Student Accommodations/Faculty Support (Policy SON-19)

Effective Date

January 2024

Last Revision Date

December 2025

Responsible Party

Associate Divisional Dean/Divisional Dean

Student Accommodations Faculty Liaison (FL)

Pre-License Program Director

RN-BS Program Director

Clinical Placement Coordinator (CPC)

Student Services

Educational Access Center (EAC)

Oﬃce of Compliance and Ethics

Scope and Audience

Students that require accommodations for a temporary/permanent disability, students seeking admission, students are currently enrolled in the Undergraduate/Pre-Licensure Nursing Program, and the faculty that work within all School of Nursing programs. Additionally, this Policy is appliable to students with a medical excuse for an absence who are seeking accommodations to make up work missed while absent.

Additional Authority

This policy will align with mandates and guidelines from University Policy 2080. University Policy 2080

Further guidance is obtained from University Policy 1060 and Policy 1065. Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment (Policy 1060)

Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, and Stalking (Policy 1065) (boisestate.edu)

1. Policy Purpose

The policy is used to help guide the admission process and program progression for students with temporary or permanent disabilities that require reasonable accommodations to ensure program success. The policy will also be used to help support and guide faculty who may be asked to implement accommodations for students in need. This policy will follow the mandates of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Additionally, this policy addresses medically excused absences.

2. Policy Statement

Students with disabilities and medically excused absences who seek support and resources throughout the undergraduate pre-license and RN BS Online Completion nursing program, may choose to contact the Educational Access Center (EAC). Contact information is found in the Related Information section, #4 of this policy. Disabilities may include temporary or permanent medical conditions, and also cover medically excused absences.
Students who are pregnant or have pregnancy related conditions, may choose to contact the Office of Compliance and Ethics (OCE) to receive support and resources. Students who may have experienced discrimination, harassment, other forms of violence, abuse, or stalking may also receive support from the OCE. Contact information is found in the Related Information section, #4 of this policy.
If the student contacts the School of Nursing Faculty Liaison (FL) to receive guidance and support, the FL will ﬁrst recommend that the student contacts the EAC and/or OCE. If needed, the FL will facilitate a collaborative meeting with the appropriate parties. The meeting will be an opportunity to collaborate and ensure support, resources, and reasonable accommodations are implemented per recommendations from the EAC and/or the OCE.

B. Faculty Support to Implement Accommodations

Faculty who work with students with disabilities, medically excused absences or pregnancy related conditions, may receive accommodation notiﬁcations directly from the EAC and/or the OCE These accommodation notiﬁcations will be emailed to those faculty members that are working directly with the students who have contacted the EAC and/or the OCE for support.
If requested, the CPC and the FL will collaborate with the student and faculty team to ensure the accommodations per EAC and/or OCE are implemented appropriately across the student’s program of study and clinical setting.
If requested, the FL and CPC and Program Director may work directly with the EAC and OCE to ensure that accommodations are reasonable and appropriate.
The faculty member may not dispute or refuse or alter accommodation notiﬁcations from the EAC or OCE oﬃce per the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
If the faculty member is unsure about how to implement the reasonable accommodations, they should contact the FL for immediate support and direction.
Pursuant to University Policy 2080, if the student is concerned that accommodation notiﬁcations from the formal EAC or the OCE are not being followed, the student should contact the EAC or the OCE for support.
If need for potential accommodations for a student’s absence arise on a date before the effective date of the student’s EAC or OCE accommodations, a faculty member may offer make up opportunities for the student which may extend retroactively to the initial date of the student’s absence. Any such retroactive accommodations provided by faculty must not fundamentally alter the essential course/program objectives or impose an undue administrative or financial burden on the University.

C. Core Clinical Judgment Standards for Admission and Program Progression

The Core Clinical Judgment Standards for admission to the Undergraduate Pre-License Nursing Program and continued progression within the program for enrolled students, include the required areas of:
1. Critical Thinking
2. Interpersonal Skills
3. Communication Skills
4. Psychomotor Skills
5. Assessment Skills
Please see the Core Clinical Judgment Standards document which outlines the requirements, standards, and examples. This document is found in the Forms section, #6, of this policy.