Grading & Honors
Academic Achievement
- If a student has earned a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.4 or above for a semester, he or she will be placed on the Dean's List and awarded a Certificate for Academic Excellence.
- Academic excellence will be acknowledged at commencement exercises in the categories of Summa, Magna, and Cum Laude based on cumulative GPA.
Summa Cum Laude 3.80-4.00 Magna Cum Laude 3.60-3.79 Cum Laude 3.40-3.59
Grading System
Theory
| Grade | Percentage Equivalent |
| A | 92-100 |
| B+ | 88-91 |
| B | 84-87 |
| C+ | 79-83 |
| C | 75-78 |
| D | 70-74 |
| F | 00-69 |
| Grade | Achievement | Quality Points |
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| A | Superior | 4 | ||
| B | 3.5 | |||
| B | Good | 3 | ||
| C | 2.5 | |||
| C | Satisfactory | 2 | ||
| D | Unsatisfactory | 0 | ||
| F | Failure | 0 |
A grade of C or above is required to pass all nursing and support courses.
Clinical
P = Pass
F = Fail
Grading for clinical practice of nursing courses is determined by satisfying the objectives of the course and is on a Pass/Fail basis.
Aria Health School of Nursing
3 Neshaminy Interplex, Trevose, PA 19053
215-710-3510
