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Required of All Students<\/strong><\/p>\n

All M.S. in Nursing students must complete a research project, this project is completed in NUR 504.\u00a0 Student are required to take NUR 504 at WCSU.\u00a0 If students wish to do a thesis they will do this under the direction of a thesis adviser. Students should register for GRA 799 in order to receive continued thesis advisement after completing NUR 504.\u00a0 Students must also complete all core and foundational courses necessary for certification.<\/p>\n

Nursing graduates from Western Connecticut State University Masters of Science, Nursing Program have a current pass rate on certification exams of 93%, and 85% of all graduates have jobs in their new role with in the first year after graduation.<\/p>\n

Grading Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n

Graduate nursing students must maintain a \u201cB\u201d average in order to graduate from the program. Should a student achieve a grade below a \u201cB-\u201d in a course, that course must be repeated and the student must achieve a grade of at least \u201cB-\u201d or above to progress in the program.\u00a0 Students will only be allowed to repeat a graduate nursing course once.\u00a0 If a student receives below a B- in the repeated graduate nursing course then the student will be dismissed from the program.\u00a0 Graduate students must also maintain a B (3.0) average, failure to obtain\/maintain a B (3.0) average will result in a dismissal for the program.<\/p>\n

Department of nursing grades are assigned as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
A = 92 – 100<\/td>\nB- = 80-82<\/td>\nD+ = 68-70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A- = 89 – 91<\/td>\nC+ = 77-79<\/td>\nD = 64-67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B+= 86- 88<\/td>\nC = 74-76<\/td>\nD- = 63-60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B = 83- 85<\/td>\nC- = 71-73<\/td>\nF = Below 60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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