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Informal poll on grading scale

Our school has decided to change its grading scale for nursing classes recently. Essentially the score required to pass a course has moved from 77% to 80%.

Just curious what other schools are using for grading scales these days.

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    80% seems bit steep to me...but it does convert to a 2.7 GPA

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    When I was in school 10 years ago, they required a 80% as a passing grade. I just checked again and they have lowered it to 77%. I'd like to see if there is a correlation anywhere on required pass rates in nursing school and first-time NCLEX pass rates.

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    75-82 C, 83-93 B, 94+ A. Graduated Fall 2013

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    80-85=c, 86-93=b, 94-100=a. Below 80, say 79.9 = d = fail. Diploma program.

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    I don't think the grading scale makes much difference. The school I'm in has a 78% limit, but the school I dropped out of was 74% and much more difficult.

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    The program I graduated from (ASN) required a test average of 80% to pass and then a 80% overall class average to pass (had to have both). And an A was 93% and above. It was a tough program too!

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    My school grading scale: 100-92 -A, 92-84-B, 83-75-C. Anything under 75 is failing. There is no rounding. My school is a ADN program and one of the toughest in the state.

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    When I was in school way back when, there was just the regular grading scale. Guess no one had thought about raising the bar for passing in nursing classes yet.

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    In my LPN program we had to have an 81 or above to pass. I know its not the same as an RN program but still...I always thought 81 was a little steep, as well :)

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    We need an 80% with grades calculated to the hundredths place and rounded to the nearest whole number (so we can get a 79.5 and still pass). 80-86 C, 87-93 B, and 94-100 A.

    Only the nursing classes use this scale. The rest of the school is on a normal 10 point scale.

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    A= 100-93, B=92-85, C=84-77

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    At my school, you must get at least a 76% to pass and move on to the next semester.

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