Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
submitted to the faculty proctor / s at the conclusion of the examination . Students who fail to return this sheet will receive a zero ( 0 %) on the examination / s . 10 . At the completion of the examination , students are required to upload their examination / s immediately and show the examination submission confirmation screen ( green screen ) to the faculty proctor / s before leaving the testing room to ensure examination results are received properly . Students who experience difficulty submitting their examination will be referred for technical assistance . Students who do not upload examination results and do not seek technical assistance the day of the examination are at risk of receiving a zero on the examination .
D . |
Missed exams |
1 . |
The student must notify the faculty via email PRIOR to the start of the exam . |
2 . |
Failure to report the absence prior to the start of the exam will be considered a no call no show |
and will result in a maximum achievable grade of zero |
3 . |
All missed exams must be made up within 48 hours or at the discretion of the faculty and will |
result in a maximum achievable grade of 95 % |
E . Emergencies ( Example : Fire Alarm ) 1 . All students must shut down their devices ( hard shut-down , using the off switch ). This stops the clock on the exam . There will be a record of all of students ’ keystroke activities during the emergency . 2 . Once students return to the classroom and turn on their devices and are ready to continue their exams , the universal resume code will be provided . 3 . At examination completion , students will return their scratch paper to the faculty proctor , show their green screen to the proctor and their name will be checked off the class roster . 4 . At examination completion , there will be a check of the electronic testing log for any improper activity during or after the emergency .
Grade Rounding Policy for Undergraduate Nursing Courses
Policy Faculty will record student course grades of all nursing undergraduate nursing courses in Colleague and Blackboard .
Procedure Blackboard 1 . A minimum of 76.0 is required for passing in all undergraduate courses . 2 . There is no rounding of grades for individual examinations , quizzes and assignments . 3 . Faculty will record the final course grade mathematically rounded to a whole number . Students ’ scores will be recorded as two decimal places when applicable (> 0.50 will be rounded to the next highest number , i . e ., 70.50 = 71 ; < 0.50 will be rounded to the next lowest number , i . e ., 72.49 will be recorded as 72.0 ). 4 . Faculty will record the ATI score using a decimal format . Colleague 1 . Final course grades will be recorded in Colleague as a letter grade corresponding to the whole number grade for the assigned course based on the Nursing Program grading criteria . ( Approved : December 2018 )
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