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| # Personal Leave of Absence – A Personal Leave of Absence may be requested in writing from the student to the Program Director. Prior to approval, the program will consult with the Office of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs to evaluate current and future enrollment plans and to review potential financial implications for the student. A request for a Personal Leave of Absence for documented medical or ADA reasons may not be denied. The student is expected to satisfy all academic requirements, program policies and procedures, and professionalism standards while a Leave of Absence request is being reviewed. If the Personal Leave of Absence request not related to a documented medical or ADA reason is likely to be denied, the Program Director will first consult with the CAHP Primary Conduct Officer. If the Personal Leave of Absence is approved, the Program Director, or program committee, must provide a plan of study to be followed on return to the program, including a specified timeline of activities, and a deadline for satisfactory completion of the plan. The Proposal for Return must include any administrative actions that should accompany this change of status, including consultation with financial aid for financial implications of taking a leave of absence; Notice of the date by which the student must provide to the Program Director and the CAHP Director of Enrollment Management written Notice of Intent to Return to the program; and a plan of study to be completed upon the student’s return to the program, noting if the student will be placed on a decelerated plan of study upon return, specifying the student’s academic standing at the time of return. The date by which the student will return to the program must be communicated at least three weeks prior to the start of the agreed upon semester of return. | | # Personal Leave of Absence – A Personal Leave of Absence may be requested in writing from the student to the Program Director. Prior to approval, the program will consult with the Office of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs to evaluate current and future enrollment plans and to review potential financial implications for the student. A request for a Personal Leave of Absence for documented medical or ADA reasons may not be denied. The student is expected to satisfy all academic requirements, program policies and procedures, and professionalism standards while a Leave of Absence request is being reviewed. If the Personal Leave of Absence request not related to a documented medical or ADA reason is likely to be denied, the Program Director will first consult with the CAHP Primary Conduct Officer. If the Personal Leave of Absence is approved, the Program Director, or program committee, must provide a plan of study to be followed on return to the program, including a specified timeline of activities, and a deadline for satisfactory completion of the plan. The Proposal for Return must include any administrative actions that should accompany this change of status, including consultation with financial aid for financial implications of taking a leave of absence; Notice of the date by which the student must provide to the Program Director and the CAHP Director of Enrollment Management written Notice of Intent to Return to the program; and a plan of study to be completed upon the student’s return to the program, noting if the student will be placed on a decelerated plan of study upon return, specifying the student’s academic standing at the time of return. The date by which the student will return to the program must be communicated at least three weeks prior to the start of the agreed upon semester of return. |
| # Withdrawal –The student must consult with the Program Director regarding the decision to withdraw prior to submitting a written Request for Withdrawal. The student must request a withdrawal in writing to the Program Director and the CAHP Director of Enrollment Management. Withdrawn is a final status. Notation of Withdrawn will appear on the student’s academic transcript with the date that the withdrawal is effective. In the case of a student-initiated withdrawal, the student is eligible to reapply to the program. | | # Withdrawal –The student must consult with the Program Director regarding the decision to withdraw prior to submitting a written Request for Withdrawal. The student must request a withdrawal in writing to the Program Director and the CAHP Director of Enrollment Management. Withdrawn is a final status. Notation of Withdrawn will appear on the student’s academic transcript with the date that the withdrawal is effective. In the case of a student-initiated withdrawal, the student is eligible to reapply to the program. |
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| === Section III – Responses to Violations of the Standards ===
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| '''A. Student’s Response with Descriptions'''
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| # Appeals of Academic Evaluations – Immediately after receiving a grade which the student believes in unfair, the student may set in motion an informal appeal followed by a formal appeal process. For more details, refer to the [https://catalog.unmc.edu/general-information/student-policies-procedures/academic-professional-performance-policies/ Appeals of Academic Evaluations].
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| # Personal Leave of Absence – A Personal Leave of Absence may be requested in writing from the student to the Program Director. A request for a Personal Leave of Absence for documented medical or ADA reasons may not be denied. If the Personal Leave of Absence request not related to a documented medical or ADA reason is denied, the Program Director will first consult with the CAHP Primary Conduct Officer. If the Personal Leave of Absence is approved, the Program Director, or program committee, must provide a plan of study to be followed on return to the program, including a specified timeline of activities, and a deadline for satisfactory completion of the plan. The Proposal for Return must include any administrative actions that should accompany this change of status, including consultation with financial aid for financial implications of taking a leave of absence; Notice of the date by which the student must provide to the Program Director and the CAHP Director of Enrollment Management written Notice of Intent to Return to the program; and a plan of study to be completed upon the student’s return to the program, noting if the student will be placed on a decelerated plan of study upon return, specifying the student’s academic standing at the time of return. The date by which the student will return to the program must be communicated at least three weeks prior to the start of the agreed upon semester of return.
