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School of Nursing
Braithwaite Bldg.
3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX 75799

Office Hours:
M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

800 UT TYLER
Ph: 903.566.7320
Fx: 903.565.5533
nursing@uttyler.edu

Nursing Student Guide

Nursing Student Policies

This section addresses the policies on expectations related to professionalism in nursing students. Specific policies include:

  • Professional Nursing
  • Communication
  • Shared Governance
  • Dress Code
Professionalism Policies

This section addresses the policies related to admissions to nursing programs. Specific policies include:

  • CastleBranch
  • Substance Abuse/Drug Testing
  • Immunizations and Documentation Requirements


Admission Policies

This section addresses the general nursing academics policies that apply to all students. Specific policies include:

  • Maintaining student work
  • Student success plans
  • Evaluations by students
  • Plagiarism


Academics: General Policies

This section addresses the academic policies for BSN students. Specific policies include:

  • Declaratory orders
  • First day of class attendance
  • Medication administration exams
  • Student test-taking
  • Return to class or clinical after illness
  • ATI
  • RN-BSN licensure requirement
  • Academic performance and dismissal
  • Progression and retention
  • Consideration for readmission
  • 6-semester completion requirement
  • Campus transfer
  • Undergraduate student employment
  • NCLEX-RN


Academics: BSN Policies

This section addresses the academic policies for MSN students. Specific policies include:

  • Program transfer
  • Graduate course equivalency
  • Academic performance and dismissal
  • Progression and retention
  • consideration for readmission
  • Paper and assignment regrading
  • Extra credit


Academics: MSN Policies

This section addresses the academic policies for doctoral students. Specific policies include:

  • Program model
  • Admission to UT Tyler PhD and DNP programs
  • Non-degree seeking students
  • Advising for PhD students
  • Advising for DNP students
  • Graduate course equivalency
  • Progression
  • Graduation


Academics: Doctoral Policies

This section addresses the clinical expectations for nursing programs. Specific policies include:

  • Undergraduate student clinical responsibilities
  • Graduate clinical responsibilities
  • Clinical sites
  • Preceptors
  • Prevention of healthcare-associated infections
  • Bloodborne pathogens
  • Caring for patients in airborne or droplet isolation
  • First aid for percutaneous and mucocutaneous exposures
  • Narcotic acquisition by students in clinical
  • Unsafe clinical performance
  • Calculation of clinical hours for BSN students
  • Student scope of practice in skills in the clinical setting


Clinical Policies

This section includes the policies related to graduation from nursing programs. Specific policies include:

  • Filing for graduation
  • Nursing convocation (pinning ceremony)
  • University commencement


Graduation Policies

This section includes forms referenced within the School of Nursing policies and procedures. Specific forms include:

