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         <td width="60%"><big>'''Undergraduate Grading System'''</big></td>
         <td width="60%"><big>'''Undergraduate Grading System'''</big></td>
         <td width="40%"><big>Subsection: '''5.2.16'''</big></td>
         <td width="40%"><big>'''Policy:''' '''2215 (5.2.16)'''</big></td>
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         <td width="60%">Section 5.0 - Student Policies</td>
         <td width="60%">Student Policies - Undergraduate Students</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: November 1971</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: November 1971</td>
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         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation and Scholarship/Grant Committee<br />Undergraduate Curriculum Committee</div><br />Final Approving Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">General Faculty Organization</div><br />Related Documents:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">[[CON_Undergraduate_Grade_of_Incomplete_Policy|Policy 5.1.9 - Undergraduate Grade of Incomplete]]</div></td>
         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Affairs Committee</div><br />Final Approving Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">General Faculty Organization</div><br />Related Documents:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">[[CON_Undergraduate_Grade_of_Incomplete_Policy|Policy 2228 - Undergraduate Grade of Incomplete]]</div></td>
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                 <td>Revised: May 1994<br />Revised: October 2001<br />Revised: October 2004<br />Revised: December 2008<br />Revised: May 2010<br />Revised: October 2012<br />Revised: January 2013<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/6568|May 2013]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/7659|July 2015]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12603|May 2016]]<br />Reviewed: [[Special:PermanentLink/15458|April 2021]] ([[Special:Diff/12603/15458|changes]])<br />Revised: April 2025 ([[Special:Diff/15458/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
                 <td>Revised: May 1994<br />Revised: October 2001<br />Revised: October 2004<br />Revised: December 2008<br />Revised: May 2010<br />Revised: October 2012<br />Revised: January 2013<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/6568|May 2013]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/7659|July 2015]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12603|May 2016]]<br />Reviewed: [[Special:PermanentLink/15458|April 2021]] ([[Special:Diff/12603/15458|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/17135|April 2025]] ([[Special:Diff/15458/17135|changes]])<br />Revised: August 2025 (administrative) ([[Special:Diff/17135/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
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===Purpose===
==Purpose==
<p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">Establishes criteria for awarding grades, quality points, Pass/Fail, withdrawal and incomplete.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">Establishes criteria for awarding grades, quality points, Pass/Fail, withdrawal and incomplete.</p>
===Scope===
 
<p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">This policy applies to undergraduate students</p>
==Scope==
===Policy===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">This policy applies to undergraduate students.</p>
 
==Policy==
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">For theory nursing courses, the following percentage system is used to award grades within the College of Nursing:<br /><br />
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">For the theory courses, the following percentage system and calculated quality points are used to award grades within the College of Nursing:<br /><br />


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           <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">'''Percentage'''</span></td>
           <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">'''Percentage'''</span></td>
          <td width="35px">&nbsp;</td>
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td width="15px">&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">'''Quality Points'''</span></td>
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           <td>98-100</td>
           <td>98-100</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>4.0</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td>93-97</td>
           <td>93-97</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>4.0</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td>90-92</td>
           <td>90-92</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>3.67</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td>88-89</td>
           <td>88-89</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>3.33</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td>83-87</td>
           <td>83-87</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>3.0</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td>80-82</td>
           <td>80-82</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>2.67</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td>78-79</td>
           <td>78-79</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>2.33</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td>73-77</td>
           <td>73-77</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>2.00</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td>70-72</td>
           <td>70-72</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>1.67</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td>68-69</td>
           <td>68-69</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>1.33</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td>63-67</td>
           <td>63-67</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>1.00</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td>60-62</td>
           <td>60-62</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>0.67</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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           <td>below 60</td>
           <td>below 60</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>0.00</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
            
