Students choosing to withdraw from a course must complete a Withdrawal Request Form and submit it to the coordinator of Financial Aid and Student Information. A grade of WF (Withdraw Failure) or WP (Withdraw Pass) is assigned by the teacher and will be determined on the day of withdrawal. No credit is awarded for courses with grades of WF or WP. Please refer to Financial Aid Policies for refund information. Students receiving financial aid must schedule an exit interview with the coordinator of Financial Aid and Student Information.

Withdrawing from a course or courses could result in automatic withdrawal from the program. Withdrawal from the program requires re-application to the program. Re-application will be considered on a space available basis at the discretion of the director.

Students withdrawing from a course or courses are subject to all financial obligations to the school including the course or courses from which they are withdrawing. Should a student elect to withdraw pass during or after the fifth week for the daylight class or during the tenth week for the evening/weekend or 16-week classes, he/she will be responsible for the payment of the class for which he/she is withdrawing. If the student is on loan forgiveness, the amount of the class will be added onto the total taxable amount.

Students enrolled in affiliate college courses must follow the withdrawal policies of that college.

Involuntary

A student who fails to achieve a minimum passing theory grade of 76 percent or clinical rating of “pass” in a nursing course will be automatically terminated.

The director reserves the right to terminate any student in violation of “Student Behavior Expectations.”

Students who involuntarily withdraw from the program must re-apply and pay a $25 re-application fee. Re-application is granted by the director on an individual basis and subject to space available.

Reference requests

Faculty providing recommendations for current and former students of UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing may choose to complete either a Reference request form or write a letter of reference. All student reference requests must be submitted in writing and must include the reason for the reference, the recipient’s address, and the student’s signature. After obtaining the student’s signature granting authorization and release, faculty may either complete both pages of the former or write a letter of reference which will be forwarded to the requested recipient. If desired, faculty may copy the reference for the student’s permanent file.

Transcript requests

The request for issuance of a student’s transcript record must be authorized in writing by the student. An Authorization for the Release of Academic Transcript form must be completed and submitted to the coordinator of Financial Aid and Student Information. This request should include name used as a student, present name, present address, and year of graduation or attendance.
The current fee for an academic transcript is $2 that must be paid with the written request. This fee is subject to change as necessary.
Official academic transcripts (with the UPMC Shadyside seal and signature of the School of Nursing director) will not be issued until all accounts with UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing have been paid.
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing does not issue transcripts of other institutions on file in the student’s records.
A grade report will be issued at the end of each term. This grade report includes individual theory grades and the clinical experience rating for the current term.