Have a relative in a 5 semester nursing program in the South. The rules of the University is that failing is scoring under a 77% on any class. You are permitted to fail just one class (which you must repeat), but if you fail another you are out of the nursing program. My relative failed one class in the 2nd semester and it was taken and passed.
In the 4th semester that was just completed, they got an A, B and the 3rd grade was headed for a B until they were asked to write a reflective essay. In the rubric, they were allowed a rewrite of the essay if they got a poor grade. Well they were given a 62% on the essay and the professor denied him an opportunity for the rewrite. Because of that they were just dismissed out of the nursing program, so with 130 credits they have no degree. and perhaps a meeting with the Dean to discuss the situation.
If the Dean does not recognize the extenuating circumstance of the Professor not allowing the writeup then what is the next alternative to get some justice?
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