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Failure and Program Expulsion

If you fail to meet the course objectives, policies, and procedures outlined in the classroom and this handbook, you may face failure or program expulsion. Any failed course(s) must be repeated before proceeding to the next course outlined in your program of study. Refer to the Repeat Policy in the University Catalog for more information on the number of allowable attempts and failure of co-requisite didactic courses. A Code of Conduct violation may be filed by the clinical faculty for any action that results in clinical failure. Clinical experience or Clinical course failure shall result in a failure of the corequisite didactic course. Examples of clinical failure, program expulsion, or Code of Conduct violation actions, include but are not limited to: 

  • Unsafe clinical practice, which includes remaining in clinical without approved rotation or in a not compliant status

  • Repeat tardiness in clinical/lab/immersions

  • Unexcused clinical/lab/immersion absence or abandonment

  • HIPAA violation

  • Violation of professional and behavioral standards as outlined in the FNP Clinical Handbook, USU Catalog and USU Code of Conduct.

  • Performing skills or interventions before successfully completing a Performance-Based Assessment

  • Displaying hostility or using confrontational words or body language

  • Acting independently within the scope of a nurse (i.e., taking independent and or unapproved actions outside of licensure)

  • Compromising United States University’s relationship with any preceptor or site 

  • Compromising safety in any form 

  • Plagiarism and ethical conduct resulting in Code of Conduct Violations 

  • Clinical practice fraud or forgery


Failure to report a felony or misdemeanor

In the event a student is found to have violated the University Code of Conduct, is placed on clinical probation with restriction and/or jeopardizes a clinical placement, the Program Director, OFE Director and/or designee reserves the right to require the student to identify clinical placements independently. This is in addition to any sanctions the student may realize as part of the Code of Conduct proceedings or otherwise.