Nursing, A.S.N. Leffler Academy Teach Out (Enrolled Before Spring 2026)
The Nursing Associate of Science is offered in Gas City.
The Nursing Associate of Science degree at Leffler Academy prepares graduates for entry-level nursing practice as competent, compassionate nurse generalists. Guided by the Academy’s philosophy and mission, students develop the knowledge, skills, and professional behaviors necessary to deliver safe, high-quality, and evidence-based care.
Throughout the curriculum, students integrate concepts from the physical, social, and behavioral sciences and the humanities with nursing theory and clinical practice. The program emphasizes the nursing roles of provider of care, manager of care, and active member of the healthcare team. Using the nursing process as a critical thinking framework, students learn to provide individualized care to clients across the lifespan in a variety of healthcare settings, including acute care, long-term care, and community environments.
Leffler Academy fosters a learning environment grounded in caring, diversity, integrity, and excellence. Students are encouraged to value teamwork and interprofessional collaboration as essential components of quality healthcare. The curriculum provides a strong foundation for lifelong learning, professional growth, and advancement within the nursing profession.
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible to apply for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
Accreditation
The Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Program is accredited by the Indiana State Board of Nursing, www.in.gov/pla/nursing.htm.
Nursing Associate of Science Learning Outcomes:
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Implement best practice into patient care for optimal health and patient outcomes.
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Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills utilizing technology with the patients, colleagues and interprofessional team.
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Implement the nursing process to provide safe and effective patient care including wellness and health related outcomes.
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Demonstrate clinical judgement through evidence-based practice and accountability for patient’s well-being.
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Demonstrate competency as a leader, integrating cultural diversity and sensitivity to patients, colleagues, and through collaboration with professional organizations in nursing.
Licensure
After successful completion of the AAS in Nursing program, the graduate is eligible to apply to the State Board of Nursing for licensure as a registered nurse by examination. The test used to determine licensure is the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). In Indiana and many other states, graduates must complete an application which requires disclosure of criminal history including, but not limited to, charges pending against the applicant or conviction regarding a violation of any federal, state or local law relating to the use, manufacturing, distribution or dispensing of controlled substances, alcohol or other drugs or drug addiction; and/or conviction of any offense, misdemeanor or felony in any state. This excludes minor violations of traffic laws resulting in fines. If the graduate responds affirmatively to any of the items on the application, all related details must be submitted to the board. The application is completed under penalty of perjury. In addition, Indiana applicants must complete a criminal background check at the time of NCLEX-RN application. The Board of Nursing reviews the application and determines the applicant’s eligibility to take the licensure exam. The State Board of Nursing may request a personal appearance dependent on the criminal history. Final approval of the candidate’s NCLEX-RN application is at the discretion of the State Board of Nursing.
Applicants should contact their respective Board of Nursing for further information or clarification. Graduates with special learning needs must contact the State Board of Nursing if special consideration for testing needs to be made.
Successful completion of the NCLEX-RN entitles the graduate to practice as a registered nurse in that state. Applications may be made for compact state licensure with participating states or may apply for endorsement in non-participating states.
Degree Requirements
The ASN in Nursing program requires 67 credit hours which includes 26 General Education credits and 41 Nursing credits.
Program of Studies
Required Nursing Courses:
LANUR104 Fundamentals of Nursing
LANUR105 Transition from the LPN to the ASN
LANUR110 Leadership and Management Skills in Nursing
LANUR115 Pathophysiology
LANUR120 Adult Health Nursing I
LANUR210 Physical Assessment
LANUR220 Adult Health Nursing II
LANUR230 Maternal/Pediatric Nursing
LANUR320 Adult Health Nursing III
LANUR330 Mental Health
LANUR350 Nursing Capstone
Required General Education Courses:
LAAPY101 Anatomy and Physiology I
LAAPY102 Anatomy and Physiology II
LAMICR212 Microbiology
LAENGL101 English Composition
LAMATH105 Quantitative Reasoning
LANUR106 Interprofessional Communication for the Modern Nurse
LAPSYC100 Introduction to Psychology
LANUR201 Human Growth and Development
LANUTR100 Nutrition
LAPHAR 200 Pharmacology
Admissions Requirements
The following are REQUIRED procedures for consideration of acceptance into the School of Nursing at Leffler Academy.