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| # Withdrawal – The student must consult with the Program Director regarding the decision to withdraw prior to submitting a written Request for Withdrawal. The student must request a withdrawal in writing to the Program Director and the CAHP Director of Enrollment Management. Withdrawn is a final status. Notation of Withdrawn will appear on the student’s academic transcript with the date that the withdrawal is effective. In the case of a response to a violation of academic standards, it is the program’s discretion if the withdrawn student is eligible to reapply to the program.
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| '''B. CAHP’s Response with Descriptions'''
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| Programmatic accreditation standards may offer unique definitions in which CAHP programs must adhere to. Students should contact the Program Director for any variation in the definition of terms provided below.
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| The CAHP’s response may include one (1) or more of the following:
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| # Formal Remediation without Academic Probation – Remediation is the defined and applied process for addressing deficiencies in a student’s knowledge, skills, or behavior such that the correction of these deficiencies is measurable and can be documented. A written remediation plan will be provided by the Program Director, or program committee, for unsatisfactory academic performance and/or professional conduct. The remediation plan will identify the unsatisfactory academic performance and/or professional conduct, provide expectations and activities for improvement, and a deadline for satisfactory completion of the plan. A Formal Remediation cannot be appealed. Notation of Formal Remediation will not appear on the student’s transcript. If the unsatisfactory academic performance or professional conduct is not resolved as defined by the remediation plan, the student will be referred to the Academic Success Advisory Board of the department in which the student is enrolled for consideration of more severe remediation action.
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| # Academic Probation – Probation is a period of time in which corrective action through a detailed formal remediation plan is imposed upon a student for not meeting program standards. A written remediation plan will be provided by the Academic Success Advisory Board of the CAHP department with input from the Program, or program committee, as appropriate for unsatisfactory academic performance and/or professional conduct. The remediation plan must identify the unsatisfactory academic performance or professional conduct, provide expectations and activities for improvement, a deadline for satisfactory completion of the plan, and notification of an internal Change of Status notation in the student’s file. An Academic Probation response cannot be appealed. Notation of Academic Probation will not appear on the student’s transcript.
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| ## The failure to satisfy a condition of probation may be treated as an independent violation of the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Standing and Progression.
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| ## A violation of the Standards while a student is on probation may result in a more severe response to the new academic violation than if the new academic violation was considered in isolation.
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| # Required Leave of Absence or Deceleration – A Required Leave of Absence is a period of time in which the student is required to discontinue academic enrollment in a program. Deceleration is a status when a student remains enrolled in a program but follows a modified academic plan of study. A written remediation plan provided by the CAHP department’s Academic Success Advisory Board with input from the Program, or program committee, will be provided upon the student’s return from a leave of absence. The remediation plan must identify the unsatisfactory academic performance and/or professional conduct, provide expectations and activities for improvement, a deadline for satisfactory completion of the plan, and notification of a Change of Status notation in the student’s file with the UNMC Registrar. The remediation plan must include any administrative actions that should accompany the change of status including consultation with financial aid, instructions that include a deadline by which the student must provide a written Notice of Intent to Return and a plan of study to be completed upon the student’s return to the program, specifically noting if the student will be placed on a decelerated plan of study with the student’s academic standing at the time of return. A Required Leave of Absence cannot be appealed. Notation of Required Leave of Absence will appear on the student’s transcript as Leave of Absence. A Required Leave of Absence or Deceleration may be requested by the Program Director, or program committee, to the CAHP department’s Academic Success Advisory Board when:
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| ## The student has failed to satisfactorily complete the required course(s) in a single semester;
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| ## The student has failed to complete a remediation plan while being on Academic Probation;
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| ## As an alternative to Dismissal or Withdrawal.
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| # Academic Suspension – Suspension is the temporary removal of a student from academic activities following evidence of a violation of the standards. In situations of compromised safety or privacy in a clinical setting, the Program Director may issue an immediate but temporary Academic Suspension. All clinical activities will be suspended pending a decision on the appropriate action to be taken. If the action taken is more severe than a Formal Remediation or Academic Probation, the CAHP department’s Academic Success Advisory Board will advance the recommendation for remedial action to the Primary Conduct Officer.
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| # Academic Dismissal – Dismissal is the official removal of a student from an academic program. Dismissed is a final status mandated by the CAHP Conduct Board for unsatisfactory academic performance and/or professional conduct. Dismissal does not require student assent. A student may appeal this action. Notation of Dismissed will appear on the student’s transcript along with the effective date of the dismissal.
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| If there is a dispute about whether a student complied with any of the conditions imposed as part of the response to a violation, the dispute must be resolved at a hearing before the Hearing Officer or CAHP Conduct Board.
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