I recently completed my RN program at a Community College in New York State. My final GPA was 2.8 but the school won't "graduate" me because I repeated a class and got 77, they were looking for a 78. The last class in the program, can you believe it?
Last week they turned out a few graduates with 2.5 and what not, I have been capriciously kicked to the curb and have nothing to show for my 2.8 after 5 years of night school and $12,000.
Does anyone know if there is any process to still be able to take the NCLEX exam in New York State.
This really isn't fair- I appreciate anyone's suggestions or advice.
NYS's BON has nothing to do nor offer in this situation. You aren't as such "shut" out from taking the boards as not qualifying to sit. Unless you have a degree or diploma from an accredited nursing program the process for applying for a license cannot begin.
Your situation is not unique; there are plenty of posts in the NYS forum and elsewhere from students failing out of CUNY, SUNY and other nursing programs, some by just 1/2 point.
Downstate in the NYC area many if not most nursing programs have moved to requiring minimum of 3.0 if not overall GPA at least for nursing and science courses. CUNY schools usually allow *one* repeat of a required nursing or science course, after that you are O-W-T, out.
There is a method to all this madness. Enough empirical evidence is out there correlating academic standing and or success with first time board passing rates. This is why you have seen over the years many programs tighten up entry and retention standards. There are places that would rather graduate handful of "A" to "B" students who pass the NCLEX on first attempt than larger classes with a decent number failing.
The easiest route would be for you to find some way for that 'one point" grade to be changed or replaced (by repeating). If the program won't budge then the only thing left is to start looking at other schools.
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NYS's BON has nothing to do nor offer in this situation. You aren't as such "shut" out from taking the boards as not qualifying to sit. Unless you have a degree or diploma from an accredited nursing program the process for applying for a license cannot begin.
Your situation is not unique; there are plenty of posts in the NYS forum and elsewhere from students failing out of CUNY, SUNY and other nursing programs, some by just 1/2 point.
Downstate in the NYC area many if not most nursing programs have moved to requiring minimum of 3.0 if not overall GPA at least for nursing and science courses. CUNY schools usually allow *one* repeat of a required nursing or science course, after that you are O-W-T, out.
There is a method to all this madness. Enough empirical evidence is out there correlating academic standing and or success with first time board passing rates. This is why you have seen over the years many programs tighten up entry and retention standards. There are places that would rather graduate handful of "A" to "B" students who pass the NCLEX on first attempt than larger classes with a decent number failing.
The easiest route would be for you to find some way for that 'one point" grade to be changed or replaced (by repeating). If the program won't budge then the only thing left is to start looking at other schools.