San Antonio Campus | Volume 68
January – March 2022
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,Galen College of Nursing | San Antonio Campus STUDENT CATALOG | Volume 68, January – March 2022 2
,Table of Contents
GENERAL INFORMATION
Our History .........................................................................................7 Personal Counseling ........................................................................ 67
Accreditations.....................................................................................8 Loss of Personal Property ................................................................ 67
Approvals ............................................................................................9 Technology ....................................................................................... 67
Memberships and Affiliations............................................................9 Library/Learning Resources............................................................. 68
Campus Locations, Amenities and Degree Offerings .................... 10 Name Change................................................................................... 68
Galen College of Nursing Administration....................................... 11 Transcripts........................................................................................ 68
ADMISSIONS Career Placement Counseling ......................................................... 68
Admission to Galen ......................................................................... 18 HEALTH & SAFETY
Readmission to Galen ..................................................................... 22 Health Services ................................................................................ 71
Transfer Policies .............................................................................. 22 Infection Control .............................................................................. 71
Equal Opportunity, Discrimination, and Harassment Policy ......... 24 Building Regulations ........................................................................ 71
Students with Disabilities................................................................ 24 Parking.............................................................................................. 71
Establishing and Maintaining Eligibility for Accommodations ...... 25 Electrical Storms .............................................................................. 71
FINANCIAL INFORMATION Power Failures ................................................................................. 71
Student Fees .................................................................................... 30 Cancelled Classes or Clinical Experiences....................................... 71
Financial Assistance......................................................................... 30 Life Safety Systems .......................................................................... 71
Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress Policy ....................................... 31 Cell Phones....................................................................................... 71
Repeating a Course ......................................................................... 33 Children ............................................................................................ 71
Refunds ............................................................................................ 33 Food and Beverages ........................................................................ 72
Scholarships ..................................................................................... 35 Smoking ............................................................................................ 72
ACADEMIC POLICIES Fire and Evacuation Plan ................................................................. 72
Academic Integrity .......................................................................... 38 Medical Emergency ......................................................................... 72
Academic Integrity Honor Code ..................................................... 38 Incident Reporting ........................................................................... 72
Licensure for Texas.......................................................................... 39 Campus Security .............................................................................. 73
Definition of a Credit Hour ............................................................. 40 Bomb Threat .................................................................................... 74
Grading Policies ............................................................................... 40 Latex ................................................................................................. 74
Grade Reporting .............................................................................. 40 Drug Free Policy ............................................................................... 74
Grade Point Average Calculation.................................................... 40 Weapons Policy................................................................................ 76
Grading Scale ................................................................................... 40 Annual Security Reports .................................................................. 76
Standards for Academic Progression ............................................. 41 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ....................... 78
Graduation Information .................................................................. 41 NURSING PROGRAMS
Academic Honors ............................................................................ 42 Nursing Programs ............................................................................ 82
Courses ............................................................................................ 42 Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Program Description ................ 84
Withdrawing from the Program ..................................................... 45 Associate Degree in Nursing Program Description ........................ 85
Dismissal .......................................................................................... 45 Vocational Nursing Program Description ....................................... 86
General Attendance Policies........................................................... 45 General Education ........................................................................... 87
STUDENT CONDUCT Curriculum Plans .............................................................................. 88
Student Rights and Responsibilities ............................................... 49 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Student Code of Conduct ............................................................... 49 Course Descriptions ......................................................................... 96
Professional Conduct of a Nursing Student.................................... 51 OTHER RESOURCES
Resolution of Grievances and Complaints Policy and Procedure . 56 Hours of Operation ........................................................................ 108
Dress Code ....................................................................................... 57 Academic Calendar and Holidays.................................................. 108
Identification Cards ......................................................................... 58 Academic Calendar ........................................................................ 109
Copyright Infringement Policy ........................................................ 59 Faculty Credentials ........................................................................ 110
CLINICAL POLICIES
Clinical Placement ........................................................................... 63
Clinical Attendance Policies ............................................................ 63
Clinical Participation Requirements ............................................... 63
Clinical Registration Requirements ................................................ 63
Health Insurance ............................................................................. 63
Health & Immunization Requirements .......................................... 64
Physical Examination....................................................................... 64
Criminal Background Screening...................................................... 64
Fingerprinting and Drug Screening ................................................ 64
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Requirements ................... 65
Clinical Dress Code .......................................................................... 65
Clinical Confidentiality .................................................................... 65
STUDENT SERVICES
Academic Advisement..................................................................... 67
Student Orientation ........................................................................ 67
Liability Insurance............................................................................ 67
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, www.GalenCollege.edu
Information is current at the time of publication.
All policies contained in this volume are in effect until a subsequent catalog or addendum is published online at
https://galencollege.edu/campuses/san-antonio
https://galencollege.edu/campuses/austin
Galen College of Nursing reserves the right to modify or make exceptions to policies as necessary, without prior notice.
Students accepted into any program of study agree to this upon signing the Enrollment Agreement.
Branch Campus: San Antonio, Texas
Off-campus Instructional Site: Austin, TX
Volume 68, January – March 2022
The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) requires that postsecondary institutions participating in
federal student aid programs make certain disclosures to enrolled and prospective students, parents, employees,
and the public. Galen makes this information available to you online at https://www.galencollege.edu/consumer-
disclosures/.
