Code of Campus Affairs & Regulations - Kankakee Community ...

4.8* The following grading system is used at KCC:
Grade
Grade Point Value
A - Outstanding quality 4
B - High quality 3
C - Satisfactory quality in meeting
minimum course requirements 2
D - Quality below satisfactory level
established for course 1
F - Failure 0
S - Satisfactory 0
I - Incomplete 0
PR - Proficiency 0
AU - Audit 0
U - Unsatisfactory 0
W - Withdrawal 0
WA - Withdrawn for active duty 0
WX - Institutionally withdrawn for
X
non-attendance 0
- Grade deleted by approval of petition
or when course is repeated 0
4.9* Grades of S, I, PR, AU, U, W, WA, WX, X, DX and FX
are not included in any grade point average. An R next
to the grade indicates a repeated course.
4.10 A request for an “I” (Incomplete) will be granted upon
the request of the student and the written approval of
the instructor. Such an approved request must be submitted
to the Office of Admissions and Registration
prior to the final examination for the course. The course
work must be completed by the date specified on the
request; but is not to exceed six months from the ending
date of the semester/term. If the work is not completed
by the specified time, a grade of F will be recorded. The
incomplete work must be made up through independent
study.
4.11 A student may register to audit a class only during late
registration. Full tuition and fees are assessed for auditing
a course. If the student completes the course, an
audit designation of “AU” will appear on the student’s
permanent record. Auditing students are expected
to complete all course requirements. Courses may be
audited multiple times.
A change from credit to audit is not permitted, but
a student may change from audit to credit prior to the
mid-term of a course if he/she receives written approval
from the instructor of the class and the dean of instruction.
These written approvals must be obtained by the
student and presented to the Office of Admissions and
Registration prior to the mid-point of the course. Audits
are not permitted for Fitness Center enrollments.
4.12* Courses dropped before the end of the refund policy period,
as designated in the official college schedule, will
not be included on a student’s permanent record. A
course withdrawal completed after the end of the refund
policy period but before the end of the withdrawal period
for that specific course will be recorded as a W grade.
4.13* The last date for withdrawal from a course(s) is dependent
upon the length of the course as established on the
following basis:
(a) 14-week and 16-week courses
20 school days after the mid-point
(b) 6-week and 8-week courses
5 school days after the mid-point
(c) 4-week course
3 school days after the mid-point
(d) Courses offered which may vary in length from the
above will be treated on the same prorated basis.
Deadlines to petition the Academic Appeals Committee
for a late withdrawal from a course are:
(a) Spring semester course: The last day of the following
fall semester.
(b) Summer session course: The last day of the following
fall semester.
(c) Fall semester course: The last day of the following
spring semester.
4.14 Students who need to withdraw from all classes after the
deadline (due to special circumstances such as health
emergency, employment issues, or family crisis) can appeal
to the dean of student development. All appeals
will require supporting documentation. See withdrawal
deadlines above. KCConnect (http://connect.kcc.edu)
and the registration statement include important details
on withdrawal deadlines.
4.15* The grade submitted to the Office of Admissions and
Registration at the end of the academic session is final.
A faculty member’s recommendation for change of a
grade must receive written approval from the associate
dean for that division before being acted upon by the
Office of Admissions and Registration.
4.16 Unless otherwise officially designated, a student who
receives a grade of D or F in a course may repeat the
course only once for the purpose of improving his or her
grade, and only the latter grade will enter into the computation
of the semester/term and cumulative GPA.
This regulation applies only to KCC courses. Students
who still fail to improve their grade and need to take
the course for a third time must petition the Academic
Appeals Committee. A fourth petition requires the
student to appear in person at the next committee
meeting.
4.17 A mid-term grade will be posted on KCConnect (http://
connect.kcc.edu) for all 16-week courses for the fall
and spring semesters only and is optional for courses of
shorter duration. Mid-term grades are not permanently
recorded by the college.
4.18 Students enrolled and subsequently called for active
duty with the United States Armed Services during that
semester or term will be extended the following privileges:
(a) Full refunds of tuition and fees will be granted
through the midterm of enrollment after submission
of official written orders to report for active
duty.
(b) An official withdrawal from class(es) designation
will be granted for students who are ordered to active
duty before the end of the course.
4.19 Pass/Fail Grading Option (S-F)
The pass/fail grading option is designed to allow students
an alternative grading option.
A maximum of 10 semester hours, which apply to
the student’s curriculum, may be earned using the pass/
fail option. Only courses specified by the division and
approved by the Curriculum and Academic Standards
Committee may be designated pass/fail. Divisions will
have the option of allowing students to elect the pass/
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