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Applicants must be a current Undergraduate Student. The School of Nursing application process is ONLY open to students who have already completed the undergraduate application process and have been accepted as undergraduate students at Leffler Academy. School of Nursing applications submitted by applicants who are not current Leffler Academy undergraduate students will be automatically denied and the application fee will NOT be refunded or transferred to a future application!
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Applicants must attend at least ONE Information Session. Applicants must attend at least one Information Session for the desired cohort they are applying to. School of Nursing applications submitted by applicants who did not attend at least one information session for the desired cohort may be denied and the application fee will NOT be refunded or transferred to a future application! Denial of a application due to attendance is subject to the quantity of qualified candidates applying to a desired cohort. Ultimately discretion is up to the Director of Nursing and faculty of the nursing program.
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Application completed and submitted along with a $30 Application Fee (non-refundable, non-transferable, non-exchangeable). Applications will be reviewed by our staff, and incomplete or inaccurately completed applications will be automatically denied.
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An official copy of the TEAS Test Transcript MUST be submitted by the established application window deadline or the application will be automatically denied and the application fee will NOT be refunded or transferred to a future application!
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An admissions committee will be formed of the School of Nursing faculty and staff. As part of the admission process, each student will be interviewed individually. Interviews are scheduled at a specific time for each cohort. If a student does not reserve an interview in a timely fashion, the application will be denied, and the application fee will NOT be refunded or transferred to a future application!
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All applicants will be screened through NURSYS to verify that they do not possess a nursing license, neither active, nor are under suspension or probation. If an applicant is found to have a previous license, either active or under disciplinary action, the application will be denied and the application fee will NOT be refunded or transferred to a future application! The Indiana State Board of Nursing will be notified immediately.
Progression Requirements
Leffler Academy measures Satisfactory Academic Progress by considering student’s quantitative (time) and quantitative (grades) components. Leffler Academy will measure both components at the end of each semester. It is important to understand all students, regardless of Federal Student Aid program participation, must complete their program within 150% of maximum timeframe of the expected time to complete their program of study. Leffler Academy is a semester school and the Nursing A.S.N. program utilizes a calendar divided into three semesters, Spring (January-April), Summer (May-August) and Fall (September-December).
All students in all programs must meet the following academic requirements to meet the standards of satisfactory academic progress.
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Complete the program of study prior to attempting 1½ times the credit hours required for graduation from the program. Students must successfully complete 67% of the credit hours attempted each semester and achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0, and a course letter grade of “C” or higher.
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Achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and successfully complete all required courses in the program with a letter grade of “C” or higher to qualify for graduation.
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Students who have failed to complete the program successfully and have attempted 150% of the program credit hours will be dismissed from the institution.
In order to fulfill the quantitative component for meeting the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress, students must progress at a pace of successfully completing 67% of credit hours attempted during each semester. This is calculated by dividing the cumulative number of hours the student has successfully completed by the cumulative number of hours the student has attempted that semester.
Students are notified electronically through the learning management system when he/she has failed to meet the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress, he/she will be notified immediately by their Academic Advising Specialist and will be required to meet with the Director of the School of Nursing in an advising session to discuss an Academic Leave of Absence.
Non-punitive grades such as pass/fail do not affect the student GPA. However, a failure must be retaken and the re-take affects the maximum timeframe for completion. Incomplete grades of “I” are only given for a temporary grade. Outstanding work must be completed and submitted by a specified due date at which time the grade will be changed to the grade earned. If the work is not finalized by the specified deadline, all outstanding work will convert to a zero “0” and will be averaged with all other coursework. The final grade is finalized and counts in the academic progress calculation. Course withdrawals are counted towards attempted credit hours but not completed hours.
Non-credit remedial courses are not counted toward the maximum time frame and/or GPA. Credit value is assigned to noncredit remedial coursework for determining enrollment status only. The standards used to judge satisfactory academic progress includes all periods of a student’s enrollment. However, Leffler Academy has a policy for a student who changes program of study. It does not include in the calculation of a student’s academic standing the credits and grades that do not count toward the student’s new program of study. Similarly, transfer credits that apply towards the student’s program of study will be counted as both attempted and completed hours and towards the 150% maximum timeframe of the expected time to complete their program of study. Transfer credits are not included as part of the student’s cumulative GPA and are given a grade designation of “–”.
