Anyone else on a 7-point grading scale?

Ambitiouz · Jan 29, 2009

What semester are you in? I am in 2nd semester now and I haven't heard of this before. Isn't the pass rate minimum 77%?

STL2008, RN · Jan 29, 2009

My school is a 76%. Ive heard of schools with anything below an 80% considered failing but 85% sounds alittle rediculous! Nursing doesnt go by a 10 point grading scale, not by any schools that I have seen.

Oz2 · Jan 29, 2009

Our school is the same way. To top it off, I'm in an accelerated program so I get 8 weeks instead of 16 to learn the material. I realized pretty early on it was either die from the stress of trying to maintain my straight A average or keep my mental/physical health throughout this program and be happy with the Bs. Life is much more pleasant now.

snowpuffvy · May 9, 2010

My school is on a 7 point grading scale....IT"S SO HARD!!!!! an 80% is the lowest we can score. Knowing that my nursing school has the highest passing rate in the state of Louisiana..

Bblessing2u · May 9, 2010

My school has 85% to keep going on to the RN bridge. An A is 92%!

The minimum is 79% to get the LPN. EVERY semester you must have a 79% to even go on to the next unit.

Since you say you just started, I hope you don't mind if I give you a few pointers that helped me... I am sure there are many others too that have great ideas!!

A few things that have helped me..

1. keep my grades to myself--don't go around comparing, it could get you down hearing everyone's woes. ( and save you snide comments if you have better grades than them!)

2. Every week work on the NCLEX questions in a practice book, it helps tremendously when taking tests.

3. I have a full house at home... so I took an hour or so after class ended to sit and do some studying before I went to be "mom". I considered that just part of my classroom time!

4. I found that doing some relaxing breathing before a test helped me to remember better. I did this rather than listen to the reveiwers before the test who had answers that would mess with my mind and make me doubt myself :-)

5. If you don't understand, go ask the teacher AFTER the class has ended. She/he is much more likely to expound because the lecture is not interrupted.

6. Look at what is different about something in a group...( ex: NG tubes.. what makes them set apart? Sengstaken vs single lumen) this will help you remember long lists easier.

Good luck to you!!! And remember...Take time for yourself!

Bblessed

SingDanceRunLife · May 9, 2010

Wow.

My school's passing cutoff is a 75% which seems perfectly fair to me. That's always been within C range in my experience (middle school, high school and college).

Faith213 · May 9, 2010

My school is on a 7 point grading scale....IT"S SO HARD!!!!! an 80% is the lowest we can score. Knowing that my nursing school has the highest passing rate in the state of Louisiana..

We have a 7 point grading scale at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The lowest score we can get is a 78% and we have a 100% first time pass rate for the NCLEXRN the past few years except one semester when it was 98% because one student passed on the second try and 94% of those who are accepted graduate. It seems to do a good job weeding out the people who aren't able to grasp the material. But it also makes it more stressful for those who can, especially if you're trying to maintain a scholarship.

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · May 9, 2010

My school is a 76%. Ive heard of schools with anything below an 80% considered failing but 85% sounds alittle rediculous! Nursing doesnt go by a 10 point grading scale, not by any schools that I have seen.

Some do, the BSN program here does.they are on the standard 10 point

But the program I am in does 77%-84%, 85%-93%, 94%-100% for A,B and C