SUBJECT: Grading
PURPOSE: Establishes the grades, with
appropriate procedures, that may be given to students.
REGULATION:
which carry the indicated grade points:
LETTER GRADE GRADE POINTS/HOUR
A excellent 4
B good 3
C average 2
D below average 1
F failure 0
P pass 0
N no pass 0
X audit 0
I
incomplete 0
Y never
attended 0
W
withdrawal 0
UG unreported 0
CONDITIONS:
1.
Change of Recorded Grade
a. An instructor may initiate a change
of grade from the above list within one calendar year.
b. An incomplete may be changed within
one calendar year from the time it is received, after which the “I” remains on
the student transcript. The course must be repeated if credit is to be
received.
c. The above deadline may be extended
by the appropriate Dean.
2.
Changes
in Grading Option
a. Pass/No Pass
·
A
Pass grade means that the student has satisfactorily completed the course and
would have received a “C” or better had grades been assigned.
·
A
No Pass grade means that the student has not satisfactorily completed the
course and is not eligible for credit.
·
Some
courses are offered only on a Pass/No Pass basis. In other courses students must initiate a
change with the Registrar’s Office by the end of the sixth week of the course.
·
A
list of courses which may not be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis will be
maintained by the Curriculum Office.
(See Appendix C.)
Grading (cont.)
b. Incomplete
·
An
incomplete can be given when a student’s work has been satisfactory but the
student has a small amount of work to make up, e.g., one exam, a paper, or
other assignment.
·
An
incomplete can only be initiated with instructor approval.
NOTE: If necessary,
refer to the Variable Credit Standard.
c. Audit
·
An
audit carries no credit and does not count toward full-time student status.
·
Registration
and tuition & fees, for auditing students are the same as for credit
students.
·
Students
may change from credit to audit or from audit to credit by submitting a
Notification of Change for Grade Option form to the Registrar’s Office before
the end of the sixth week.
·
Consent
of instructor is required on subsequent registration for audit of same course.
d. Never Attended
·
If
a student never attendeds class but remains registered past the sixth week of
the term, the student will receive a never attended grade (Y) from the
instructor at the end of the term.
e. Withdraw
·
A
registered student may withdraw from a course during the term without
responsibility for a grade by the end of the sixth week of the term. After the sixth week of the term if the
student has attended, the instructor will determine whether the student may
receive a withdrawal (W) or be held responsible for a grade.
·
For
classes lasting less than a full-term, seventy percent completion of contact
hours is the equivalent of the sixth week.
NOTE: Refer to the
Administrative Withdrawal standard.
3.
Unreported
a. An unreported grade will be issued
only out of the Registrar’s Office when the instructor has not submitted grades
by the grade deadline.
APPROVALS:
Instructional
Council: June 24, 1997
College
Council: May 7, 2004