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I posted about a week ago congratulating people on thier 4.0's. Now, my math teacher just posted the math department grade scale and I noticed it is different from the science department. Is this the same at your schools?

For example, in my chemistry class a 97% is need for a 4.0, but in my Algebra class, it's only a 95% for a 4.0. While those may seem like small differences, they can make a big difference when you're right on the line.

Anyways, just wondering what type of scales you all have.

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Also, it's a 77% needed for a 2.5 in chem, but an 80% is a 2.5 in math. a bit screwy.

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When I was an undergrad, there would be classes in the same department that had different grading scales. Gen chem had a sane 90-80-70 for 4.0-3.0-2.0, while Organic was graded on a curve - which was nice, since the estimated A grade for any given exam was about 50%, and the class was large enough to make a distinct bell curve. The mandatory Molecular and Cell Biology major core course sequence had its own wonky system that changed when we hit biochem - the bottom of the A range moved down to the bottom of the old B range, and the class was still hard to get an A in.

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At my school (and, I think, most of the community colleges around here) there are no pluses or minuses. 90-100 is an A/4.0, 80-89.9 is a B/3.0, etc.

I suppose it all evens out in the end.

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My CC it depends on the instructor. Some do pluses and minuses and others don't. Different classes also have different requirements for As and so on. My gen biology class was >92% for A, I think my A&P and mico will be >93%. It just depends.

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I also attend a CC and the school grades are 94-100 A , 90-93 A- , 87-89 B+ , 83-86 B , 80-82 B- ,77-79 C.

With my Chem class this summer I scraped by with a 94 ,just making an A+.

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At my school the grading scale is the same for every class in every department, except nursing. Nursing is 94-100 is an A, 88-93 is a B, and 82-87 is a C. But for the rest of the school, it is 90-100 is an A, 80-89 is a B, 70-79 is a C and so on. They don't use + and -. A 90% is an A and is a 4.0

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At my school the grading scale is the same for every class in every department, except nursing. Nursing is 94-100 is an A, 88-93 is a B, and 82-87 is a C. But for the rest of the school, it is 90-100 is an A, 80-89 is a B, 70-79 is a C and so on. They don't use + and -. A 90% is an A and is a 4.0

Sounds like my chem classes grading scale is harsher than most schools then. I guess I need to be glad that I can get into my program easily without needing a 4.0. It would be a tough pill to swallow if I knew that people from other schools were applying here with a 4.0 that only required a 90% when I need a 97% for that.:banghead: Not the first time I've been glad to live in an area where the competition for nursing school isn't as strict. :up:

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97% for an "A"?!?! Sounds pretty painful to me.

In my prereqs at the local community college, grading scales were strictly A/B/C/D 90/80/70/60. In my accelerated BSN program, grading scales varied from course to course. Some required a 94% for an A, some 93%, some 90%. Some classes were straight A/B/C/D, others were A+/A-/B+/B-... Confusing, but it worked out OK.

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