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F - Failure 0<br />
S - Satisfactory 0<br />
I - Incomplete 0<br />
PR - Proficiency 0<br />
AU - Audit 0<br />
U - Unsatisfactory 0<br />
W - Withdrawal 0<br />
WA - Withdrawn for active duty 0<br />
WX - Institutionally withdrawn for<br />
non-attendance 0<br />
X - Grade deleted by approval of petition<br />
or when course is repeated 0<br />
4.9* Grades of S, I, PR, AU, U, W, WA, WX, X, DX and FX<br />
are not included in any grade point average. An R next<br />
to the grade indicates a repeated course.<br />
4.<strong>10</strong> A request for an “I” (Incomplete) will be granted upon<br />
the request of the student and the written approval of<br />
the instructor. Such an approved request must be submitted<br />
to the Office of Admissions and Registration<br />
prior to the final examination for the course. The course<br />
work must be completed by the date specified on the<br />
request; but is not to exceed six months from the ending<br />
date of the semester/term. If the work is not completed<br />
by the specified time, a grade of F will be recorded. The<br />
incomplete work must be made up through independent<br />
study.<br />
4.11 A student may register to audit a class only during late<br />
registration. Full tuition and fees are assessed for auditing<br />
a course. If the student completes the course, an<br />
audit designation of “AU” will appear on the student’s<br />
permanent record. Auditing students are expected to<br />
complete all course requirements.<br />
A change from credit to audit is not permitted, but<br />
a student may change from audit to credit prior to the<br />
mid-term of a course if he/she receives written approval<br />
from the instructor of the class and the dean of instruction.<br />
These written approvals must be obtained by the<br />
student and presented to the Office of Admissions and<br />
Registration prior to the mid-point of the course. Audits<br />
are not permitted for Fitness Center enrollments.<br />
4.12* Courses dropped before the end of the refund policy<br />
period, as designated in the official college schedule,<br />
will not be included on a student’s permanent record.<br />
A course withdrawal completed after the end of the refund<br />
policy period but before the end of the withdrawal<br />
period for that specific course will be recorded as a W<br />
grade.<br />
4.13* The last date for withdrawal from a course(s) is dependent<br />
upon the length of the course as established on the<br />
following basis:<br />
(a) 16-week course<br />
<strong>10</strong> school days after the mid-point<br />
(b) 8-week course<br />
5 school days after the mid-point<br />
(c) 4-week course<br />
3 school days after the mid-point<br />
(d) Courses offered which may vary in length from the<br />
above will be treated on the same prorated basis.<br />
Deadlines to petition the Academic Appeals Committee<br />
for a late withdrawal from a course are:<br />
(a) Spring semester course: The last day of the following<br />
fall semester.<br />
(b) Summer session course: The last day of the following<br />
fall semester.<br />
(c) Fall semester course: The last day of the following<br />
spring semester.<br />
4.14* The grade submitted to the Office of Admissions and<br />
Registration at the end of the academic session is final.<br />
A faculty member’s recommendation for change of a<br />
grade must receive written approval from the dean of<br />
Instruction before being acted upon by the Office of<br />
Admissions and Registration.<br />
4.15 Unless otherwise officially designated, a student who<br />
receives a grade of D or F in a course may repeat the<br />
course only once for the purpose of improving his or her<br />
grade, and only the latter grade will enter into the computation<br />
of the semester/term and cumulative GPA.<br />
This regulation applies only to KCC courses.<br />
4.16 A mid-term grade will be given in all 16-week courses<br />
for the fall and spring semesters only and is optional for<br />
courses of shorter duration. Mid-term grades are not<br />
permanently recorded by the college.<br />
4.17 All classes are required to have a final examination.<br />
4.18 Students enrolled and subsequently called for active<br />
duty with the United States Armed Services during that<br />
semester or term will be extended the following privileges:<br />
(a) Full refunds of tuition and fees will be granted<br />
through the midterm of enrollment after submission<br />
of official written orders to report for active<br />
duty.<br />
(b) An official withdrawal from class(es) designation<br />
will be granted for students who are ordered to active<br />
duty before the end of the course.<br />
4.19 Pass/Fail Grading Option (S-F)<br />
The pass/fail grading option is designed to allow students<br />
an alternative grading option.<br />
A maximum of <strong>10</strong> semester hours, which apply to<br />
the student’s curriculum, may be earned using the pass/<br />
fail option. Only courses specified by the division and<br />
approved by the Curriculum and Academic Standards<br />
Committee may be designated pass/fail. Divisions will<br />
have the option of allowing students to elect the pass/<br />
fail option themselves or to designate a course as pass/<br />
fail option only.<br />
Students must request the pass/fail grading option by<br />
completing a written request in the Office of Admissions<br />
and Registration before the midterm of the course. Students<br />
may elect to return to the regular grading system<br />
by filing an amended written request in the Office of<br />
Admissions and Registration before the mid-term of the<br />
course.<br />
Student performance at a level of “C” or better is required<br />
in order to receive a satisfactory grade of S. Performance<br />
below a “C” level will be assigned an F grade<br />
which represents no credit earned and will be included<br />
in the grade point average and hours attempted. Satisfactory<br />
grades in pass/fail courses are not included in<br />
the grade-point average but are included as part of the<br />
total credit hours earned.<br />
The repeat course regulation applies in the same<br />
manner to the pass/fail option as in the standard grading<br />
system. Students who receive an F grade in a course<br />
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