Attendance

 

All students are required to complete 120 hours of combined didactics, lab and clinical training.

 

Lecture - 60 hours
Lab - 20 hours
Clinical training - 40 hours

 

Late attendance:
Students are allowed to be late for 15 minutes for lectures and skills lab classes. 3 instances of being 15 minutes late is equivalent to 1 absence.

Students are responsible for any missed lectures and skills topics. Students are expected to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to their clinical training.

 

Absences:
Clinical training: Students are expected to meet the total number of hours as set by the Arizona Board of Nursing. There are no provisions for excused absence other than the list under “special circumstances”.

 

Special circumstances:
The following “special circumstances” constitute an excused absence with appropriate documentation submitted to the instructor.

a. Jury duty and subpoenas
b. Family emergency: death of immediate family member (parents, child, spouse, siblings)

 

Students who are unable to attend lectures or skills should submit a written notification to the instructor seven days prior.

 

If a student misses one day of theory class, he/she will be able to make up for it on the last day of the Theory portion of the program. If a student misses more than one day of theory classes, the student will be transferred to another cohort.

 

If a student misses one day of clinicals, he/she will be able to make up for it on the last day of Clinicals of the program. If a student misses more than one day of clinicals, the student will be transferred to a future cohort.

 

Missed clinical hours need to be taken at the clinical site with an instructor. The School may assign students to join another class to make up missed hours.

 

Students with more than two (2) absences will be moved to a future cohort.

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Please be advised of the following revisions to the school's policy on Make-Up Duty, Make-Up Class Fees and Procedures:

• Make-up Fee: A charge of $25.00 per hour will be applied to all make-up classes for missed hours on lecture, skills lab and clinical training. 

• Payment Deadline for Lectures and Skills Training: Payment for make-up hours related to lectures and skills training must be received three (3) days prior to the scheduled make-up day.  

• Payment Deadline for Clinicals: Payment for make-up hours related to clinicals is due upon submission of the request for a make-up day.

• Make-Up Schedule for Clinicals: Make-up hours for clinicals will be accommodated within the next available cohort only. No exceptions will be made to this schedule.

• Make-Up Schedule for Lectures and Skills Training: 

  • Make up hours for students with one (1) absence for lectures or skills training may schedule for a make-up class directly with the instructor. The date and time will be scheduled through mutual agreement with the instructor.

  • Make-up hours for students with two (2) or more absences for lectures and/or skills training will be accommodated within the next available cohort only. No exceptions will be made to this schedule.

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Punctual attendance at all scheduled make-up hours is mandatory. Students arriving late or failing to attend will forfeit the associated fees (no refund will be issued for any missed make-up hours). Any missed hours will be subject to the standard make-up fees and must be scheduled directly with the clinical instructor. 

 

Students who are unable to attend lectures or skills should submit a written notification to the instructor no later than 48 hours prior.