Thought that this information would be helpful to any newly admitted students or anyone applying for a Spring 2014 seat and onward. They kind of blind sided us with the grading scale change mid program(they are known for this lol) so I thought it would be nice to share info so that new and future students are aware of the changes. (BTW I am an Allegheny Night student entering my last year this fall) Feel free to reply to the thread with any questions or comments about the program or changes. Sorry in advance for the formatting I copy and pasted from the original source.
*Grading Scale Change:
The Nursing Division has revised the current grading scale performance levels (Grading and Progression Guideline, Nursing Program Student Manual (NPSM)) to read as follows: Effective Fall 2013, all students (including new admissions) will need to achieve a minimum of 78% to pass all NUR courses. The complete revised grading scale will be as follows:
A 92-100
B 84-91
C 78-83
D 69-77
F 0-68
*Discontinuing Co-requisite Course Requirements:
Effective Fall 2013, the Nursing Division will discontinue the co-requisite course requirement for both NUR 110/NUR 120 and NUR 220/NUR 230. Henceforth, a student that fails one of these courses does not have to repeat or repay for the course they did not fail. Please note that the "student must reenter the program within 1 calendar year after the withdrawal or failure" from a course
*Admission Policy Change for LPN Entry:
Licensed Practical Nurses will be admitted directly into the first year, second semester which is NUR 130
(Basic Health Concepts for Nursing Practice) and NUR 140 (Evidenced Based Nursing Drug Therapy) without a transition course, effective Fall 2013. LPNs with a valid, current Pennsylvania License will be given 8 credits for their earned degree (prior learning) and will not have to take the following first year, first semester nursing courses: NUR 110 - Foundation/Health Promotion Concepts for Nursing Practice, 6 credits; and NUR 120 - Health Assessment Concepts for Nursing Practice, 2 credits.
*Nursing Admissions Point System Change:
The Nursing Admissions point system has changed and will impact the applications submitted July 1 through August 15, 2013 for Spring 2014 admissions and thereafter. The admission point system will continue to look at a student's points based on required admission GPA (2.8 minimum to 4.0) and additional admission points for taking Microbiology, A&P 1 and A&P 2. However, the newly adopted point system awards diminishing points for each course repeat attempt, as shown in the table below:
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[TD]New Admission Point Chart for BIO 161, BIO 162 and BIO 175
Hi I'm new to this thread and am also applying to the spring 2014 program. If you had a lab with your chemistry class and its no more than 10 yrs old it shouldn't be a problem. BUT on your transcript your lab class should also be listed as a separate letter grade from the actual class that's how it shows on my high school transcript. My chem was well over 10 years old so I took chem with a lab at ccac this past spring. Hope this helps!!
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Guspup13,
Hi I'm new to this thread and am also applying to the spring 2014 program. If you had a lab with your chemistry class and its no more than 10 yrs old it shouldn't be a problem. BUT on your transcript your lab class should also be listed as a separate letter grade from the actual class that's how it shows on my high school transcript. My chem was well over 10 years old so I took chem with a lab at ccac this past spring. Hope this helps!!