School of Nursing Policies

Undergraduate Policies

1 — Admission and Financial Aid: Undergraduate
2 — Admission: Requirements for High School Applicants
3 — Admission: Notification of Applicants Regarding State of PA and Facility Requirements During Nursing School and After Graduation
4 — Admission: Requirements for RN Options Track Applicants
6 — Admission: Requirements for Transfer Applicants
10 — Admission: Readmission
30 — Registration and Add/Drop
32 — Transfer of Credit
33 — Approval: Substituting Courses from Another College or University
34 — C.L.E.P. Examination Credits
36 — Registration Status
45 — Attendance
46 — Determination of Class Designation for Prelicensure Undergraduate Students
60 — Grading System
68 — Statute of Limitations
80 — Examinations
90 — Witnessing Documents
91 — Dress Code for Clinical Settings
92 — Wearing of Student Uniforms when Working as an Employee
100 — Classification of Students for Graduation and Pinning
101 — Class Rank
102 — Graduation with Honors
103 — Keeper of the Light Award
104 — Program Honors for RN Options Students
117 — NCLEX-RN Preparatory Examinations - Prelicensure Baccalaureate Students
125 — University Honors Convocation
150 — Dean's List
152 — Admission: Requirements for Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN Applicants
153 — Acceptable Academic Status and Performance, Repeating Courses and Warning, Probation and Dismissal: Undergraduate Students

Graduate Policies

200 — Admission, Master's Program
202 — Challenge Examinations/Credits by Course Examination
203 — Registration Process and Add/Drop
204 — Course Work Acceptable for Master's Degree
206 — Change of Status from Provisional to Full Graduate Status
208 — Statute of Limitations/Leave of Absence
209 — Grading Policy
216 — Readmission/Deferral
217 — Comprehensive Examination: Master's Program
219 — Publication of Thesis or Dissertation
220 — Application for Graduation
224 — Transfer of Credits from Another Graduate Institution
225 — Advanced Standing of Credits from the University of Pittsburgh
227 — Dissertation Development and Completion
229 — Admission: Special Non-degree Status
230 — Preliminary Examination: PhD Program
231 — Admission: PhD Program
235 — Comprehensive Examination & Overview, PhD Program
236 — Credits Taken for Doctoral Dissertation
239 — Registration Status
240 — Admission: Doctor of Philosophy Nursing Minor
277 — Second Master's in Nursing Degree
279 — Assignment of the Academic Advisor and Selection of the Dissertation Chair
280 — Admission: Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs
281 — Attendance
282 — Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Development and Completion
283 — Acceptable Academic Performance Warning Probation & Dismissal of Graduate Students
284 — Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Comprehensive Examination
285 — Admission: Post-Professional Certificates

General Policies

300 — Auditing a Course
302 — Health Incidents
- Health Incident Fillable Form
303 — HIV/HBV: Faculty and Students
305 — Unsafe Student Clinical Performance
306 — Academic Integrity: Faculty Obligations
307 — Academic Integrity: Student Obligations
310 — Termination of Registration/Resignation
311 — Course(s) Withdrawal
312 — "I" Grades
313 — "G" Grades
314 — Retention of Examination Papers
350 — Nomination of Faculty for Regular Membership in the Graduate Faculty of the University of Pittsburgh
360 — Peer Evaluation of Teaching/Reappointment
361 — Appointment, Reappointment including Track Change and Placement Outside of the Tenure Stream
362 — Promotion and Conferral of Tenure
364 — Liability Insurance for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
365 — Verification of English Language Proficiency for Students Classified as Foreign Students
366 — Student Impaired Clinical Performance
367 — Independent Study
368 — Student Performance Improvement Plan
- Student Performance Improvement Plan
369 — Required Student Documents for Clinical Experiences
370 — Health Evaluations
371 — International Student Admission
372 — Admission to Closed or Restricted Class Requested Form

Administrative Policies

402 — Photocopy Service
403 — Clinical Travel Expenses
406 — Replacement of Equipment, Furnishings, and Supplies
407 — Approval of Faculty, Post-Doctoral Fellow and Student Research Studies/IRB
408B — Guidelines for Submitting Training Proposals
408C — Student and Post-Doctoral Fellow Research Proposal Reviews
408A — Faculty Research Proposal Reviews
410 — Storage of Research Data for Faculty, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Students and International Scholar Researchers
411 — International Visiting Scholars: Participating in a Mentored Research Experience
412 — Clinical Hours for Prelicensure Courses
413 — Research Laboratories Policy
416 — Research Integrity
418 — Low Enrollment Courses
419 — Academic Planning Proposal
420 — Biological Specimen Storage Policy
421 — Approval of University Policies
422 — Faculty Scholarly Clinical Practice
423 — Clinical Placement
424 — Formal Student Complaints
428 — Evidence of Professional Nursing Licensure and Continuing Education Credits of Faculty Members, Staff and Volunteers
429 — Latex Gloves Sensitivity
430 — Course Review, Revision, and Approval Process
431 — Governance
432 — Program Review and Quality Improvement
433 — Clinical Preceptors for Graduate Students
434 — Clinical Preceptors for Undergraduate Students
435 — Course Materials
436 — Academic Record Keeping: Enrolled Students and Graduates
437 — Student Code of Conduct
438 — Criteria for Students Engaged in Distance Learning
443 — Salary Reconsideration
444 — Disposal of Sponsored Research Equipment and Supplies
445 — Faculty Absences
446 — Credit Hour Definition by Federal Regulation
448 — Faculty Orientation
449 — Committee Minutes Retention
450 — Faculty record management
451 — Faculty Development
452 — Annual Faculty Self-Evaluation
454 — Assessment of Graduate Outcomes
455 — COVID-19: Domestic and International Travel Policy
- Faculty Absence Form
- Staff Absence Form
456 — Refunds and Cancellations for Professional Development Learning Activities
457 — Staff Transfers During a Provisional Period
458 — Principal Investigator Effort During No Cost Extensions
459 — Nursing Students as Research Participants