can i still pass?

SweetseRN · Nov 18, 2011

What percentage of your grade is lab? Can you get extra credit? Talk to your instructors and find out what you can do.

mscheer89 · Nov 18, 2011

Lecture is 50% and lab is 30% and final is 20%

We have had 3 lecture test and we have 2 more remaing and a final

I made a 75, 78, 82 on lecture test I been studying super hard for next test so I shoule get a 90 and the next test will be take home then final in lab I made a 75, and bones barley passed and muscles faild and the nerves is comming up but I should make a high 80 on it...

Cherry02 · Nov 18, 2011

Figure out how many points you need to get a C and then subtract how many points you have earned so far. Then you will know the number of points you need to earn on the remainder of your exams in order to pass the class.

ParkerBC,MSN,RN, PhD, RN · Nov 18, 2011

I will plug in some numbers for you as I don’t have all of the information to give an accurate portrait of where you stand.

Okay Exams: You have 75 +78+82 ÷ 3 = 78.33 average

Labs: You have 75 + 65 + 50 ÷ 3= 63.66 average (You didn’t mention the grades, so I just made the last two up for illustration, okay).

Here is where you would stand so far:

Exams: 78.33% X 50pts (The ratio given in your post for exams) = 39.17pts

Labs: 63.66% X 30 (The ratio given in your post for labs) pts = 19.01pts

Total: 58.18pts

Let’s say the passing grade for the course is a 70%. Okay, you take 70 – 58.18 = 11.82 So, you need 11.82 percentage points from somewhere to earn a class average of a 70%.

With the above averages staying the same, you will need to score 11.82 / 20 (percentage allocated for the final exam) = 59% on the final to pass with a 70% final class average.

If you have any questions, let me know. I will be happy to explain. So, on your fourth exam and take home exam, you add those scores to your other exam scores and divide by 5 for the average. You then multiple the average percentage by 50pts like I did at the top. The same goes for the labs. Once you get your total, you subtract from your passing grade or whatever your desired grade for the course. The number left over should be divided by 20 (the ratio allocated for the final exam). The number you get in your calculator will be the percentage required on the final exam to earn the desired final course percentage, or grade.

Good luck.