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Consistent Grading Scale
Due to accreditation requirements, certain program handbooks may follow different grading scales from those below.
Traditional (Non-CBE)
A 93-100%
B 86-92%
C 78-85%
D 70-77%
F Below 70%
CBE
Superiorly Met Met
Not Met
A 93-100% B 86-92%
F Below 86%
A complete grading policy may be obtained in Student Success.
Courses forgiven under the Academic Forgiveness policy will be noted on the student transcript with an * and are not included in GPA.
IC (Incompletes)
Students may be eligible to receive an “IC” grade in an undergraduate class where they have completed at least 75% of the work for the course and at the discretion of the instructor. The student will then have additional time (up to six weeks), as agreed upon with the instructor, to complete all remaining requirements for a valid grade found on the grading scale. The “IC” grade changes to an “LF” grade six weeks after the last day of the term if there is no other grade given or extension granted. Grades of “IC” are considered as attempted but not completed when calculating percentage of completion for financial aid when determining Satisfactory Academic Progress. The “IC” grade is not calculated into the non-financial aid GPA until the grade has been changed.
R (Retake Class)
If a student retakes a course, the most recent grade is retained and the previous course grade is changed to a grade of “R”. The most recent grade is used to calculate the grade point average. All courses attempted will be shown on the permanent record, but the final cumulative grade point average reflects only the most recent grade.
AU (Auditing a Class)
Students may enroll in a class without desiring a grade. This is called “auditing.” An auditing student must register and pay the same fees as students enrolled for credit. The usual withdrawal/refund policy will apply.
No credit is given for a class which is audited. Therefore, the audited class does not count towards credit load or for financial aid. When auditing a class, students may not change enrollment status at a later date to receive credit for that class. Students may, however, retake the class as a regular student and receive credit upon successful completion of the class.
To audit a class, the student must obtain written approval from the instructor of the class before the end of the second week of that class. A Course Audit/Drop/Transfer form with the instructor’s signature indicating the audit status must be returned to Student Records for processing.
A student may audit a course as part of an overall educational plan of self-improvement. A student may not audit a course for the sole purpose of assisting another student academically with the course.
Lakeshore reserves the right to restrict the auditing of certain classes.