Updates Effective 04/20/2010:    Addendum to Sept 14, 2009 Catalog Unit of Credit The Academy for Practical Nursing and Health Occupations defines a Unit of Credit as the following: One (1) clock hour constitutes fifty (50) minutes of directed, supervised instruction and appropriate breaks. Effective 01/02/2010:    The first attempt of the National Exam is included in tuition. If an individual needs to repeat the exam, takes, and passes the exam within one year from their graduation date, APNHO will reimburse the exam fees upon submission of receipts of testing fees and proof of licensure. Policy on Transfer Students Between Programs within APNHO Effective 11/19/2009:    Students wishing to transfer within APNHO (i.e., day PN class to an evening PN class, evening class to day class, from a health occupations class to the practical nursing program, from the practical nursing program to a health occupations class) will be accommodated with the following considerations: If there are seats available If the student will not exceed 150% of the hours and/or weeks to complete the term If the requested class has not progressed beyond the student’s current class. Students who are on probation must terminate before transferring and must audit the term for which they were placed on probation and follow the rules and policies of Audit. Students must meet all admission criteria and after acceptance must secure the available position by completing the enrollment agreement and paying the required fees or agreeing to the conditions of the financial assistance available. Once enrolled into a class at APNHO all standards and policies in effect as of the new enrollment date will apply and must be met. Student will sign a form indicating the receipt of the new class syllabus. This signed form will be kept in the student file. Policy on the Transfer of Credits Earned at Other Institutions of Higher Education for Application toward the Completion Requirements of Programs at APNHO Effective 11/19/2009:    All students wishing to apply credit earned at other institutions must furnish an official transcript in enough detail to establish that the coursework and clinical work is comparable to the program they wish to attend at APNHO. After all current admission criteria are met, competency testing will take place. Students will be granted credit consistent with the level of mastered competencies of this school’s program. Requirements: Meet all current admission criteria. Supply an official transcript in enough detail to establish that coursework and clinical work is comparable to the program they wish to attend at APNHO. In order to confirm competencies, all applicants will be required to be tested prior to credit being accepted. (This also applies to students who were previously enrolled at APNHO and who terminated for any reason.) Practical Nursing students will only be admitted at the beginning of Term 1, 2, or 3 as applicable by testing results and will accommodated as seats are available. Successful completion and competency testing for Term 1 is equivalent to 450 clock hours and Term 2 is the equivalent to 450 clock hours. These hours will be credited as earned from another institution if the student passes the competency testing. Term 3 and Term 4 must be taken at APNHO with no credit applied from another institution. Health Occupation students will only be admitted at the beginning of Term 1 or Term 2 as applicable by testing results. Successful completion of competency testing for Term 1 is equivalent to 301 clock hours. These hours will be credited as earned from another institution if the student passes the competency testing. Term 2 must be taken at APNHO with no credit applied from another institution After all paperwork, transcripts, references and other required documents are received and completely reviewed, the applicant may be interviewed and considered for admission. Selections will be made and applicants will be notified by phone that they have been selected. After acceptance, the applicant must secure the available position by completing the enrollment agreement and paying the required fees or agreeing to the conditions of the financial assistance. Once enrolled at APNHO, all standards and policies in effect as of the enrollment date will apply and must be met. Transfer and Advanced Placement does not apply to applicants who have been out of school for more than five years. Policy on APNHO Students Wishing to Transfer to Another School Effective 11/19/2009:    Upon written request, this school will furnish the final official sealed transcript in order for the student to resume similar studies without having to repeat competencies mastered. Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the accepting institution and it is the students’ responsibility to confirm whether or not credits will be accepted by another institution of the students’ choice. Please note that all of the student’s financial obligations must be taken care of before transcripts will be issued. Federal Title IV Policy Effective 02/02/2010:    Return to Title IV Policy The Federal Return of Title IV funds formula (R2T4) dictates the amount of Federal Title IV aid that must be returned to the federal government or the lending institution by the school and/or the student. The federal formula is applicable to an eligible student receiving federal aid when that student withdraws on or before the 60% point in time in the payment period. If a student does not begin training, the R2T4 formula does not apply. For official withdrawals a student’s withdrawal date is the date the school received notice from the student that they are withdrawing. Official Withdrawal Process: If a student wishes to withdraw from school, they must notify the Dean of the School. The notification may be in writing or orally. The date the notification is received is the date of determination. The Dean must begin the withdrawal process. For unofficial withdrawals a student’s withdrawal date is their last day of physical attendance. The school’s determination that a student is no longer in school for unofficial withdrawals is determined after 14 days of non attendance. The federal formula requires a Return of Title IV calculation if the student received or could have received based on eligibility criteria) federal financial assistance in the form of Pell Grants, Stafford Loans or Plus loans and withdraws on or before completing 60% of the payment period. The percentage of Title IV aid earned is equal to the percentage of the payment period that was completed as of the withdrawal date if this occurs on or before the 60% point of time. The percentage that has not been earned is calculated by subtracting the percentage of Title IV aid earned from 100%. The percentage of the payment period completed is calculated by the hours scheduled in the payment period as of the withdrawal date divided by the scheduled hours in the payment period. The amount to be returned is calculated by subtracting the amount of Title IV assistance earned from the amount of Title IV aid that was or could have been disbursed as of the withdrawal date. If a student receives less Title IV funds than the amount earned, the school will offer the student a disbursement of the earned aid that was not received at the time of their withdrawal which is a post withdrawal disbursement. Post withdrawal disbursements will be made from Pell grant funds first if eligible. If there are current educational costs still due the school at the time of withdrawal, a Pell grant post withdrawal disbursement will be credited to the student’s account. Any Pell grant funds in excess of current educational costs will be offered to the student. Any federal loan program funds due in a post withdrawal disbursement must be offered to the student and the school must receive the student’s permission before crediting their account. The following Title IV refund distribution is used for all FA students due a refund: Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan Unsubsidized Direct Stafford Loan Subsidized Direct Stafford Loan Federal Perkins Loan Federal PLUS Loan Direct PLUS Loan Federal Pell Grant FSEOG Refunds will be made to the federal programs within 30 days of the student’s date of determination. The statute requires that a student is responsible for all unearned Title IV program assistance that the school is not required to return. This is determined by subtracting the amount returned by the school from the total amount of unearned Title IV funds to be returned.