Grading Policies

Grading Standards

• Students take machine speed tests from 75 words per minute up to the graduation level of 225 words per minute.
• The passing grade for speed tests is a minimum accuracy of 95%.
• The minimum keyboarding standard is 40 adjusted words per minute.
• The minimum passing grade for written tests of theory, English, and legal and medical terminology is 70%.
• If progress is unsatisfactory as determined by the director, the student will be given a probationary period of two months in which to improve.
• If a student should fail to improve during the probationary period, the student will be dismissed.