Empowered Learning Competency-Based Education (CBE) Programs Policy

Students enrolled in a CBE program will be enrolled in competency-based courses where they are offered and in traditional courses when a course is not available as a competency-based course. Traditional courses are defined as courses of any modality with specific assignment deadlines. CBE courses are defined as those which allow students control over their assignment deadlines and are time flexible within the academic term.

• CBE programs will offer at least 51% of the program credits as CBE credits.
• Students will matriculate into Rasmussen University upon acceptance in a CBE program of their choice.
• Competency-based courses will count as credits toward financial aid eligibility.
• All Rasmussen University policies and procedures apply to a student in a CBE program unless otherwise noted.
• Attendance policies of the University must be met.
• It is the expectation that students in a CBE Program will complete their program by taking a combination of traditional courses and competency-based courses dependent upon the delivery method the course is offered by the University.
• It is the expectation that students in a graduate CBE Program will complete their entire program by taking competency-based courses.
• Students have until the final day of the quarter/term to complete the competency-based course(s). Competency-based courses must be completed within the academic term of the program.
• Student grades will be impacted by the completion of deliverables.
• Upon completing a competency-based course, the attendance requirements have been met and Rasmussen University will post the final letter grade to the student's record. Final grades may take up to seven calendar days to post to a student's transcript after completion of the course.
• Competency-based course scores will be converted to letter grades following a standard grading scale as identified on the Competency-Based Education Course Grade Conversion Scale and will appear on the student's transcript.
• Students who do not complete a competency-based course within the allotted time will be required to repeat it as a competency-based course.
• If a student has already attempted and failed or withdrawn from a traditional course, as indicated by a posted F/FD or W grade, the student will be allowed to attempt the equivalent competency-based course following the expectations of the Repeating Courses Policy.
• Students who no longer have courses remaining to complete in their current quarter/term and intend to return at the start of the subsequent quarter/term may be administratively placed on a Short Term Leave. Refer to the Short Term Leave Policy for additional information.