Nursing School changing criteria to pass classes

[Reese2012]

Hello,

I am a sophomore at my nursing school and when I first began it was required for nursing students to pass the class with a 75% or higher on their exams and have an overall score of a 75% or higher to pass the class (this included hw as well). Well now out of nowhere they have decided to change that rule and starting next fall you will need to pass your classes with an 80% or higher.

What is everyone else's minimum to pass their nursing classes at their nursing school?

[cutiek184]

At my school in Nursing classes we need a 77 to pass. For non nursing courses at my school those you need a 73 to pass. 80 is kinda steep! But it is a competitive program at schools.

[caliotter3]

It would be appropriate to grandfather the current students to the old criteria while starting the new criteria with the incoming class, but I'll bet they won't do that and someone will suffer.

[Zelda21]

78% average of exam + final to pass.

80 seems a lot, even though its only two points above 78!

[love'lee]

At my school 80 is the lowest you can have to pass...and in some classes your tests have to average and 80 before any other work can be calculated into your final grade

[morte, LPN, LVN]

this discussion comes up every once and a while. you can't compare one program to another. passing in mine I think was 70, and the program had a good NCLEX pass rate. this is just an example of grade inflation, in my opinion. instead of upping the passing grade, they should have made the program more rigorous.

[aquamoon713]

At my school it's a 70 to pass. However, the NCLEX pass rate is 100% and only 15-20 students out of the original 48 actually make it to graduation.

[SopranoKris, MSN, RN, NP]

Our is 76% in each component of the course. If one component is below 76%, you fail the whole course.

[PNW_NPstudent]

83, but I'm in grad school.

[NKS82]

82-85% depending on course, I'm not US student though.

[pixiestudent2]

75% only test are graded. Any homework, research, or papers in considered clinical which is pass or fail.

[catebsn25]

This happened in my program while I was in the middle of it. They let the students who were enrolled before keep the old passing rate of 74%, and the new students had to have a 77%. I would think they would grandfather you in...