Passing grade for your nursing school

Catma63 · Dec 12, 2003

I notice the trend for minimum passing grades in actual nursing courses is between 70-75. This makes me wonder why the instructors in the program I'm in made our passing grade 80. I feel this has much increased the failure rate and..Well, it just seems unfair. Who is the usual determing factor as to what the passing grade is, I wonder? The DON, the instructor themselves, or someone else? Anyone know?

twarlik · Dec 12, 2003

Originally posted by Catma63
I notice the trend for minimum passing grades in actual nursing courses is between 70-75. This makes me wonder why the instructors in the program I'm in made our passing grade 80. I feel this has much increased the failure rate and..Well, it just seems unfair. Who is the usual determing factor as to what the passing grade is, I wonder? The DON, the instructor themselves, or someone else? Anyone know?

My school has a curriculum/academic committee made up of faculty and students (graduate and undergrad). The committee determines what will be required for a student to progress in the nursing program.

Out of curiosity, are you in a BSN, ADN or diploma program?

TARABETH · Dec 12, 2003

80 at my school

lmd32 · Dec 12, 2003

The undergrads in the BSN program at my school need a 71% C to pass each class and a C average overall. As Entry Level Masters students in the same classes, we need a B average to continue. We have to constantly remind our instructors that C is not passing for us. Clinicals are P/F, sort of. Some clinical instructors give grades and then report everything over a 71% as a P.

BamaGirlRN · Dec 12, 2003

74% at my school, it was raised when I was half way through the program. They raised it to weed out more people in order to keep the NCLEX pass rate high.

shape0fmyheart · Dec 12, 2003

I believe we need a 75% in the actual nursing class to pass. Lab and clinical are both pass/fail, and any corequisites are weighted differently depending upon how important they think it is to your major I guess. We needed a 73% to pass A&P and continue in the Nursing program, where the Dental hygeine students at my school needed to have an 80% in A&P to pass for their program. Doesn't make sense to me.

twarlik · Dec 12, 2003

Originally posted by here with me
We needed a 73% to pass A&P and continue in the Nursing program, where the Dental hygeine students at my school needed to have an 80% in A&P to pass for their program. Doesn't make sense to me.

Excuse my ignorance, but why do dental hygeine students even need to take A&P?

leslieRN2B · Dec 12, 2003

Passing in my program is 75%

shape0fmyheart · Dec 13, 2003

Originally posted by twarlik
Excuse my ignorance, but why do dental hygeine students even need to take A&P?

You know, I really don't know. :chuckle

twintoo · Dec 13, 2003

We have to maintain a 74% in all Nursing Courses. We had to have a 3.0 GPA to get into the program.

twarlik · Dec 13, 2003

Originally posted by here with me
You know, I really don't know. :chuckle

Too bad there's not a dental hygeine student around here who could explain it to us! Perhaps there's more to dental hygeine than I realize...

Catma63 · Dec 13, 2003

Originally posted by twarlik
My school has a curriculum/academic committee made up of faculty and students (graduate and undergrad). The committee determines what will be required for a student to progress in the nursing program.
Out of curiosity, are you in a BSN, ADN or diploma program?

I'm in the ADN program. :-)