Grading (Policy SON-12)

Effective Date

Spring 2013

Last Revision Date

6/1/2026

Responsible Party

Faculty, Adjuncts, and Program Directors, Administrative Leadership Team, Divisional Dean, Chief Nurse Administrator

Scope and Audience

Students enrolled in the School of Nursing Programs.

1. Policy Purpose

To define the grading criteria required for progression in School of Nursing Programs.

2. Policy Statement

Undergraduate Passing Grade

The following grading scale is utilized in the School of Nursing undergraduate programs. In Prelicensure (NURS) and RN-BS (NURS-RN) program courses, the minimum passing grade is a 75%. A final course grade of 74.9% in the undergraduate program will NOT be rounded up to 75%. Note: NURS-RN 280 Introduction to Statistical Methods, a program prerequisite course, requires a 70% final course grade, and a 69.9% will not be rounded to 70%.

Undergraduate Passing Grade Scale

A+ = 98-100
A = 93-97
A- = 90-92
B+ = 88-89
B = 83-87
B- = 80-82
C+ = 78-79
C = 75-77 – a 75 or higher is required for progression
D+ = 70-74
D = 68-69
D- = 63-67
F < 63

Graduate Passing Grade

The following grading scale is utilized in the School of Nursing Graduate Program. A student must receive an 83% as a final grade in courses with a NURS-DNP designation for progression in the nursing program. A final course grade of 82.9% will NOT be rounded up to 83%.

Graduate Grading Scale

A = 93-100
A- = 90-92
B+ = 88-89
B = 83-87-an 83% or higher is required for progression in the program
B- = 80-82
C+ = 78-79
C = 75-77
D+ = 70-74
D = 68-69
D- = 63-67
F < 63

Boise State University: Calculation of GPA (Policy 3230), Grade Exclusion (Policy 3160), Changes in Final Grades (Policy 3180), Course Repetition — GPA Relationship (Policy 3190)

CHS: None

SON: Undergraduate Progression (Policy UG-03), Graduate Progression (Policy GRAD-02), Incompletes (Policy SON-13)

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