QUANTITATIVE (Rate of Progress)
Total Clock or Credit Hours Earned are those defined as those clock or credit hours the student attempted (for degree programs, this includes transfer of credits awarded toward the completion of the student’s current program) less those clock or credit hours for which the student received a non-passing grade, a grade of IP , or a withdrawal.
Total Clock or Credit Hours Attempted are defined as those clock or credit hours that are contained in the student’s Degree Audit at Leffler Academy, including, as may be applicable, transfer credits. The table below identifies the required clock or credit hours required for program completion and the maximum allowable clock or credit hours that may be attempted.
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Program
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Evaluation Point
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Credit Hours Required
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Maximum Attempted Credit Hours
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Nursing A.S.N.
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Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
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15
17
18
17
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23
25
27
25
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QUALITATIVE (Cumulative GPA)
Students are required to achieve a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.0 to graduate from all programs. The cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is calculated by dividing the total quality points earned by the number of clock or credit hours attempted. Additionally, students are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 at each benchmark as identified in the following table.
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Program
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Evaluation Point
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Probation Minimum GPA Required
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Dismissal Minimum GPA Required
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Dismissal Minimum Completed Credit Hours
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Nursing A.S.N.
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Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
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2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
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<2.00
<2.00
<2.00
<2.00
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<67% Cr Hours Attempted
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Didactic courses where exam grades fall below the 79.0% benchmark at any time during the course will result in the student will be placed on Academic Warning status. The Academic Warning will remain in effect for the duration of the semester the Academic Warning occurs.
Clinical Evaluations will be completed at the end of each clinical rotation to ensure proper feedback is given to the student. Clinical grades must remain above satisfactory to progress through the program. If at any time a student is at risk of falling below a satisfactory rating, the clinical faculty will complete a clinical contract with the student once the issue is identified to allow the student an opportunity to improve clinical rotation overall score. During this time the student will be placed on Academic Warning status. The Academic Warning will remain in effect for the duration of the clinical assignment.
TESTING AVERAGE
If a student does not score at least a 79.0% testing average in that course, the student has FAILED that course and will not be allowed to progress into the next unit. If a student does not earn at least a 79.0% testing average, additional class points for assignments will not be added to the student’s final course grade.
COURSE AVERAGE
If a student has a 79.0% or higher testing average, but a 78.9% or below course average the student has NOT passed that course. A student must have BOTH averages at 79.0% to progress to the next unit in the School of Nursing.
*It is important to note, Leffler Academy does not support rounding up for grading purposes. If a student achieves a 78.5-78.9 it will NOT be rounded up to 79.0% which will result in a failure of the course.
CLINICAL ROTATIONS
The clinical component for students will be graded on a pass/fail basis. To pass clinical rotations a student must earn at least a satisfactory evaluation, anything below a satisfactory evaluation will result in an automatic failure of that course.
PARTICIPATING IN CLINICAL WHEN FAILING A COURSE
There are times when the student may participate in clinical rotations prior to receiving a final course grade. Students MUST have at least a 79.0% testing average or be able to achieve a 79.0% or higher testing average by the end of the course to be eligible to participate in clinical rotations.
Leffler Academy intends to uphold the highest regard to quality care and patient safety and therefore students who can not mathematically pass a course with a clinical component will not be allowed to participate in said clinical experiences. The student will be withdrawn from the course using the policies and procedures under the Withdrawals when failing a course.
STUDENT STATUSES RELATED TO SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS
Active: The student is satisfactorily meeting the Standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements and is in good standing.
