Student Guide - North Island College

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Grading System
Grades
North Island College uses the following grading system:
Letter Grade Point Percent
A+ 4.33 95-100
A 4.0 90-94
A- 3.67 85-89
B+ 3.33 80-84
B 3.0 75-79
B- 2.67 70-74
C+ 2.33 65-69
C 2.0 60-64
C- 1.67 55-59
D 1.0 50-54
F 0 (Fail) 0-49
DNC 0
P
AEG
TRF
TRD
Standing
Acronym
AUD
CIP
CS
EXM
INC
Meaning
Audit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Course In Progress
Continuing Status
Exempt
Incomplete
NGR No Grade Reported
Withdrawal (does not appear on
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transcript)
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is letter graded as above
(A+, B, C-, etc). Grade requirements differ in some programs.
For example, 70% may be required to pass in many applied
programs. Grade expectations will be communicated in each
program.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
1. For each course appearing on the transcript, the assigned
grade point equivalent to the letter grade is multiplied by
the credit value to obtain a weighted grade point value.
2. These weighted grade points are summed.
3. The credit value of each course is summed.
4. The sum of the weighted grade points is divided by the
sum of the credit values to obtain the grade point
average.
Example
Course
Credits Grade
Grade
Point
Equivalent
Equivalent
x Credit
Value
Weighted
Grade Point
Value
ABT 101 2 B 3.0 2 x 3.0 = 6.00
ENG 115 3 A 4.0 3 x 4.0 = 12.00
MAT 066 3 C- 1.67 3 x 1.67 = 5.01
SOC 110 3 A+ 4.33 3 x 4.33 = 12.99
HIS 060 2 DNC 0 2 x 0 = 0.00
PHI 100 3 NGR N/A N/A N/A
TOTAL 13 36.0
Definitions
Grade Point Average (GPA) = 36.0/13 = 2.77
Course credit
In general, one (1) course credit is the equivalent of one (1)
hour a week of classroom instruction (labs, seminars, etc. not
included).
Grades
A grade is the measure of a student’s achievement in a course
and is indicated on the transcript upon course completion.
1. Primary grades are assigned based on the assessment
of completed course work by North Island College
instructors and include Percentage (%), Letter Grades, Did
Not Complete (DNC), and Pass/Fail (P/F).
• Did Not Complete (DNC) – The student does not
complete required course work and does not
formally withdraw from the course by the official
withdrawal date. “Did Not Complete” constitutes a
failing grade.
• Pass/Fail (P/F) – A grade of “P” indicates course
outcomes have been met and credit has been
awarded. A grade of “F” indicates course outcomes
have not been met and credit is not awarded.
2. Secondary grades provide for the assessment of
achievement through other processes and include
Aegrotat (AEG), Transfer (TRF), and Transfer with “D”
(TRD). The secondary grades that may appear on a
student transcript are listed and described below:
• Aegrotat (AEG) – The student receives course
credit based on satisfactory term marks but has
been unable to complete all course requirements
due to demonstrated exceptional circumstances.
All “Aegrotat” grades must be approved by an
Instructional Dean.
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