In the US college system, you got to have an average grade of 60% to succeed ?

Hi guys,

I heard many different versions...some say that you must have only As and Bs to succeed, others say that 60% is enough...

who's right ?

thanks!

Depends on how much money you have.

If you're poor or average, you need 60%.

If you're rich, you don't even need to show up for class.

Ok, so if you have only a F, you screw your year up right ?

Ok, so if you have only a F, you screw your year up right ?

Luciole_fr

Your GPA will drop a considerable amount with a D, but you won't fail.

You WILL fail with an F and you'll have to take whatever course you failed a second time if you want/need to pass it.

Well as the saying goes... C's get degrees... Though I would have thought a 60 wouldn't allow you to pass.

Thank you so much :)

Well as the saying goes... C's get degrees... Though I would have thought a 60 wouldn't allow you to pass.

sxdx89

I bet the guy who came up with that saying is currently homeless.

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Well as the saying goes... C's get degrees... Though I would have thought a 60 wouldn't allow you to pass.

Theokhoth

I bet the guy who came up with that saying is currently homeless.

You never know, they could be a genius but also be extremely lazy and never do the homework but do good on the tests causing a C :P

I for one don't follow that saying though

the same around the nation.....F is fail. D- (60%) is passing. Now if you were under a scholarship, things would be different.MetallicaKings

Yeah i mgiht be passing but for most majors, atleast where i go, you need a C average or better for the credits to count

getting below 70% wont count towards your major...its not technically failing but you will still need to retake the class.

60% = D...that is passing at MOST schools However, most school require you to have at least a C (70%) in a class that is your major for it to count. Furthermore, some colleges are even more strict with certain majors...in accounting (at Texas Tech) you have to get a 'B' or better your FIRST try on several classes or you can no longer major in Accounting (same with finance) Also, there are some schools that are only Pass/Fail...only 2 options, that is itrawsavon

That's what its like for my school, especially the crowded majors like business and film. Need to have a 3.0 or higher I think to be excepted into the program.

60% is passing in America. Some courses, you have to get higher to go to the next level. If you are taking a math course, a lot of the time they will only let you go to the next level if you get a C or higher. At the school I go to, if you miss too many days you automatically fail the course for some classes. In short, if your going to go to school, do it because you want something out of it. Do not do it because your parents or something say that you have to.

I am not saying you are, I am just saying try your hardest. If you try your hardest and still get a D, then you cannot really help it but I doubt someone is that much of a fool that they would get such a low grade if they tried that hard. Read the books they tell you to read and do the work they tell you to do. Just because a teacher does not go over something in class does not mean it will not be on the test.

It depends on the class. Why are you asking anyway?

I know here you only need to get 50% to succeed in your first year, or turn up to at least 80% of your classes and get 45% to succeed.

Last session I passed my two Arts courses before I sat my final exams, meaning the final exams only determined what placing I got (High Distinction, Distinction, Credit or Pass)

It depends on the class. It depends on the curve. If the average score is much lower than usual (which is possible in hard math or science classes) than a 60% might get you a C or B even.

Technically, you only have to get a 60%, which is a D, to not fail the class. However, to succeed in a class, usually means you get A's or B's.LZ71

I know here you only need to get 50% to succeed in your first year, or turn up to at least 80% of your classes and get 45% to succeed.

Last session I passed my two Arts courses before I sat my final exams, meaning the final exams only determined what placing I got (High Distinction, Distinction, Credit or Pass)

You're asking too general a question.

There are different schools.

There are different classes.

Different programs in those schools...

[QUOTE="LZ71"]Technically, you only have to get a 60%, which is a D, to not fail the class. However, to succeed in a class, usually means you get A's or B's.Locke562

depends on program you are going into. At my college a 2.0 was needed to get into the business program. For nursing it was a 3.0 to even be considered. My schools avg gpa for nursing was a 3.8 :( needless to say I went somewhere else haha.

Usually you can graduate with a 2.0 GPA which isn't terribly hard to pull off.

The A's and B's thing only applies if you want to actually do something after college, especially something like apply for grad school or a professional school (med school, law school, etc). And really if your goal is to go to some sort post-undergrad school then even A's and B's won't cut it, you need more or less straight A's.

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I know here you only need to get 50% to succeed in your first year, or turn up to at least 80% of your classes and get 45% to succeed.

Last session I passed my two Arts courses before I sat my final exams, meaning the final exams only determined what placing I got (High Distinction, Distinction, Credit or Pass)

killer336

It's so low in the first year for Arts and Commerce because the courses they make you do don't go towards your actual degree majors and are introductory. See, if I'm majoring in Economics, I'll still have to do introductory management, marketing, economics, accounting, information systems and quantitative methods, even though they don't necessarily have anything to do with my degree.

To people who actually try the saying "D's a Degree" actually sticks and plays well.

Well as the saying goes... C's get degrees... Though I would have thought a 60 wouldn't allow you to pass.

sxdx89

60% is generally a D. Technically that is passing but most reputable colleges won't let you apply it toward ur degree. U would either retake that class or find a substitute. Also with 3 consecutive semesters with below a 70% average at respectable colleges u would get kicked out.