Cultural Competence

Gainful Employment Disclosure

The College of Staten Island offers the following Gainful Employment programs: If you seek additional information about any of the other Graduate Nursing programs, please contact Dr. Catherine Paradiso in the Department of Nursing at 718.982.3838 or email her at catherine.paradiso@csi.cuny.edu. For information about the Advanced Certificate in Cultural Competence Program, please contact Dr. Marianne Jeffreys in the Department of Nursing at 718.982.3825 or email her at marianne.jeffreys@csi.cuny.edu.

Requirements for Progression and Retention in all Graduate Programs in Nursing

Students must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B) to be retained and to progress. 

Progression: Students must achieve a grade of B in all graduate courses in order to progress. Students must provide verification of three years full-time appropriate clinical experience as a registered nurse in order to progress to the clinical courses.

Grades: For a grade lower than a B, the course must be repeated within one year. Students who do not obtain a passing grade in one course may repeat the course only once.  Progression in the program cannot occur until the course is repeated successfully.  Courses cannot be repeated more than once. Only one course can be repeated throughout the curriculum.  

Withdrawals: No more than two (2) withdrawals are permitted throughout the curriculum. When a second withdrawal is requested, permission must be obtained from the Department Chair by requesting permission for the second withdrawal in writing. Permission may be granted based upon previous academic performance, circumstances, and adequacy of the individual’s plan for success.

Academic Probation: Students whose GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation, please see policy in Graduate Catalog and the Academic Policy of the College. Improvement of the GPA may require additional coursework. Students on academic probation are not permitted to progress to the clinical courses.

Dismissal: If the student fails any one of the core (BIO 670, BIO/NRS 682, NRS 702) or role specialization courses (i.e. NRS 720, NRS 721, NRS 722, NRS 723, NRS 735, NRS 736, NRS 737) the student will be dismissed from the program.