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If this first step does not alleviate the student’s concern or the concern is about the student’s immediate faculty member, the student should follow the School of Nursing chain of command. a. Grade Appeal The School of Nursing follows the NLU grade appeal policy and procedure, found in the Undergraduate Catalog under Academic Policies and Procedures; Academic Appeals https://nl.edu/student-services/student-affairs/student-complaints-and-grievances/ b. Formal Complaints The process for filing a formal complaint can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog under University Policies and Procedure; Incident Reporting 9. Academic/Retention & Behavior Alert When a student’s academic work and/or behavior falls below required or acceptable standards in any component or setting of a course, the faculty member will enter the appropriate alert: academic and/or behavior. In addition, the student may also be referred to the Academic Progression Committee and/or required to complete a student performance improvement action plan. When an academic alert is placed, the student and student’s advisor will receive an email notification. Reasons for academic alert can include unsatisfactory performance on an exam, in written assignments, in Simulation Center or clinical, or be attendance related. Before placing an academic alert, the faculty member will make every reasonable attempt to make the student aware of the academic concern before submitting the alert. See the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) for behaviors that could be considered: (a) dangerous or disruptive to themselves or other members of the university community; or (b) in serious violation of National Louis University’s Student Code of Conduct. 10. Academic Integrity National Louis University subscribes to the principle that academic quality and a productive learning environment are inextricably linked to academic honesty. Like other colleges and universities, National Louis University has expectations regarding academic honesty on the part of students, faculty, and staff, and, indeed, to professional people at all levels of academic activity. With respect to the academic honesty of students, it is expected that all material submitted as part of any class exercise, in or out of class, is the actual work of the student whose name appears on the material or is properly documented otherwise. The concept of academic honesty includes plagiarism as well as receiving and/or giving improper assistance and other forms of cheating on coursework. Students found to have engaged in academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary action and may be dismissed from the University. Faculty has the right to analyze and evaluate students’ coursework. Students may be asked to submit their papers electronically to a third-party plagiarism detection service. Students who are asked to submit their papers and refuse must provide proof for every cited work comprising the cover page and first cited page for each source listed in the bibliography.
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