ADDENDUM To The Rasmussen College Catalog 2015-2016

ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen College Catalog 2015-2016Edition: AcceleratED Learning Optionsinternational accounting standards is also studied. Further,this course focuses on mergers and acquisitions andforeign currency translations as they relate to corporatereporting and financial decision making.Prerequisite: Intermediate Financial Accounting I;Intermediate Financial Accounting IIACG 4724 Career Planning for Professionals30 Hours, 3 CreditsThis course is the study of career planning forprofessionals. It places focus on planning for your careerafter your degree. Topics covered will be interviewing,setting career goals and objectives, options forprofessional certification, and continuing education. Thiscourse will prepare students for choosing what path is bestfor them to take after graduation and how to navigate thatpath.Prerequisite: noneACG 4880 Accounting Internship70 Hours, 3 CreditsACG 4880 Lecture (10 hours, 1 credit)ACG 4880LL Internship (60 hours, 2 credits)Students will complete an internship within an Accounting/ Finance discipline with their current employer or aRasmussen corporate / business partner. The College willguide students in the process of finding an appropriateemployer and internship opportunity. The internship willintegrate prior coursework into a comprehensiveunderstanding of the Accounting discipline and providestudents with hands-on learning opportunities andprofessional experience. During the internship, thestudent will shadow an employer mentor, complete aproject(s), and complete academic assignments includingreflective papers based on the internship and thestudent’s experience.Prerequisite: intended for student’s last quarterACG 4885 Bachelor’s Accounting Capstone30 Hours, 3 CreditsThis course will be a synthesis of the accounting, business,and general education courses offered in the AccountingBS Degree Program. A study of emerging issues and timelytopics in financial accounting, professional ethics, andtransferable skills necessary for the success of anaccounting graduate. This course focuses on research, caseanalysis, inter-personal communication and classpresentation.Prerequisite: intended for student’s last quarterBUL 3266 Business Law and Finance40 Hours, 4 CreditsIn this course, students will learn the fundamentals of lawapplicable to business transactions, the types of businessorganizations, property laws, wills, trusts, estate planning,bankruptcy, creditor and debtor relationships, commercialpaper, securities regulation, contracts, and other areas ofJune 23, 2016the Uniform Commercial Code and business law. Studentswill analyze how these concepts and principles impactfinancial managers and financial analysts.Prerequisite: noneE320 Junior Seminar0 creditsThis seminar course challenges students at the end of theirprogram of study to reflect on concepts and skills learnedin courses across the curriculum. Summative assessmentsfocus on general education skills that provide the basis forlifelong learning. Students must complete the JuniorSeminar as part of associate’s degree programrequirements.ECO 3250 Managerial Economics40 Hours, 4 CreditsThis course is designed to enable students to assess,understand, and evaluate managerial economics in thecontext of large and small businesses. Students will gainknowledgeable insight of how to solve real-life problemsthrough questions and answers, problem sets, and byusing a systematic approach to applying advancedconcepts of both macroeconomics and microeconomics tobusiness environments.Prerequisite: noneENT 3281 Business Innovation: Best Practices in NewBusiness Development(40 hours, 4 credits)Students will explore sources of creativity and innovationand how to use them to brainstorm new business ideas.Techniques to inspire creativity, harness market andcustomer insights, and identify winning business ideas willbe examined. Students will develop methods of criticalthinking and assessment to identify new businessopportunities and assess concept viability. Students willgain the knowledge needed to begin a business plan.Prerequisite: noneENT 3624 Funding a New Business(40 hours, 4 credits)Funding new ventures is a critical process that requiresboth creativity and business acumen. In this course,students will develop the skills to analyze the financialvalue of a startup business idea and develop the skills tosuccessfully pitch a new idea to gain funding. Identificationand evaluation of capital funding sources, like AngelInvestors, as well as structuring the financing agreementswill be discussed and analyzed. This course teachesstudents to utilize data based decision making for longterm and day-to-day activities.Prerequisite: noneENT 4011 Sales and Marketing for New Business Ventures(40 hours, 4 credits)This addendum replaces all previously issued versions.Page 4 / 14

ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen College Catalog 2015-2016Edition: AcceleratED Learning OptionsThis course focuses on creating integrated sales andmarketing programs utilizing guerilla tactics along withtraditional and online marketing techniques. Uniquefeatures like Internet marketing strategies utilizing toolssuch as search engine optimization and social media willbe examined to foster organize growth for a start-uporganization. Students will also become familiar withbusiness-to-business and business-to-consumer salesstrategies.Prerequisite: noneENT 4177 Law, Ethics and Entrepreneurship(40 hours, 4 credits)In this course, students will analyze legal and ethical issuesrelated to creating a business entity. Strategies on how toselect an attorney, navigate the e-commerce world, andmanage within intellectual property laws are examined.Students will understand how to start and sell a businessusing legal and ethical planning.Prerequisite: noneJune 23, 2016TAX 3257 Partnerships and Corporate Taxation40 Hours, 4 CreditsThis course is a comprehensive study of corporatetaxation. It includes how to prepare and file corporate taxreturns, tax strategies for liquidating a corporation, andhow to form and structure corporations and partnershipsand the associated tax considerations.Prerequisite: noneCourse Description corrections:The correct course title for MAN 4926 is “Human ResourceManagement Capstone.”FIN 3247 Investments and Security Markets40 Hours, 4 CreditsThis course will instruct the student on how to assess acorporation in the current markets and identify the factorsnecessary to value security prices. Students will gain anunderstanding of strategies and applications that can beused to measure and assess the quality of investments.Prerequisite: Advanced Principles of FinancialManagementMAN 3504 Operations Management40 Hours, 4 CreditsIn this course students examine the operations function ofmanaging people, information, technology, materials, andfacilities to produce goods and services. Specific areascovered will include: designing and managing operations;purchasing raw materials; controlling and maintaininginventories; and producing goods or services that meetcustomers' expectations. Quantitative modeling will beused for solving business problems.Prerequisite: noneMAN 4845 Leadership and Teams40 Hours, 4 CreditsThis course provides an applied approach to leadership,team building, collaboration, and conflict resolution.Students will understand and apply these concepts toworkplace settings. Students will develop structures,processes, and strategies to create and maintain effectiveteams. Gender, culture, individuality, and telecommutingin team dynamics will also be explored.Prerequisite: noneThis addendum replaces all previously issued versions.Page 5 / 14

ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen College Catalog 2015-2016Edition: AcceleratED Learning OptionsJune 23, 2016ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND COLLEGE POLICIESAdmissions and Enrollment Procedures (pg. 34)Delete and replace the entire introductory section with thefollowing (the introductory section ends at the note:“Unless otherwise noted, the policies in this catalogreplace all previously issued versions.”):Admissions and Enrollment ProceduresCongratulations on taking the first steps toward earningyour degree and achieving your professional goals. If youhaven’t already done so, schedule a time to discuss youreducational and career objectives with a member of ouradmissions team. Contact information is at the end of thisdocument and on our website at rasmussen.edu. Ourknowledgeable staff will help you select the right major toprepare you for your desired career. They will assist you inplanning your course schedule and will connect you withour student financial services team to get you started onyour journey toward earning a college degree.When you’ve chosen the program that best meets yourneeds, apply for admission by submitting orcompleting the following: Data Sheet and Enrollment Agreement Attestation of high school graduation or equivalency Enrollment Agreement Rasmussen College Entrance Placement Exam(s) (ifapplicable) All financial arrangements are complete, submitted,and verified Criminal Background Check, some programs requireapplicants to complete a criminal backgroundcheck. Please see College Acceptance or Rejection ofApplication for Admission for more details. International Students seeking admission in nonNursing programs are required to submit the followingin addition to that above in order to apply for admissionto Rasmussen College:- TOEFL score of at least 65 for the internet-basedTOEFL iBT exam.- Graduates of high schools outside of the UnitedStates need to provide an official transcript or highschool diploma along with their standard attestation.Additionally, if the transcript/diploma is not inEnglish, it needs to be evaluated by an academiccredential evaluation agency to indicate the student’seducation level equivalent to U .S. secondaryeducation standards.