Scholastic Standards
The grading scale for the Department of Nursing is based on 78% as
the minimum percentage for a “C” grade. Students must maintain a grade
of “C” in all nursing, allied health and science courses and must have a
minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale to
graduate.
To successfully complete a clinical nursing course, students must obtain
a grade of “C” in the didactic portion and obtain a “P” (pass) in the
laboratory and/or clinical portion of the course. Failure to pass the
lab or clinical portion of the course results in a “D” as the highest
grade possible for the course. Should students receive less than a “C”
grade in any allied health or science course, that is pre-requisite for
program admission, they are allowed to repeat the course one time to be
eligible for application to the nursing program. If a student takes a
course twice without earning a grade of at least a “C,” that student is
not eligible for acceptance into the Nursing Program. Students must
complete all science courses prior to their junior year. Should students
receive less than a “C” grade in any of the required program courses,
they may repeat the course the next time the course is taught if there
is space available. Should a student receive less than a “C” grade in
any two required program courses (including repeated courses), the
second grade of “D” or below will result in the student’s dismissal from
the nursing program. For the purpose of continuing in the Nursing
program, a withdrawal from an allied health or nursing course is
considered the same as achieving less than a grade of C for the course.
Students may petition to the Nursing Department Admissions Committee for
an exception to be considered for readmission to the nursing program.
Students must follow the Nursing Curriculum sequence for the nursing
program in the junior and senior year. Students must successfully
pass a predictive exit examination prior to graduation. Options for this
requirement completion are available in the course syllabus for NU452.
Failure to meet this requirement results in dismissal from the program
and loss of eligibility to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in
Nursing.
