Calculation exams
- All content for all semester-based nursing calculation exams will be taught during N3170. Any new math content introduced later in the curriculum will be tested in that specific course.
- Exams will be uniform in content. Exams given in each clinical course should include calculation questions that are appropriate to the content being addressed.
- MU Sinclair School of Nursing guidelines for nursing calculations will be used on all exams.
- Exams will be given to all 6th, 7th, and 8th semester students during the first week of the semester with the exception of the first day of the semester. Fifth semester exam will be toward the end of each semester, TBA in conjunction with completion of math content.
- Repeat exam will be offered at the end of the first week of the semester at a designated time.
- If a 6th or 7th semester student fails both exams he/she will be required to withdraw (without a grade) from the didactic and clinical experience assigned. In the next semester following successful completion of the calculation exam, the student may proceed in the courses from which he/she withdrew on a space-available basis.
- If an 8th semester student fails both exams he/she will be required to remediate with a faculty member for a minimum of one week. The student will not be allowed in N4870/Nursing of Adults II clinical during this time. The third exam will be taken no later than the beginning of the fifth week of the semester. A student who fails the third exam will be required to withdraw (without a grade) from all 8th semester courses. In the next semester, the student may proceed in the courses from which he/she withdrew on a space-available basis.
- Passing scores are: 5th semester 85%; 6th semester 88%; 7th semester 93%; 8th semester 98%
- Accelerated students will be considered 6th semester in the fall, 7th semester in the winter, and 8th semester in the summer regardless of which class they are enrolled in.
- Students will not be allowed to take a test in any semester without showing the faculty giving the test, a legitimate photo ID (driver’s license, MU Student ID, etc.). If a student fails to present appropriate ID, the student forfeits his or her first attempt at the exam.