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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The student must maintain, in required courses, a cumulative grade point average on exams of '''78.0%''' in order to progress. The weighted average of all tests and examinations will be calculated first. If the average of test and exam grades is less than '''78.0%''', that will be the course grade. If this score is greater than or equal to '''78.0%''', then other evaluation scores will be added and the resulting average must be '''78.0%''' or greater in order to pass. Only the final course score will be subject to mathematical rounding to the nearest whole number.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The student must maintain, in required courses, a cumulative grade point average on exams of '''78.0%''' in order to progress. The weighted average of all tests and examinations will be calculated first. If the average of test and exam grades is less than '''78.0%''', that will be the course grade. If this score is greater than or equal to '''78.0%''', then other evaluation scores will be added and the resulting average must be '''78.0%''' or greater in order to pass. Only the final course score will be subject to mathematical rounding to the nearest whole number.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The following will be included in the '''test/exam''' portion of the grade in required courses. Note: this portion of each student’s grade must be 78.0% or higher without rounding in order to pass the course. This portion of the grade is to be based on work completed by the individual student. Any exam-related group work score would be added to the final grade after the student has achieved a 78.0% exam average without rounding on individual exam performance.<br /><br />
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The following will be included in the '''test/exam''' portion of the grade in required courses. Note: this portion of each student’s grade must be 78.0% or higher without rounding in order to pass the course. This portion of the grade is to be based on work completed by the individual student. Any exam-related group work score would be added to the final grade after the student has achieved a 78.0% exam average without rounding on individual exam performance.<br /><br />
Test/exams are defined as 50 or more questions that evaluate the application of content from this course and previous coursework to patient situations. Each didactic course will give a minimum of 2 tests/exams. Nurse in Professional Practice I: Intro to Nursing, Nurse in professional Practice II: Evidence-Based Practice and Leadership in Nursing, Nurse in Professional Practice III: Policy and Issues in Healthcare Delivery and Population-Centered Care I are exempt from this exam requirement.<br /><br />
Test/exams are defined as 50 or more questions that evaluate the application of content from this course and previous coursework to patient situations. Each didactic course will give a minimum of 2 tests/exams. Nurse in Professional Practice I: Intro to Nursing, Nurse in Professional Practice II: Evidence-Based Practice and Leadership in Nursing, Nurse in Professional Practice III: Policy and Issues in Healthcare Delivery and Population-Centered Care I are exempt from this exam requirement.<br /><br />
If a student misses the scheduled test/exam, the faculty reserves the right to prepare a test in an alternate form such as essay, short answer and multiple choice. The test/exam should be worth the same number of points as the original. The date and time will be determined by the course coordinator/instructor. <br /><br />
If a student misses the scheduled test/exam, the faculty reserves the right to prepare a test in an alternate form such as essay, short answer and multiple choice. The test/exam should be worth the same number of points as the original. The date and time will be determined by the course coordinator/instructor. <br /><br />
'''Additional assignments''', as offered by each individual campus, will ''be included in the final grade once the student has met the 78.0% test average requirement''. Examples of these assignments include but are not limited to:<br />
'''Additional assignments''', as offered by each individual campus, will ''be included in the final grade once the student has met the 78.0% test average requirement''. Examples of these assignments include but are not limited to:<br />