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General Information
each faculty member, who also places the policy
on file in writing in the Offices of Records and
Registration and the Provost.
Undergraduate Grading System
The grading system uses symbols with the following
meanings:
A = exceptional achievement
B+ = achievement qualitatively greater than that
required for the grade of B
B = achievement superior to the basic level
C+= achievement discernably above basic
achievement
C = basic achievement in which both qualitative
and quantitative requirements are met
adequately and satisfactorily
D = work below the basic level of achievement
but of sufficient quality to warrant credit
P = passing work completed in a course where
the student is registered pass/no pass
NP= not passing work completed in a course
where the student is registered pass/no pass
F = complete failure to meet course requirements
W= withdrawal from a course without an
assigned grade
WF= withdrawal from a course while doing failing
work
WP= withdrawal from a course while doing
passing work
I = incomplete work (a student needs to have
completed a majority of the course with a
passing grade and to have worked out a
schedule of completion with the teacher)
IP = in progress work (for students in courses
that are not expected to be completed
within the normal semester, i.e. occupational
therapy internships. See explanation
below.)
X = absence from the final examination (a
schedule of completion is to be worked out
with the teacher)
AU= course taken on audit basis
If a student receives an I or X, the course must
be completed by the pre-arranged date made with
the teacher of the course or by the end of the first
10 weeks of the next semester. A grade of F will
be assigned if these deadlines are not met.
All I or X grades assigned before July 1, 1986
will be entered as F. Students wishing further
consideration must apply to the Board of Studies.
An IP grade is to be used with courses that
are not expected to be completed within a regular
academic semester. Courses seeking to use this
grade would have to be approved by the
Educational Policy Committee. Courses approved
to use this grade have a notation within their
course description. The requirements for use of
this grade are as follows:
1. Completion of course work is limited to one
academic year from date of enrollment.
2. This grade will carry “resident credit” that
can be used to meet financial aid and loan
deferment requirements for one academic year
from date of enrollment.
3. Satisfactory progress has to be confirmed by
the department chair at the beginning of each
semester within the academic year.
4. If the work is not completed within one academic
year, the student will have to re-enroll in
the course and accept all financial consequences
of this action.
Grade Quality-Points
Academic standing is communicated through a
numerical system of “quality-points.” To be in
good standing, students need to have an average
of two quality-points for each semester credit
attempted or a 2.0 cumulative grade average.
Each letter grade carries a specific qualitypoint
value. The quality-points earned in a specific
course are equal to the value of the letter grade
multiplied by the number of credits. Each letter
grade has the following quality-points value:
A = 4 quality-points
B+ = 3.5 quality-points
B = 3 quality-points
C+= 2.5 quality-points
C = 2 quality-points
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