- Rasmussen College is an approved Student andExchange Visitor Program (SEVP) School. Allinternational students seeking an F-1 Visa will need toprovide evidence that all of the qualifications of theForm I-20 have been met before Rasmussen Collegewill issue an I-20. International Students who seek admission to Nursingprograms are required to submit the following inaddition to that above in order to apply for admission toprograms within the Rasmussen College School ofNursing:- Graduates of high schools outside of the UnitedStates need to provide an official transcript or highschool diploma along with their standard attestation.Additionally, if the transcript/diploma is not inEnglish, it needs to be evaluated by an academiccredential evaluation agency to indicate the student’seducation level equivalent to U.S. secondaryeducation standards.- TOEFL iBT exam scores must meet the followingrequirements which reflect intermediate level Total:65 Rasmussen College will notify you in writing of youracceptance or rejection. All money paid to the Collegewill be refunded if you are not accepted, except anynon-refundable test fees required for the MedicalLaboratory Technician, Surgical Technologist, or Schoolof Nursing programs.College Acceptance or Rejection of Application forAdmission (pg. 34)Rename this section “College Acceptance or Rejection ofEnrollment”Delete and replace the first bullet with the following: Completed data sheet and enrollment agreementDelete and replace the fourth bullet with the following: Successful completion of a non-cognitive assessment. Allprospective students, except as noted below, ofRasmussen College must successfully complete theassessment prior to three business days from the start ofthe term. . The following students are exempt from thenon-cognitive assessment requirement: students whohave previously completed the assessment as part of thean entrance requirement into Rasmussen College;students accepted into Surgical Technologist, MedicalLaboratory Technician, Law Enforcement Skills, LawEnforcement Academic and Law Enforcement AAS,Nursing, six week Bachelor Completer programs, andIndividual Progress and Audit students.AcceleratED Bachelor’s Degree Programs CollegeAcceptance or Rejection of Application (pg. 34)Add the following bullets to the policy: In order to determine eligibility and acceptance in abachelor completer program, official and unofficialThis addendum replaces all previously issued versions.Page 6 / 14

ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen College Catalog 2015-2016Edition: AcceleratED Learning Optionstranscripts as well as grade histories from regionally ornationally accredited institutions recognized by theDepartment of Education will be evaluated per thetransfer policy of Rasmussen College. Upon completion ofthe assessment the applicant will receive a transfer creditevaluation which includes a summary of the courses thatmay be accepted for transfer. Official transfer of credit(TR) will be awarded for those courses upon receipt of anofficial transcript and enrollment in a program. An applicant may be accepted into a bachelor completerprogram upon receipt of official or unofficial transcriptswhich prove prior credits. Official or unofficial transcriptsmust be received no later than the sixth business day ofthe first term of enrollment in order to begin the program.A student will be withdrawn from the College, if officialtranscripts are not received by the Friday of the thirteenthweek of enrollment. In the event that acceptance wasbased on credits earned at multiple institutions the officialtranscript from each institution must be received by thedeadline. A student who is withdrawn may be consideredfor reentry in the next full quarter only upon submission ofofficial transcripts. A paper transcript is "official" only as long as it remainsin its sealed envelope from the issuing institution. Anelectronic (secure, certified PDF) transcript is “official” inits electronic form as long as it is sent directly from theissuing institution to Rasmussen College and has not beenaltered. A printed copy of a PDF transcript is not official.Reenter Policy (pg. 35)Delete and replace the existing policy with the following:Reenter PolicyA reenter is defined as any student who withdraws fromall courses after the course drop period in any term andreturns in a subsequent quarter. A student will not beconsidered for reentry in the same quarter in which he orshe withdrew. Due to financial processing, a student mayreturn no fewer than 21 calendar days after the date ofwithdrawal. Reentering students are treated as newstudents for the purposes of tuition, academic programrequirements, and graduation standards. They must alsomeet all entrance requirements as stated in the currentcatalog. Students will reenter into the current curriculum.Any exceptions to this need to be approved by theDepartment Chair. For the calculation of SatisfactoryAcademic Progress, reentering students are treated ascontinuing students and must meet progressrequirements. If a student is not meeting SatisfactoryAcademic Progress at the time of withdrawal, and wantsto switch to a different program upon return, the ProgramTransfer Appeal Process must be followed. Studentsreturning in satisfactory academic standing or onAcademic Warning, must have a financial balance of 1000or less to return. Students returning on