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    Background:Minimum exam averages are an essential component to ensuring academic rigor and subsequent licensure in nursing education, yet there is scant evidence to support such practices. Method:Using a descriptive correlational design, nursing faculty at a medium-sized program in the Northeast explored the relationship between establishing a 77% (C+) minimum exam average requirement for the program and licensure exam passage rates between the 2023 cohort intervention group and the 2022 cohort control group. Results:The implementation of an exam average threshold per course produced a statistically significant effect on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) pass rate (z = −3.481,p< .001) and provided support for the 77% (C+) examination threshold. Conclusion:A minimum exam average policy may relieve faculty of the moral distress associated with course failures, while also safeguarding academic rigor within the undergraduate program and promoting NCLEX-RN readiness and success. 
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