Grading & Transcripts

The Policy Library website contains detailed information on University grading policies and practices. Specific School of Nursing policies and variations are listed below.

The SoN uses two grading systems: A-F (with pluses and minuses) and S-N (S = satisfactory, N = no credit). School policy dictates that at least two-thirds of the course credits on a student's official Degree Plan must be taken under the A-F system. Additionally, all clinical courses must be taken under the A-F system. Grading option changes are not permitted after the second week of the term (earlier for the summer term).

All courses required within the nursing curriculum must be completed for a grade of C- or better. Academic work with a grade lower than C- is considered unsatisfactory. Students who receive two or more unsatisfactory grades in one or two different classes will be immediately dismissed from the MN program (see Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Progress). Students who do not maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA each semester will be placed on academic probation.

Under provisions of federal and state legislation, examination scores, course grades, and similar indicators of student academic progress are not public information. Accordingly, such information cannot be released or made public without written student permission, except for normal educational and administrative uses within the University.

The Office of the Registrar maintains and releases student transcripts, the official University record of grades and registration symbols for all courses students take. You can request an official transcript online at OneStop. To obtain an unofficial transcript online, log in to MyU, select the Academics tab, the Grades sub tab, and click the "Unofficial Transcript" link. With a picture ID you may also pick up an unofficial transcript in person, free of charge, at OneStop (Bruininks Hall, 222 Pleasant St. S.E.).