What is your grading scale in nursing school?

[BGSUstudent]

Where I attend nursing school I think that the grading scale is unfair. There is a shortage of nurses in this county. Why make it so difficult for nursing students to help fill the void. I do agree that nursing school should be hard, we all still have to pass the NCLEX to practice. If you don't know what you are doing most likely you won't be able to pass it. My grading scale is as following 93-100% A 92-86% B 85-76 C.

[TinyNurse, RN]

73% is failing.....

that's all I knew at my school

74 and out the door............ I did much better than that but that seemed to be the rule of thumb for my grad class.

[blue eyes]

Our grading scale is high distinction which is 80%+, distinction 70%-79%, credit 60%-69% pass 50%-59% and fail 40%-49%.

Before going out on second year placements you have to take a medication math test and score 100%, you get 3 attempts (from memory).

[SKM-NURSIEPOOH, BSN, RN]

here's my former school's breakdown:

98-100 = a+(4.0)

94 - 97 = a (4.0)

90 - 93 = a-(3.7)

87 - 89 = b+(3.3)

83 - 86 = b (3.0)

80 - 83 = b-(2.7)

77 - 79 = c+(2.3)

73 - 77 = c (2.0)

70 - 76 = c-(1.7)

by no means was my uni a pushover due to their grading system. in fact, they're some of the most toughest professors in terms of grading....whatever you got on your exam was what you got...no curving done! i've even seen students have passing gpas in the 80s & still fail their course because of a writing assignment...which i think sucks...but certain 'standards' must be met! then i've seen students not have any written assignment grades applied because their final/combined test average was 70.

btw:

cheers!

moe

[Nemhain]

Our grading scale is

93-100 = A

90-92.9 = A-

88-89.9 = B+

85-87.9 = B

83-84.9 = B-

80-82.9 = C+

75-79.9 = C

[JenRN_2B]

92-100=A

86-91=B

80-85=C

0-79.999999999999=F

Clinical is pass/fail. Dosage/calculation test must be passed with 100%, 3 tries. Any bonus points or extra credit is null and void unless you have an 80% or higher. Meaning, if you have a 79.999999999999% and one million bonus points, you still fail. Fail any part of the program and you're out of the program.

[shel_wny]

97+ is an A at my school.

I forgot all the others. :imbar

Shel

[chelsea32]

You need 65% to pass all the classes. grade point average of 2.0

seems pretty low, i know. hmmm

canada

[truern]

78 to pass..

78-85=C...86-93=B...94-100=A

2nd semester med calc test passing grade is 85..3rd semester 90..thereafter 100 (i believe) with one retake allowed.

my program has a very high nclex pass rate :)

[PCGrad06]

The grading scale at the college I attend now is

90 to 100 A

80 to 89 B

70 to 79 C

Below 70 failing.

[JimmyMallo]

My FasTrack ADN program is

91-100 A

84-90 B

76-83 C

Below 76 you fail the entire semester and get one more try, fail any 2 classes in the entire program your out for good.

One drug calc test per semester (4 total) must get over 90% to pass, one retake allowed per test. Under 90% twice you repeat the entire semester.

Over 95% NCLEX-RN for last 10 years (98% last year)

[Rhoresmith]

My school failing in the nursing program only is below 78% on test and that means if you have a 77.9% on your test and 100% on all the other assignments you are still out the door they won't use the extra assignments to bump up your test grade if it is under 78% seems tough but nursing is a tough field and I guess since you have peoples lives in your hands they want you to be good. Must pass drug calculations with at least a 80% and have 2 chances or you can't advance on

Rhonda

[Nurse_Ben]

>78% to pass. Thats all i need to know!