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
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Quality points are calculated according to the following system:<br /><br />
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          <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Grade</span></td>
          <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
          <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Quality Points</span></td>
          <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
           <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Grade</span></td>
           <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Grade</span></td>
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           <td>A+ &amp; A</td>
           <td>A+ &amp; A</td>
           <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>4.0</td>
           <td>4.0</td>
          <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
          <td>C</td>
          <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
          <td>2.00</td>
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           <td>A-</td>
           <td>A-</td>
           <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>3.67</td>
           <td>3.67</td>
          <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
          <td>C-</td>
          <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
          <td>1.67</td>
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           <td>B+</td>
           <td>B+</td>
           <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>3.33</td>
           <td>3.33</td>
          <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
          <td>D+</td>
          <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
          <td>1.33</td>
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           <td>B</td>
           <td>B</td>
           <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>3.00</td>
           <td>3.00</td>
          <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
          <td>D</td>
          <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
          <td>1.00</td>
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           <td>B-</td>
           <td>B-</td>
           <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>2.67</td>
           <td>2.67</td>
          <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
          <td>D-</td>
          <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
          <td>0.67</td>
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           <td>C+</td>
           <td>C+</td>
           <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>2.33</td>
           <td>2.33</td>
           <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
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          <td>C</td>
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td>2.00</td>
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          <td>C-</td>
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td>1.67</td>
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          <td>D+</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td>1.33</td>
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          <td>D</td>
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td>1.00</td>
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          <td>D-</td>
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td>0.67</td>
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           <td>F</td>
           <td>F</td>
           <td width="25px">&nbsp;</td>
           <td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td>0.00</td>
           <td>0.00</td>
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Grades of C+ or above are passing grades in the College of Nursing. Students must maintain a cumulative College of Nursing average of 2.33 GPA in order to remain in good standing.
Grades of C+ or above are passing grades in the College of Nursing. Students must maintain a cumulative College of Nursing average of 2.33 GPA in order to remain in good standing.
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">For clinical courses, the following criteria apply:
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">For clinical courses, the following criteria apply:
The faculty will assign the student’s grade by evaluating the student’s performance according
The faculty will assign the student’s grade by evaluating the student’s performance according
to the critical clinical behaviors for each course.<br /><br />A student who faculty deems is unprepared or unsafe will be required to leave the clinical setting and enter into a remediation plan until they are deemed prepared to return to the clinical setting.<br /><br />The student may be removed for a short duration or the rest of the semester. A student not able to
to the critical clinical behaviors for each course.<br /><br />A student who faculty deems is unprepared or unsafe will be required to leave the clinical setting and enter into a remediation plan until they are deemed prepared to return to the clinical setting.<br /><br />The student may be removed for a short duration or the rest of the semester. A student not able to return and to complete the critical clinical behaviors before the end of the semester will receive a Fail for the clinical course.</li>
return and to complete the critical clinical behaviors before the end of the semester will receive a Fail for the clinical course.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The grade of "Incomplete" is awarded according to guidelines set forth in Policy 2228.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The grade of "Incomplete" is awarded according to guidelines set forth in Policy 5.1.9.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">For courses in which theory and clinical are combined, clinical laboratory performance is rated on a Pass/Fail basis. A rating of Fail in clinical laboratory performance results in a D in the course unless the theory grade is an F. If the clinical laboratory performance is Pass the grade awarded for the course will be based upon the theory grade.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">For courses in which theory and clinical are combined, clinical laboratory performance is rated on a Pass/Fail basis. A rating of Fail in clinical laboratory performance results in a D in the course unless the theory grade is an F. If the clinical laboratory performance is Pass the grade awarded for the course will be based upon the theory grade.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">For courses with only a clinical component, clinical laboratory performance is rated on a Pass/Fail basis. A rating of Pass in clinical performance results in a P in the course. A rating of Fail in clinical laboratory performance results in an F in the course.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">For courses with only a clinical component, clinical laboratory performance is rated on a Pass/Fail basis. A rating of Pass in clinical performance results in a P in the course. A rating of Fail in clinical laboratory performance results in an F in the course.</li>