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• Pre-licensure nursing courses with a grade of “B” or better will be considered for transfer.• Veteran to BSN (V-BSN) applicants with experience in the health care field and evidenceof applicable academic coursework and clinical experience, may request to be consideredfor course challenge/advanced placement credit for nursing courses. The V-BSNEvaluation Team will review the student’s college and/or military transcripts to determinea student’s eligibility to challenge courses or test for advanced placement.The deadline for nursing transfer credit consideration is July 1st for acceptance in the fallsemester and by November 1st for spring semester.Once students are admitted into the Shenandoah University undergraduate nursingprogram, all nursing courses with an N prefix must be taken within the School of Nursing.Courses completed prior to admission to Shenandoah University will be evaluated on anindividual basis.For further information contact nursing @su.eduSchool of Nursing Academic Progression PolicyPlease see the SON Student Handbook.Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing • 341Grading CriteriaGrading criteria of the SON are divided into three areas:1. Academic Grades2. Safety3. Professional BehaviorStudents must demonstrate proficiency in all these areas in order to successfully passrequired courses in the nursing program. Failure to meet any one of the three areasconstitutes failure of the course. Requirements for academic grades are identified in eachcourse outline. Professional behavior and safety are expected of all SON students. Refer tothe Professional Behavior and Safety Performance section in the SON Student Handbook forcriteria.Grading Scale:93 - 100 = A85 - 92 = B78 - 84 = C70 - 77 = DBelow 70 = FAny grade involving a numerical fraction is rounded ONLY at the end of the semester inthe final grade. To be rounded up, a fraction must be equal to or greater than .5.