05-06 Graduate Student Handbook.pdf - University of Kentucky
05-06 Graduate Student Handbook.pdf - University of Kentucky
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Grades - <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kentucky</strong> College <strong>of</strong> Nursing<br />
http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook20<strong>05</strong>-<strong>06</strong>/grades.htm<br />
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2/23/2011<br />
Grades<br />
The College <strong>of</strong> Nursing graduate faculty uses the standard <strong>University</strong> grading scale (A=90-<br />
100; B=80-89; C = 70-79).<br />
Your <strong>of</strong>ficial grades as a graduate student for <strong>University</strong> credit are recorded in the Office <strong>of</strong><br />
the Registrar as follows:<br />
A - high achievement; 4 grade points per credit<br />
B - satisfactory achievement; 3 grade points per credit<br />
C - minimum passing grade; 2 grade points per credit<br />
E - failure; 0 grade points per credit<br />
I - incomplete; see explanation following<br />
S - satisfactory progress; see explanation following<br />
A grade <strong>of</strong> "I" (incomplete) may be assigned if a part <strong>of</strong> the course work remains incomplete<br />
with a reasonable possibility that a passing grade will result from completion. An assignment<br />
<strong>of</strong> an "I" grade is at the discretion <strong>of</strong> the faculty and must be discussed with the course faculty<br />
member. It must be removed within one year if you are to continue to progress in the program.<br />
You may not enroll in a course if an "I" grade has not been removed for a prerequisite course.<br />
An Incomplete Grade Assignment/Agreement Form must be completed and signed by you and<br />
the course instructor noting requirements for completion <strong>of</strong> the coursework. “I” grades<br />
automatically convert to an “E” grade (failing grade) after 12 months.<br />
A grade <strong>of</strong> S (satisfactory work in progress) may be recorded for course work which extends<br />
beyond the normal limits <strong>of</strong> a semester or summer term. The work must be substantially<br />
continuous in its progress. When the work has been completed, a final grade will be<br />
substituted for the S. The S grade may not be given if you have done unsatisfactory work or<br />
failed to do a reasonable amount <strong>of</strong> work.<br />
You must attain an overall average <strong>of</strong> B (minimum 3.0 GPA) on all graduate work and on all<br />
graduate nursing coursework before an advanced degree may be awarded; D grades are not<br />
given to graduate students. <strong>Graduate</strong> level courses (400G-799) are computed in the graduate<br />
grade point average. <strong>Student</strong>s may not progress to the next clinical course nor graduate with a<br />
grade lower than a B on any clinical course.<br />
Once a grade (other than an I or S) has been reported to the Registrar's Office, it may not be<br />
changed unless an error was made at the time the grade was given and recorded, and then only<br />
upon the written approval <strong>of</strong> the pr<strong>of</strong>essor, the registrar, and the dean <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Graduate</strong> School.<br />
<strong>Student</strong>s who have completed 12 or more semester hours <strong>of</strong> graduate work with a graduate<br />
grade point average <strong>of</strong> less than 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. If a cumulative 3.0<br />
average is not attained during the next full time semester (9 hours), you will be dismissed from<br />
the <strong>Graduate</strong> School and the graduate program in the College <strong>of</strong> Nursing.