Section 1000-01-.08 - SCHOOLS - STUDENTS(1) Selection and Admission. - Admission practices shall be based on stated criteria for selection and admission of students. (a) Provisions shall be made for obtaining and compiling pertinent information about accepted applicants for the program.(b) Acceptance of applicants should be based on completion of high school or its equivalent and eligibility for admission to the University of Tennessee.(2) Scholastic Standing and Graduation. - Policies regarding scholastic achievement required for continuation in and graduation from the program shall be stated in writing and made available to the students. (a) Graduation shall depend upon satisfactory evidence of completion of the total requirements of the program.(b) All requirements for acceptance for licensure shall have been completed before the date of the licensing examination. On the applicant's application for licensure by examination the school is required to recommend graduates in the area of health, graduation from high school or its equivalent, and completion of the approved program in nursing.(3) Health. (a) All schools shall have an adequate student health program.(b) A continuous counseling and guidance program shall be provided to facilitate optimum development of the student.(4) Transfer and Readmission of Students. - A student may be readmitted and accepted by transfer to a program at the discretion of the school. It shall be incumbent on the school to show that such readmission and/or transfer admission is within the established entrance policies and standards and that provisions are made for each such student to meet the requirements of the school for graduation and to qualify for the licensing examination. Consultation concerning this may be sought from the Board.(5) Reserved for Future Use.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1000-01-.08
Original Rule certified May 10, 1974.Authority: T.C.A. § 63-736(c).