Radford University Undergraduate Catalog, 2011-2012

class attendance policy should ask the department
chairperson or academic dean.
Class Absence Notices
Faculty and students are encouraged to deal
directly with one another concerning all student
absences. At the request of the professor or the
student, the Dean of Students Office will issue
absence notices to faculty only under the following
circumstances:
1. When the student expects to be away from
the university for a week or more of classes
and the student is unable to make contact
with his/her professors.
2. When the student is dealing with a significantly
traumatic situation which the student
is unable or reluctant to discuss with his/her
professors.
3. When the student will be absent from classes
due to his/her participation in official
university-sponsored activities (i.e. conferences
attended as an official delegate funded
by the university or in which the student
represents a university-funded all-campus
organization, conduct hearings, special
meetings with the Board of Visitors or other
dignitaries). Notices may be issued by other
offices concerning absences of students participating
in intercollegiate athletic teams,
performing groups and academic courserelated
field trips in which participation is
mandatory, as approved by the appropriate
academic dean.
The Student Health Center will issue absence
notices to students only if it is evident to
the clinical provider that the student should not
be in class due to illness. No generic ‘seen and
treated’ notes will be issued to students. In all
other circumstances, students should communicate
directly with their professors about their absences
from class for reasons of illness or other
reasons for which they are requesting special
consideration.
NOTE: When the Student Health Center
or the Dean of Students Office agrees to issue
absence notices to students or faculty, these
notes do not excuse the absence, nor do they
guarantee the student will be permitted to make
up tests or other missed assignments. Only the
student’s professors can make those decisions.
The absence notes simply document that the
student’s illness or other circumstances indicate
that they should not or are unable to participate
in class for the time period designated.
GRADES AND CREDIT
Grading System
A Excellent work
B Work that is distinctly above average
C Work of average quality
D Work of below average quality; D is the
lowest passing grade at the undergraduate
level
F Indicates failure and means the class must
be taken again with a passing grade before
credit is awarded
AU Indicates the student audited the course.
See “Auditing Courses” below.
I Work is incomplete. See “Incomplete
Grades” on p. 50.
NR No grade was recorded by instructor (for
temporary administrative use only)
ON Temporary grade awarded for classes that
are not designed to be completed during the
term of initial enrollment; used in some
situations for Study Abroad, Internships,
and other selected classes. See “Ongoing
Courses” below.
P Passed with satisfactory work of “C” or
better. See “pass/fail grades” on p. 51.
W Student withdrew, without penalty, from the
course after schedule adjustment but before
the end of the eighth week or 60 percent of
the term. No credit was awarded.
Grade Point System
The quality of work completed is recognized
by the assignment of grade points to various
letter grades. The student’s academic standing
depends upon the number of semester hours
of work successfully completed and upon the
number of grade points accumulated. Radford
University uses a four-point system in which
grade points are assigned to grades as follows:
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