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question about your grading scale

At my school, the nursing program was allowed to manipulate the grading scale. I was wondering how common this is, if at all. You know the usual, 90-100 is an A and 80-90 is a B (or something like that) Well here's our grading scale:

91-100 = A

86-90 = B

80-85 = C

And of couse, you have to maintain a "C" average to pass. Their reasoning is that if you can pass the course with an 80 "c", technically a B, then your chances of passing the NCLEX are much greater. I do feel this is the reason that our passing rates are so good. What do you think? Is anyone else's school like this?

-Carey

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Yep. Our school is 92-100%-A, 85-91%-B, 80-84%-C. And 80 means 80! Not 79.8%. That's a D. It makes ot tough at times, but you do adjust. I just wish my GPA would reflect the 91% B as more than 3.0, but oh well. Whatcha gonna do?

Our school is making their grading scale more stringent for the new Fall students. Right now it's 92-100 for an A and you have to have at least a "C" (minimum 74) to pass nursing classes and some key exams. I can't remember what exactly they are changing it to at the moment.

At our school a 94-100 is an A! Most of the other programs at the school go by a 90-100 grading scale. How much does that suck?

Our grading scale is also : A= 93-100%; B=85-92%;C=78-84% ; 77 & under= Fail

At my school you need to have a 100% to get a 4.0...

100.00 4.0

98.00 - 99.99 3.9

96.00 - 97.99 3.8

94.00 - 95.99 3.7

92.00 - 93.99 3.6

90.00 - 91.99 3.5

88.00 - 89.99 3.4

86.00 - 87.99 3.3

84.00 - 85.99 3.2

82.00 - 83.99 3.1

80.00 - 81.99 3.0

My school's grading scale was the same as the University's:

90-100 A

80-89 B

70-79 C

Our passage rates had been in the 90's.

At my school 93-100% = A, 85-92% = B, 84-77/78% = C. I can't remember if failing is 77 or 78%.

YEPPERS just like it.

Just know that ur school wants the best (above the bar) RN. :nurse:

good luck.

94 or higher = A

93 = A-minus

Forgot the other breakouts (and not at home right now).

Need at least a 77 © in each nursing course to progress to the next. Otherwise, you're done, and then need to re-apply and convince the director you're worthy of being re-admitted. Of course, you have to wait out a year till the course is offerred again. Ouch!!!

In the Nursing program at Michigan State, other programs vary ie. Chem an 80 can be a 4.0..

94-100 = 4.0

89-93 = 3.5

84-88 = 3.0

79-83 = 2.5

75-78 =2.0

Get 2.0's in two of your classes and you're out.

Earn 1 grade less than a 2.0 and you're out.

Only allowed 1 repeat.

94-100 A

85-93 B

75-84 C

I heard our school gets grants for using this grading scale.

The one that really matters, the "oops she did it again" score is 75%. Up until last semester, it was 70% and there was so much b&moaning but our school had to do something to raise the NCLEX pass rates. I think one student who didn't make the passing mark for third semester hired an attorney to force the school to go back to the 70% that was in effect the catalog year that we were accepted or maybe enrolled. I mean really, do I want a 70% nurse working on my family? I think our program is substantially a good one and I'm glad they raised the passing score.

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