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ACADEMIC INFORMATION
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GRADES Grading System
Of cial grades are available online at the end of each semester. The college does not mail grades to students. Students enrolled in curriculum courses will be graded by the letter grade system and assigned a Grade Point Average (GPA) for each semester. Instructors inform students about their speci c grading scales. The college does not have a uniform grading scale. The GPA
is determined by dividing the total number of grade points by the number of credit hours at- tempted (excluding courses below the 100 level). A cumulative program GPA of 2.00 is required for graduation. Transfer credits are not included in the GPA computation.
Grade De nition Grade Points per Semester Hour
A The student has, in a superior way, met the objectives established for the course. 4 B The student has more than adequately met the objectives established for the course. 3 C The student has adequately met the objectives established for the course. 2 D The student has minimally met the objectives established for the course. 1 F The student failed to meet the objectives established for the course. 0 I Incomplete: Indicates that a student has been doing acceptable work in the course but has 0
not completed all required work. A minimum of 80 percent of course requirements must have
been completed for the student to be eligible for an “I” contract. It is the student’s responsibility tohavethisde ciencyremovedduringthe rsttwoweeksofthefollowingsemesterorthegrade will be automatically changed to an “F.” An “I” does not count as hours attempted or as hours earned.
NA Never Attended: Indicates the student registered but never attended. 0 P Passing: Awarded upon mastery of developmental coursework and certain continuing 0 education courses. Eighty percent attendance is required in continuing education courses.
P1 Passing Tier 1: Awarded upon mastery of tier 1 in transition courses. 0 P2 Passing Tier 2: Awarded upon mastery of tier 2 in transition courses. 0 P3 Passing Tier 3: Awarded upon mastery of tier 3 in transition courses. 0 R Repeat: Indicates that a student must repeat his current level of Developmental 0
Education coursework. This symbol does not count as hours attempted or as hours earned for purposes of calculating GPA. For nancial aid purposes, these hours count as attempted but not completed, and counts as a failing grade for Financial Aid GPA.
AU Audit: This grade does not count as hours attempted or as hours earned. 0 AP Advanced Placement: This symbol counts as credit hours earned but does not count in 0
GPA calculations.
CP CLEP Exam: This symbol counts as credit hours earned but does not count in GPA calculations.0 S Credit by Exam: The student received credit for the course through a pro ciency examination. 0
This symbol counts as hours earned but not as hours attempted. No more than one-half of the required credit for a degree, a diploma, or a certi cate may be earned through “Credit by Exam” unless otherwise approved by the Executive Vice President for Instruction and Student Services.
SP Secondary Placement: This symbol counts as credit hours earned for certain eligible high 0 school courses but does not count for purposes of calculating GPA.
SR Senior Audit: This grade does not count as hours attempted or as hours earned.
TR Transfer Credit: This symbol counts as credit hours earned but does not count in GPA 0
calculations.
TP Transfer Passing: This is used for transferring developmental/transition coursework. 0 TP1 Transfer Passing Tier 1: Awarded for transfer credit of tier 1 in transition courses. 0 TP2 Transfer Passing Tier 2: Awarded for transfer credit of tier 2 in transition courses. 0 TP3 Transfer Passing Tier 3: Awarded for transfer credit of tier 3 in transition courses. 0 AW Administrative Withdrawal: Any student who has been absent for two consecutive weeks in 0
a 16-week term or one week in shorter academic terms will be administratively withdrawn from the course. This symbol does not count as hours attempted for purposes of calculating GPA. For nancial aid purposes, these hours count as attempted but not completed.
W Withdraw: Indicates the student withdrew before the published withdrawal date that can be 0
found in the college calendar. This symbol does not count as hours attempted or as hours earned for purposes of calculating GPA. For nancial aid purposes, these hours count as attempted but not completed.
The asterisk (*) symbol immediately following the letter grade prior to fall 2007 indicates the course is not included in the GPA.
The pound (#) symbol immediately following the letter grade after summer 2007 indicates the course was academically forgiven and is not included in the GPA.
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