Policies

1 Professionalism

1.1 Professional Nursing

1.1.1 Good Professional Character (Texas Board of Nursing)

1.1.2 Professional Behavior

1.2 Communication

1.2.1 Maintaining Current Student Information

1.2.2 Canvas Guidelines

1.2.3 Email Guidelines

1.2.4 Creating & Saving your UT Tyler Email Signature

1.2.5 Social Networking/Media

1.3 Shared Governance

1.4 Dress Code

1.4.1 Classroom

1.4.2 White Coat Ceremony

1.4.3 Pre- or Post-Clinical Experiences

1.4.4 Clinical Experiences: Undergraduate

1.4.5 Clinical Experiences: Graduate

1.4.6 Professional Presentations/ Conferences

1.4.7 Nursing Convocation (Pinning Ceremony)

2 Admission

2.1 CastleBranch

2.2 Substance Abuse / Drug Testing

2.2.1 Pre-admission Drug Testing

2.2.2 Random Drug Testing

2.2.3 Testing for Cause

2.3 Immunizations and Documentation Requirements: Undergraduate

2.3.1 Immunizations

2.3.1.3.1 Immunizations Exemption Request Form

2.3.1.3.4 Flu Vaccine Waiver for students starting Summer or Fall semesters

2.3.1.3.5 COVID-19 Vaccine Waiver

2.3.2 Tuberculosis Screening

2.4 Immunizations and Documentation Requirements: Graduate

2.4.1 Immunizations

2.4.1.1 COVID-19 Information for Persons Entering CMS Facilities

2.4.1.5 Immunizations Exemption Request Form

2.4.1.6 COVID-19 Vaccination Medical Exemption Request Form

2.4.1.7 COVID-19 Vaccination Religious Exemption Request Form

2.4.2 Tuberculosis Screening

2.4.3 Liability Insurance 

2.4.4 RN License 

2.4.5 BLS/CPR 

2.4.6 Health Insurance

2.4.6.1 Health Insurance Waiver

3 Academics: General

3.1 Maintaining Student Work

3.2 Student Success Plan

3.3 Evaluations by Students

3.3.1 Course, Faculty, Preceptor, and Facility Evaluations

3.3.2 Program Evaluation

3.4 Plagiarism

4 Academics: BSN

4.1 Declaratory Order

4.2 First Day of Class Attendance

4.3 Medication Administration Exam

4.4 Student Test-Taking

4.5 Return to Class or Clinical after Illness

4.6 ATI

4.7 RN-BSN Licensure Requirement

4.8 Academic Performance and Dismissal

4.9 Progression & Retention

4.9.1 Withdrawing (dropping) a Required Nursing Program Course

4.9.2 Failure of a Required Nursing Course

4.9.3 Withdrawing (dropping) or Failure of Required Pre-Nursing Courses

4.9.4 Medical Withdrawals

4.9.5 Student Appeals

4.10 Consideration for Readmission

4.11 6-Semester Completion Requirement

4.12 Campus Transfer

4.13 Undergraduate Student Employment

4.14 NCLEX-RN

5 Academics: MSN

5.1 Program Transfer

5.2 Graduate Course Equivalency

5.3 Academic Performance and Dismissal

5.4 Progression & Retention

5.5 Consideration for Readmission

5.6 Paper/Assignment Re-grading

5.7 Extra Credit

6 Academics: Doctoral

6.1 Program Model

6.2 Admission to UT Tyler PhD and DNP Degree Programs

6.3 Non-Degree Seeking Students

6.4 Advising for PhD Students

6.5 Advising for DNP Students

6.6 Graduate Course Equivalency

6.7 Progression

6.7.1 Doctoral Proficiency Exam for PhD only

6.7.2 Candidacy for PhD only

6.7.3 Dissertation for PhD only

6.7.4 DNP Project DNP only

6.8 Graduation

7 Clinical Policies

7.1 Undergraduate Student Clinical Responsibilities

7.2 Graduate Clinical Responsibilities

7.3 Clinical Sites

7.4 Preceptors

7.5 Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections

7.6 Bloodborne Pathogens

7.7 Caring for Patients in Airborne or Droplet Isolation

7.8 Needle Stick and/or Exposure Policy with Incident Form

7.9 First Aid for Percutaneous and Mucocutaneous Exposures

7.10 Narcotic Acquisition by Students in Clinical

7.11 Unsafe Clinical Performance

7.12 Calculation of Clinical Hours for BSN Students

7.13 Student Scope of Practice of Skills in the Clinical Setting

7.13.1 Student Scope of Practice Handout

8 Graduation

8.1 Filing for Graduation

8.2 Nursing Convocation (Pinning Ceremony)

8.3 University Commencement

9 Appendices/ Forms

9.1 Undergraduate Affirmation Forms

9.2 Graduate Affirmation Forms

9.3 Employer Tuition Reimbursement

9.4 Course Grade Appeal Form

9.5 Graduate Nursing Dismissal Petition for Readmission

9.6 Graduate Nursing Petition for Progression

9.7 Undergraduate Acceptance Affirmation Form

9.8 Graduate Admission Acceptance Affirmation