Grading Scale

[amyb2684]

Just out of curiosity, what is everybody elses grading system like?? For me, we must have a 78 or higher to pass and that is considered a C.

A: 93-100

B: 85-92

C: 78-84

Also, it goes towards your GPA in that manner. For instance, if your grade is a 92, they record it as a B and you only get 3.0 for it. I think this stinks and it is making my GPA drop. I dont mind it for the program, but for my final records I am upset.

[Southernkitten]

We are on the 7 point scale here:

93 - 100 A

85 - 92 B

78 - 84 C

My kids had a 7 point scale when we moved here

for high school but before that I'd never seen it. ALL the other programs at our college follow the 10 point scale, which seems SO much easier to get that A in...

[Smartferret]

At our school:

A: 93-100

B: 85-92.99

C: 78-84.99

D: 70-76.99

F: 0-69.99

A Grade of C is required in all nursing courses.

"The whole number to the left of the decimal point is the final course grade. There is no rounding up of the final grade. The final grade in theory is reported as the grade for the course provided the student is satisfactory in clinical experience. If the student is unsatisfactory in the clinical experience, the grade for the course is reported as F".

I think the higher grading scale is pretty common in schools of nursing. Even when my Mom went to NS in the early 80's she had to get a 94 to get an A.

M

[DLS_PMHNP, MSN, RN, NP]

95-100 A

94-90 BA

89-85 B

84-80 BC

79-75 CB

75 and below you are out.

Just remember, grades aren't the ONLY thing that matter in NS. Just do your best to pass your classes and learn as much as you can.... and try to have some fun once in a while :)

Best,

Diane

[Tiffany, RN, BSN]

Wow some of these grading scales sound insane! I just graduated in May but for us:

A=90-100

B=80-90

C=75-80

We had to have a 75 to pass and by that they mean if you have a 74.9999998 you fail. I got As in about 4 classes with 90s on the dot!

[jla623]

I had no idea that so many schools did it like that. We just have the normal grading scale.

[Hands&Feet]

90-100 = A

80-89 = B

If you get below 80% you fail the class. It's good because 90 is still considered an A and will help with overall GPA, but it's hard to explain to everyone else that a C is failing. . .

[SarasotaRN2b]

They just changed ours:

94 - 100 = A

87 - 93 = B

80 - 86 = C

No rounding either, even if someone has a 93.99, they would still get a B...

[TheSquire, DNP, APRN, NP]

We are on the 7 point scale here:

93 - 100 A

85 - 92 B

78 - 84 C

My kids had a 7 point scale when we moved here

for high school but before that I'd never seen it. ALL the other programs at our college follow the 10 point scale, which seems SO much easier to get that A in...

You're assuming that a 90% at your school is equivalent to a 90% elsewhere, or vise-versa. A 90% at a hard school could be equivalent to a 94% at an easier school, while reversing the situation would make it a very significant difference. Also, the instructors know what the grading scale is, and can structure their exams/hw/evaluations accordingly.

[DolceBella]

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[Acosmo27]

Just the normal scale.. except below a 70 is failing..

90-100 A

80-89 B

70-79 C

Below 70 F

[coltsgrl]

At my NS, you need 63% © to pass nursing classes and 50% to pass electives. For some reason, the nursing schools in the States use higher grading scales...90% of the people I know wouldnt pass if we had to get 80% or higher in each class. At my friends nursing school in Ontario, she needs a min. of 60% to pass a nursing class). I think I would fail NS lol if I had to have 80's to pass a class. It seems like NS in the part of Canada I live in at least have similar grading scales

That is downright scary!!!

I think I'm gonna start asking for transcripts before I let someone do anything major to me!

50%???...one should be able to guess that well without looking! :flmngmd:

(I really hope this isn't true at all!!!!!)

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

96-100 = A

93-95 = B

89-92 = C

An 89 just to pass? I may never complain about my school's grading scale ever again.

Speaking of which,

80-86: C (minimum passing grade)

87-93: B

94+: A

Rumor has it they consider rounding grades, but I've never seen it happen to anyone I know, so I don't know how valid the rumor is.

It's funny though: I had to take a non-NS class over the summer which was on the normal grading scale (80-90 a B, 91+ an A). I couldn't get used to that, I kep thinking I was going to end up with a B in the class when I was running a 92 :)