AcademicJune 23, 2016Probation, regardless of aid status, must have a zerofinancial balance and have paid half the tuition amount ofthe upcoming quarter by seven calendar days after theterm/quarter start. Students in Health Sciences programsmust complete a programmatic assessment in order todetermine an appropriate level of re-entry. These studentswill be allowed to reenter if space is available and all otherre-entry requirements are met.Military Discount (pg. 68)Delete and replace the entire policy with the following(including new policy title):Military Tuition Rate and Discount PolicyRasmussen College recognizes the service and sacrifices ofthe men and women who serve and have served andsupported the United States Armed Forces through aspecial tuition rate for active duty military personnel andtuition discount for veterans and retired militarypersonnel, Guard and Reserve members, and eligiblespouses and dependents.In addition to this benefit, Rasmussen College also gladlyaccepts the GI Bill, other VA education and training benefitprograms, as well as military and veteran-relatedscholarships. For further details on all military educationbenefits, please contact the Military Specialist team.EligibilityStudents in the following categories may be eligible for areduced tuition rate or discount. Verification of eligibilityis required in order for reduced tuition rate or discount tobe applied: Active Duty Uniformed Military (Air Force, Army,Marines, Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) Veteran (honorably discharged) Retired Military U.S. National Guard Member or U.S. Reserve Member Authorized Dependents of active duty uniformedmilitary, retired military and veteransActive Duty Military Tuition RateStudents who are active duty uniformed military receivereduced tuition pricing of 167 per credit hour. Taxes andfees, if any, are the sole responsibility of the recipient.Students who receive reduced tuition pricing are noteligible for other Rasmussen College scholarship, grant, ordiscount programs. Students must verify active dutymilitary status by providing a copy of their verificationletter or copy of orders from their command reflectingcurrent status and specific date of separation.Non-Active Duty Tuition DiscountStudents who are not classified as Active Duty Military(such as retired or honorably discharged veterans, U.S.National Guard or U.S. Reserve members, or authorizeddependents of active duty uniformed military, retiredThis addendum replaces all previously issued versions.Page 7 / 14

ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen College Catalog 2015-2016Edition: AcceleratED Learning Optionsmilitary, and veterans) may be eligible for a 10% reductionin per term tuition cost. Taxes and fees, if any, are the soleresponsibility of the recipient. This discount typicallycannot be combined with other college discount orscholarship programs. See course catalog for full details.Students must verify their discount eligibility status withone of the following documents: Form DD214 or other separation documentation whichindicates the specific date of separation. Leave and Earning Statement (LES). Military Authorization Form which a Rasmussen Collegeofficial completes when a United States Uniformed Service(USUS) identification card (DD Form 1173-1) is presentedin person. Certificate of Eligibility Active Duty Orders (acceptable documentation forauthorized dependents of active duty uniformed militaryonly)High School Professional Program (pg. 37)Add the following sentence to the end of this section:Rasmussen College Academic Policies apply to participantsin the High School Professional Program.Nursing Repeating Courses Policy (pg. 38)Add the following policy immediately before “NursingReenter Policy”:Nursing Repeating Courses PolicyThe School of Nursing allows students to fail one Nursingcourse within the core Nursing curriculum (NU, NUR, PN,PRN, HUN coursework). However, a second failure,whether it be the same Nursing course or any otherNursing course, will result in removal from the Nursingprogram.Prerequisites (pg. 39)Delete this policyAcademic Overload Policy (pg. 40)Delete and replace the entire section with the following:An academic or credit overload occurs when a studentregisters for more than 20 credits per quarter or morethan 12 credits in either a 5.5-week term or six-weeksession. In order qualify for an overload, the student musthave completed a minimum of 30 credits at RasmussenCollege. The student must also be meeting the RasmussenCollege Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)and have a cumulative grade point average at least 3.01(3.5 for six-week programs) to apply for an overload.Students who qualify will be eligible to take up to 24

ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen College Catalog 2015-2016 Edition: AcceleratED Learning Options June 23, 2016 Correction to Back Cover: The correct phone number for National Online is 1-866 -847-6152. 2015-2016 Academic Calendar (pg. 1) Delete the entire calendar and replace with the following: 2015-2016 ACADEMIC CALENDAR . Summer Quarter 2015