Calendar 2012-2013 - Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

Grade Scale and DefinitionsIn evaluating written work and clinical performance, grades will be assigned with reference to thefollowing scale, meaning and definition:Note: For all NUR courses and MPL 202H the passing grade is 60%.LetterGradeGradePointValuePercentageRangeNumericalMidpointMeaningDefinitionA+ 4.0 90-100 95 Excellent Extensive knowledge base;A 4.0 85-89 87A- 3.7 80-84 82strong evidence of originalthinking; capacity to criticallyanalyze and synthesize;consistent ability to makedecisions based on theory andcritical evaluation.B+B3.33.077-7973-767875Good Sound knowledge base;original thinking; some criticalcapacity and analytic ability;B- 2.7 70-72 71some ability to make decisionsbased on theory; ability toevaluate critically.C+ 2.3 67-69 68 Adequate Satisfactory knowledge base;C 2.0 63-66 65some ability to analyzeunfamiliar problems, makeC- 1.7 60-62 61decisions, and evaluatecritically.F 1.3 57-59 58 Inadequate Unsatisfactory knowledgeF 1.0 53-56 55base; problem-solving limitedto routine application of rulesF 0.7 50-52 51and/or based on inaccurateobservation; errors ofjudgment in decision-makingor limited ability to makedecisions independently andlimited ability to evaluatecritically.F 0.0 0-49 *34 Wholly inadequate; littleevidence of even a superficialknowledge base; lacking inability to problem-solve, makedecisions, and evaluate.University of Toronto Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Calendar 2012-2013 82