I see a lot of different posts talking about grades and wonder what their grading scale is.
My school uses a 10 point scale as well as rounding. So an 89.5 is an A, 79.5 a B, and so on. We also do not have pluses or minuses, which is nice at times but not so nice at others. I'll take it though, especially given the grading scale and the rounding.
In my program (entry level CNL Master's degree) you must maintain a 3.0 at all times or you have to repeat the course you got a C in. There are also certain courses, such as patho, you must get an A or B in to continue, no matter what your cumulative GPA is.
Mine was: 94-100=A; 90-93=B; 84-89=C. Anything less than 84 was automatic failure for the semester; math test prior to each semester and had to make 90 or above on it or you were out.
It's almost impossible to get a 4.0 at our school, which is making a lot of us previously high GPA students cry. ;-(Seriously, show me a nursing student who has 100% in everything and I will show you a big fat liar!) I did manage a 3.4 (almost 94%) first quarter though, which is an A-. I'll take it!
My CC nursing program used a different grading system than the other programs at the college. The system was similar to what others have already posted:
A - 100% - 94%
B - 93% - 87%
C - 86% - 80%
While 75% - 80% was technically a D, a C or better was required to remain in the program. There were no + or - grades. The day program would typically loose about a quarter to a third of the class prior to graduation, some due to low GPA, others for failing the ungraded clinicals. Working adults like me were usually in the evening/weekend program where the loss rate was quite a bit lower (3 of about 35 students failed out or were dismissed, one of whom had an A class average but failed that semester's clinical).
I see a lot of different posts talking about grades and wonder what their grading scale is. My school uses a 10 point scale as well as rounding. So an 89.5 is an A 79.5 a B, and so on. We also do not have pluses or minuses, which is nice at times but not so nice at others. I'll take it though, especially given the grading scale and the rounding. In my program (entry level CNL Master's degree) you must maintain a 3.0 at all times or you have to repeat the course you got a C in. There are also certain courses, such as patho, you must get an A or B in to continue, no matter what your cumulative GPA is. What about you?[/quote']
You're lucky! My BSN program that I start next month- the grading scale is 93-100 is an A, and so on. We have to get a 76 and above to pass all classes
I am attending a campus of Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) for my prerequisites for a RN program. Their grading scale is as follows:
90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
0-59 F
Most schools in our area will only accept a C or higher for transfer of credits. Withdraw from a course can be done up until the last lecture class; though if you withdrawal after the "open withdrawal" period your instructor needs to approve the form.
Ours is 92% and up is an A, 83% to 91.99% is a B, 75% to 82.99% is a C. No rounding, anything below a 75% is failing and your test average has to be 75% or higher before any of your other course work counts.
So you could have a perfect score on all your papers, discussion boards what have you. If your test average is 74.99%, you fail the class.
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74.9 is C, 83.1 is B, 93.1 is an A. Less than a 74.9 is failing.