Can you pass with "D" letter grade EC General Ed Exams?

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Specializes in Clinic, Travel Meds, Acute Clinic.

Can someone tell me if a "D" will pass for EC General Ed classes including Lifespan Psy. and A&P? I know the nursing classes require a "C".

Thanks for your help!

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A D is not a passing grade.

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Specializes in Psych/Corrections.
Can someone tell me if a "D" will pass for EC General Ed classes including Lifespan Psy. and A&P? I know the nursing classes require a "C".

Thanks for your help!

No.C or better all the way

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Specializes in med/surg- sub-acute, LTC,ICU,.

no. sorry, C or better.

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Specializes in ER and family advanced nursing practice.

And why would you want to accept a "D" yourself? It is very easy to get so focused on the goal that you miss the journey/discovery process. If you have to retake a class, don't get discouraged. Just retake it and move on.

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Specializes in NICU, Post-partum.

I've never seen a nursing program at any school that will accept a D for any of the required courses.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ER, sick, injured,stupid.

There has never been a class or course in the history of mankind that would allow you to pass with a D.

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Specializes in Clinic, Travel Meds, Acute Clinic.

Thanks everyone! Too bad too, 'cause I wanted to slack off on the Gen Eds.

TheBecoming - sorry to differ with you . . . I haven't researched but I, My husband, and son all went to different and large universities where a "D" was a passing grade. So I am not sure where you got your "for all of history of mankind" info.

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Specializes in Clinic, Travel Meds, Acute Clinic.

Ivanh3,

Wow. Some how I missed your post and just saw it today. Anyway, thanks for the encouragement.

Since you asked . . . I normally wouldn't except a "D" for myself. I was a total "A" student in lpn school and doing close to that now in the nursing part of EC RN. However, the Lifespan psy. class I took in lpn school didn't transfer to EC and I don't want to put a lot of effort into it 2nd time around. I was concerned if I didn't put a lot of effort into it I might not do so well. I really don't want to get a "D" but if a "D" was passing I wouldn't care since I already took it. I pretty much feel the same way about the 1 humanities class that I need also. But that could just be an indication of how tired I am right now.:sniff: am I rambling?

I also work full time and helping take care of my terminally ill parent while trying to get the RN. It does get rough at times -- so I am looking for areas that I can let up a bit!

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.
Thanks everyone! Too bad too, 'cause I wanted to slack off on the Gen Eds.

TheBecoming - sorry to differ with you . . . I haven't researched but I, My husband, and son all went to different and large universities where a "D" was a passing grade. So I am not sure where you got your "for all of history of mankind" info.

While I do think that TheBecoming has overstated it a bit, they have a valid point.

I do not know what different and large schools that you, your spouse and son went to. Were they for health care degrees? I went to a large University myself for a nonnursing degree. And while a "D" was a passing grade in many academic degrees/classes, it is not an acceptable passing grade in the higher health care degrees/courses in the vast majority of accredited nursing programs that I have reviewed. Please review many threads on this BB about 80% being the absolute cutoff for passing for most nursing courses, ANd the requirement to pass some courses (Pharmacology math is one)w/ 100% in many places.

I'll admit that I know little about EC - but I cannot imagine that they are lower in their standards, as they already generate enough controversy about whether they are an acceptable nursing education alternative.

There are many big differences between nursing school and academics - this is one of them. Another is the absence of "rounding up", the fact that many programs do not permit "repeating" more than one course, that courses have several different components that are not averaged (all must be passed at a certain or you fail the course), and that even if you merely pass (with a C) the basics, chances are you will not make it into the program d/t competition.

If someone has poor grammar, or misspells something - it usually will not kill someone. If a nurse makes a slight error, it can kill someone. That is a difference. We also get limited basic education.....which means that generally every part of it is relevant to our education - we have to make all of it count.

It admirable that you are caring for someone terminally ill. If you find that you are needing to "slack" to get by, it might be wise to defer schooling for a bit, or get some assistance. It is not wise to "slack" in nursing courses, no matter how admirable the cause.

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In my experience a C or better is required in all general education courses and a B or better is required for all science courses. Our nursing core classes required a C or better to continue on, but the grading scale was changed. For example 75-83 is a C, 84-93 is a B and 94-100 is an A.

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