Is it true fail two classes and you`re out!

allthingsbright · Dec 20, 2007

Our school had the same policy--fail two classes in the nuring curriculum or withdraw and its bye-bye. Its just another "weed-out" tool, IMHO. Yes, nursing school IS tough! :uhoh3:

sar4tee · Dec 20, 2007

You`re right, just another "weed-out tool". I don`t want to think negative but I have been thinking about other options just in case. And I would transfer all credits to another university(I want to move to Texas anyway) or I`ll just drop to part-time hours so I can focus more on a particular subject. I want to be a nurse, regardless how long it takes.

AnnaN5 · Dec 20, 2007

The rule probably depends on the school. At our school if you fail 1 nursing class you are gone. You can petition for a chance to reapply. If they give you another chance and you fail again, you are banned for the nursing program for life.

sar4tee · Dec 20, 2007

The rule probably depends on the school. At our school if you fail 1 nursing class you are gone. You can petition for a chance to reapply. If they give you another chance and you fail again, you are banned for the nursing program for life.

My goodness that seems harsh, but it must can be done. So since it`s possible I will stay on it. Good luck to all!!:balloons:

RNMom2010 · Dec 20, 2007

At my school for ADN you are allowed to fail or withdraw from one class per level. If you fail or have to drop for ANY reason and you have already used that freebie for the level you are on you are out of the program and must wait and reapply.

StudentNurseAbby · Dec 20, 2007

At my school, you have to get a 73 in the class or you're kicked out of the program.

catzy5 · Dec 20, 2007

At my school, you have to get a 73 in the class or you're kicked out of the program.

Our school it is a 75% but it's not your average it's per test skills or lecture, you are allowed to retake it once but if you get below again buh bye. very stressful, apparently they just changed it from the average per semester to each exam.

BeenThereDoneThat74, MSN, RN · Dec 20, 2007

Where I teach, we have that rule too.

And yes, Nursing school is tough!! So is the NCLEX, which is why it has to be.

aparsonsmomof3 · Dec 20, 2007

At my school...you fail one nursing class and you're out of the program. You have to wait 5 years before you can reapply for admission. You can't even fail the support courses because of the core-requisites that are involved. However, this only applies if you are already enrolled in the nursing program. You can take the support courses without being enrolled. You can fail those support courses, but because of the strict guidelines for admission...it's hard to get into the program after you have failed those support courses.

Our Program Director told us during Orientation that very few students at our school actually fail out. The instructors are on the lookout for any dramatic change in our grades or assessments and immediately require remediation if that student wishes to continue in the program. She said that once you hit the B-C borderline...it's remediation for you. Most of the students who drop out do so because they just couldn't handle what is required of nurses...long hours, offensive sights and smells...things like that.

There are sixty students admitted into the program each semester. During the nursing information session...the Director said that of the sixty those admit...only around 25-30 would actually make it through the program!

atrice, BSN, RN · Dec 20, 2007

Same w/ ours....fail one class and your out...you can't progress to the next semester without passing all of the classes in the current semester.

aparsonsmomof3 · Dec 20, 2007

One more thing also. During the semester, we will have certain exams that we will have to pass with a 90 or we won't progress either. For example, basic math and equivelants for medication conversions and medical abbreviations. We will take these exams within the first two weeks of starting the program and if we don't master these...we're out.

I guess it's one of those things that our program does to weed out the ones that aren't really serious about it. I would say that you pretty much have to be on your toes during the whole program...one little slip up and your'e finished.

If you look at it from a patients point of view...would you rather have a nurse that was so-so or one that was outstanding during his/her education? It's kind of a no brainer for me. I don't think I would want someone who has problems reading a chart or something like that nursing me. It's just that important!