Academic Warning: A student who currently has less than a 79.0% in one or more classes in a given term and is at risk of not achieving the Standards of Academic Progress for that semester. The student may continue to attend class and receive Title IV HEA, or Indiana state financial aid, if applicable. Placement on Academic Warning is completed by faculty at the midpoint of the course if the student is below the 79.0% benchmark or satisfactory laboratory or clinical evaluations. A student will return to active status in the next semester if he/she achieves a 79.0% or higher in the didactic course, or achieves a satisfactory laboratory or clinical evaluation prior to the end of the semester and maintains compliance with the Standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Academic Probation: A student who is not achieving Standards of Academic Progress and have been formally placed on Academic Probation. The student may continue to attend class and receive Title IV HEA, or Indiana state financial aid, if applicable, for one additional semester. The student will be notified of continued failure to achieve Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress compliance will result in further punitive action. If at the end of the Academic Probation term, the student meets the minimum SAP standards, the student will be returned to active status. A student may not have two consecutive warning terms.
Dismissal: A previous “Academic Probation” status student will be dismissed if the student fails to meet Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress. A dismissed student may not continue in school or receive Title IV HEA and or Indiana state financial aid unless reinstated through the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress appeal process.
Markers that may appear on your Transcript. Students should refer to the Course Registration Policy to understand requirements for each marker on a student’s transcript.
W: Withdrawal, no GPA points awarded.
I: Incomplete, no GPA points awarded.
WF: Withdrawal Failing, no GPA points awarded.
WP: Withdrawal Passing, no GPA points awarded.
R: Retake, no GPA points awarded.
STUDENT APPEAL PROCESS
Appeals due to unsatisfactory academic progress must be submitted in writing include an explanation of the extenuating circumstances outside of the student’s control (e.g., circumstances such as an injury to the student, an illness to the student or a death of a relative of the student) that prevented the achievement of the SAP goal and a description of how these circumstances have changed to allow for the student to meet SAP at the next evaluation. The appeal must be signed and dated no later than 14 calendar days from the end of the semester.
A committee consisting of the Director of Nursing and the Chief Operating Officer and a combination of the Faculty and Staff of the School of Nursing will review any appeal documents submitted. The committee may reinstate the student eligibility, thereby approving the appeal, or if the appeal is approved because the student should be able to make satisfactory progress in the next semester, the student will be placed on Academic Probation and must progress in accordance with the Standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress relating to being placed on Academic Probation and the processes for coming off of Academic Probation.
Leffler Academy may use its discretion in waiving its Satisfactory Academic Progress standards in cases where students have mitigating circumstances. These include serious illness or injury of a student or serious illness, injury, or death of a student’s immediate family member. Students requesting an appeal of Leffler Academys’ Satisfactory Academic Progress standards must submit a written request, with appropriate documentation, to the Chief Operating Officer. If an appeal is approved, the student is allowed one additional semester to meet required standards.
GRADE DISPUTES
Any student who believes a Leffler Academy faculty member has treated him or her unfairly with respect to a course for which the student was registered may complain of such alleged unfair treatment involving students’ academic work. If the matter involves alleged violation of the Student Code of Conduct, it will be handled through the processes outlined below.
CONFERENCE WITH FACULTY MEMBER
The student shall set forth his or her complaint in a written statement that details the circumstances giving rise to the complaint. The student shall give a copy of the statement to the faculty member and attempt to discuss and resolve the matter with the faculty member.
APPEAL TO THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
If the complaint is not resolved to the satisfaction of the student, he or she shall have the right to appeal such a Leffler Academy matter to Chief Operating Officer.
APPEAL TO THE DIRECTOR OF NURSING
If the complaint is not satisfactorily resolved by the Chief Operating Officer, then the student shall have the right to appeal such matter to the Director of Nursing. After review, the Director of Nursing will have the final decision in the matter.
In the event that the Faculty Member is the Chief Operating Officer or the Director of Nursing, a member of the Faculty will be appointed in the place of the Chief Operating Officer or Director of Nursing as deemed appropriate in accordance with the Grade Dispute policy above!
Graduation Requirements
Graduation is a time to celebrate! However, it is a process to get to this point in the program. To be eligible for graduation at Leffler Academy and receive a Diploma:
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Students must have all fees paid in full to Leffler Academy, including all tuition and fees, late fees and other ancillary expenses as outlined in the Student Handbook and Enrollment Agreement, no later than the due date of the final invoice issued to the student unless prior written approval is granted.
Graduation & Pinning Ceremonies will be held once per cohort, at the end of the 12-month program. Students who meet the criteria above are eligible to graduate from Leffler Academy.
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