ARE MOST RN SCHOOLS LIKE THIS??

Editorial Team / Admin · May 19, 2019

Many schools consider 75% failing. The fact that they offer tutoring rather than leaving students to flounder is actually better than some.

caliotter3 · May 19, 2019

My schools did not have this policy, but then I attended school more than 30 years ago. There are other policies that were not around then. Unfortunately, I can't say I agree with any that I have read about. I think I have sensed an agenda of exclusion that is not good for the individual but very good for the institution that is churning students through like cattle for their monetary value.

Adelinna, CNA · May 21, 2019

My school (BSN program) considers 63% in the entire course a failing grade. So if you get 50% on an assignment or exam and get 98% on the final and it all evens out to a 63% or above you are still in the program.

Fail a class once you can retake it next time if there's space (You get kicked out of your cohort, they move on and you have to wait to complete the class before you can move on in the program) but if you fail a class twice you are out for good.

cturtle234 · May 21, 2019

This is a common grading practice, though the cutoff varies.

Tacocat, ASN, RN · May 21, 2019

My school has the cutoff at a 78% -- you get anything less than a 78 on an exam and you fail that exam. You need a 78% overall in the class to pass.

ThatChickOmi, ADN, RN · May 21, 2019

In my school, 74% final grade is failing the course. I've heard of some schools setting the bar at 80% or better.

llg, PhD, RN · May 21, 2019

The particular score that a student needs to pass a particular test or course is not the point. The point is that ALL schools must set a minimum standard that is required to be met in order to demonstrate that the student has mastered the material and can apply it to patient care. That's not being shady, mean, or unfair -- that's doing their role of teaching and assuring that the students it certifies as "graduates" have actually learned the required material.

Thanksforthedonuts, MSN, APRN · May 21, 2019

My school was 80% or better or you fail. You also couldn't not get a 80% in all your courses because you needed at least a 3.0 overall AND semester GPA. So... due to the grading scale breakdown... if you got an 80% in each course your semester GPA would fall below 3.0. You needed at least 1-2 courses above a B to pass the semester. 90-93% was considered s B+ in our program. Consider yourself lucky.

Kallie3006, ADN · May 21, 2019

My school passing was a 78 and if you failed you had an opportunity to join the following class if space permitted. Each class we had a Hesi and Capstone at the end and if you didn't get above a certain score then you were required to take a remediation course in order to proceed in the program. Also during check offs you have 2 chances to pass or you were kicked out of the program.

I don't believe your program is shady. Remember that their job is to provide you a foundation to pass boards. Nursing school is not a picnic in the park and some programs even have wait lists to even have a chance to be accepted.

babysplash, ADN, RN · May 21, 2019

Our school requires a 78% average to be able to take the HESI. You have to score a 900 or better on the HESI to move on to the next semester. If you didn't pass the course with at least a 78% you don't get to take the HESI which is an automatic fail.

Green Tea, RN · May 21, 2019

My school required to get at least 75% (even every syllabi in nursing school noted "74.9% will not be rounded up to 75%"). If a student failed two classes, s/he was kicked out. No mandatory tutoring like you mentioned existed in my school.