be granted re-entry into the BHCLR-RNT program.  If an individual student applicant does not earn 50% of the points available to them on their re-entry score, that student will not be selected for re-entry into the BHLCR-RNT program.
   2. Every student who applies for re-entry will be required to submit all appropriate paperwork and documentation requested by the Selection III committee.
   3. All re-entry applications will be reviewed by a minimum of two (2) Selection III Committee Members within a reasonable amount of time to ensure applicants have the opportunity to immediately re-enter into the next semester if approved through the re-entry application process.
   4. Selection III Committee Chair will be the final review of each re-entry application and will complete a decision letter informing the applicant of the status of their re-entry application following the Selection III Committee process.
7. The Selection III / Reentry Committee will not review a student’s reentry application file if the student has an incomplete grade, is in an active grievance, and/or has an outstanding balance.
8. The Selection III / Reentry Committee will make all selection decisions and academic course plans.  Enrollment Services will communicate next steps with the student.
9. If selected, students who are out of instruction for one semester will be required to enroll and take all courses at the level of reentry regardless of previously earned credit.
10. All students reentering Sophomore II must enroll and successfully complete NSG 2501: Synthesis of Nursing Concepts course regardless of previously earned credit.