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January – March 2022
GalenCollege.edu
,Galen College of Nursing | San Antonio Campus STUDENT CATALOG | Volume 68, January – March 2022 2
,Table of Contents
GENERAL INFORMATION
Our History .........................................................................................7 Personal Counseling ........................................................................ 67
Accreditations.....................................................................................8 Loss of Personal Property ................................................................ 67
Approvals ............................................................................................9 Technology ....................................................................................... 67
Memberships and Affiliations............................................................9 Library/Learning Resources............................................................. 68
Campus Locations, Amenities and Degree Offerings .................... 10 Name Change................................................................................... 68
Galen College of Nursing Administration....................................... 11 Transcripts........................................................................................ 68
ADMISSIONS Career Placement Counseling ......................................................... 68
Admission to Galen ......................................................................... 18 HEALTH & SAFETY
Readmission to Galen ..................................................................... 22 Health Services ................................................................................ 71
Transfer Policies .............................................................................. 22 Infection Control .............................................................................. 71
Equal Opportunity, Discrimination, and Harassment Policy ......... 24 Building Regulations ........................................................................ 71
Students with Disabilities................................................................ 24 Parking.............................................................................................. 71
Establishing and Maintaining Eligibility for Accommodations ...... 25 Electrical Storms .............................................................................. 71
FINANCIAL INFORMATION Power Failures ................................................................................. 71
Student Fees .................................................................................... 30 Cancelled Classes or Clinical Experiences....................................... 71
Financial Assistance......................................................................... 30 Life Safety Systems .......................................................................... 71
Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress Policy ....................................... 31 Cell Phones....................................................................................... 71
Repeating a Course ......................................................................... 33 Children ............................................................................................ 71
Refunds ............................................................................................ 33 Food and Beverages ........................................................................ 72
Scholarships ..................................................................................... 35 Smoking ............................................................................................ 72
ACADEMIC POLICIES Fire and Evacuation Plan ................................................................. 72
Academic Integrity .......................................................................... 38 Medical Emergency ......................................................................... 72
Academic Integrity Honor Code ..................................................... 38 Incident Reporting ........................................................................... 72
Licensure for Texas.......................................................................... 39 Campus Security .............................................................................. 73
Definition of a Credit Hour ............................................................. 40 Bomb Threat .................................................................................... 74
Grading Policies ............................................................................... 40 Latex ................................................................................................. 74
Grade Reporting .............................................................................. 40 Drug Free Policy ............................................................................... 74
Grade Point Average Calculation.................................................... 40 Weapons Policy................................................................................ 76
Grading Scale ................................................................................... 40 Annual Security Reports .................................................................. 76
Standards for Academic Progression ............................................. 41 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ....................... 78
Graduation Information .................................................................. 41 NURSING PROGRAMS
Academic Honors ............................................................................ 42 Nursing Programs ............................................................................ 82
Courses ............................................................................................ 42 Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Program Description ................ 84
Withdrawing from the Program ..................................................... 45 Associate Degree in Nursing Program Description ........................ 85
Dismissal .......................................................................................... 45 Vocational Nursing Program Description ....................................... 86
General Attendance Policies........................................................... 45 General Education ........................................................................... 87
STUDENT CONDUCT Curriculum Plans .............................................................................. 88
Student Rights and Responsibilities ............................................... 49 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Student Code of Conduct ............................................................... 49 Course Descriptions ......................................................................... 96
Professional Conduct of a Nursing Student.................................... 51 OTHER RESOURCES
Resolution of Grievances and Complaints Policy and Procedure . 56 Hours of Operation ........................................................................ 108
Dress Code ....................................................................................... 57 Academic Calendar and Holidays.................................................. 108
Identification Cards ......................................................................... 58 Academic Calendar ........................................................................ 109
Copyright Infringement Policy ........................................................ 59 Faculty Credentials ........................................................................ 110
CLINICAL POLICIES
Clinical Placement ........................................................................... 63
Clinical Attendance Policies ............................................................ 63
Clinical Participation Requirements ............................................... 63
Clinical Registration Requirements ................................................ 63
Health Insurance ............................................................................. 63
Health & Immunization Requirements .......................................... 64
Physical Examination....................................................................... 64
Criminal Background Screening...................................................... 64
Fingerprinting and Drug Screening ................................................ 64
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Requirements ................... 65
Clinical Dress Code .......................................................................... 65
Clinical Confidentiality .................................................................... 65
STUDENT SERVICES
Academic Advisement..................................................................... 67
Student Orientation ........................................................................ 67
Liability Insurance............................................................................ 67
Galen College of Nursing | San Antonio Campus STUDENT CATALOG | Volume 68, January – March 2022 3
, www.GalenCollege.edu
Information is current at the time of publication.
All policies contained in this volume are in effect until a subsequent catalog or addendum is published online at
https://galencollege.edu/campuses/san-antonio
https://galencollege.edu/campuses/austin
Galen College of Nursing reserves the right to modify or make exceptions to policies as necessary, without prior notice.
Students accepted into any program of study agree to this upon signing the Enrollment Agreement.
Branch Campus: San Antonio, Texas
Off-campus Instructional Site: Austin, TX
Volume 68, January – March 2022
The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) requires that postsecondary institutions participating in
federal student aid programs make certain disclosures to enrolled and prospective students, parents, employees,
and the public. Galen makes this information available to you online at https://www.galencollege.edu/consumer-
disclosures/.
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