1. (a) Within an examination year, at least 75% of the first time candidates from a nursing program and each distance education initiative which provides the entire program of study must achieve a passing score on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.
2. (b) A warning will be issued to the program, as a whole, based upon the pass rate of each campus that has been approved by the board, when the pass rate of first-time candidates does not comply with subsection (a) of this section. Subsequent to the warning and within such time as it deems proper, the board will require an evaluation report from the faculty that identifies the factors contributing to the failure to comply with subsection (a) of this section and the corrective measures that will be implemented.
3. (c) Within one examination year from the date of the warning, if compliance has not been made with respect to the requirements in subsection (a) of this section, the program shall be placed on conditional accreditation.
4. (d) If compliance with subsection (a) of this section is not made by the program within one examination year from the date of conditional accreditation, accreditation may be withdrawn.

Source Note:The provisions of this §215.5 adopted to be effective September 1, 1994, 18 TexReg 8905; amended to be effective February 3, 1998, 23 TexReg 752.