Rounding will not occur until calculation of final course grades. All final course grades of XX.5 or higher will be rounded to the next highest whole number. A final course grade of XX.49 will not be rounded up. Examples: A grade of 89.5 would round to 90. A grade of 89.49 would remain 89. A grade of 74.5 will be rounded to a 75. A grade 74.49 would remain a 74.

A minimum average of 75% must be achieved on all course exams, before any other points in the course will be considered. If a student fails to achieve the minimum 75% average on course examinations, the final course grade will be the corresponding letter grade of the average of exam scores. For undergraduate nursing students, 75% is the minimum score in order to achieve a passing grade in all nursing courses.

A minimum of 75.0 is required for passing in all BSN courses. No nursing course may be repeated more than once. If a grade of less than C is earned on the second attempt, the student must withdraw from the program.

For undergraduate nursing students, 75% is the passing average grade in all nursing courses.  If a student fails to achieve the minimum 75% average on course examinations, the final course grade will be either C- (70-74), D+ (68-69), D (62-67), D- (60-61), F (59 and below).

The Satisfactory/No Credit (S/NC) option is not permitted in courses meeting degree requirements in nursing unless that is the only way the course is offered.

Any student who achieves a grade of C-, D or F for two nursing courses will be required to withdraw from the program, even if the previous course in which the grade of less than C was achieved has already been repeated and replaced with a grade of C or better.

Progression in upper division nursing requires successful completion of all prior sequenced coursework.   Nursing courses with a didactic and clinical component are taken as a unit.  These courses are N313/N314, N362/N363, N419/N420, N461/N462 and N482/N483. In the case of failing either the didactic or the clinical component, the student must retake both courses (even if a C or greater is earned in the course passed).

If a student receives an incomplete (I) in a nursing course, the incomplete (I) must be removed prior to enrolling in any course for which the incomplete course is a prerequisite.

If a student’s clinical laboratory performance for any nursing course is deemed unsatisfactory, the grade for that course will be an F regardless of any grades related to the theoretical component of the course. If the unsatisfactory clinical performance is characterized by unethical, unprofessional, or unsafe behavior that actually or potentially places the client in jeopardy, the student will be required to withdraw from the program.