2006–2007 Academic Catalog - Concordia University Ann Arbor

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ACADEMIC REGULATIONS & PROCEDURES
Auditors
A student who is in good academic standing may register for a maximum of four credit
hours per semester as an auditor. Requirements for auditing will be specified by the
instructor when he/she approves the audit. An auditor does not receive credit for the
course, but the audited course will be listed on the student’s permanent transcript with a
grade of AU unless the requirements are not met. If requirements are not met, a grade of W
will be assigned. No additional tuition is charged to a traditional full-time student for
auditing a course if the total semester hours for credit fall within the normal billing
range. Part-time and/or non-traditional students may register as auditors under the same
conditions as traditional students and they will be charged one-third of the regular tuition
for the audited course. Guest students may register as auditors and pay one-third of the regular
tuition.
Grading System
Grades are assigned for all courses after completion. They are measures of a student’s
achievement as indicated by class performance and examinations. Concordia uses the following
letter grades and quality points:
A = 4.0000 C = 2.0000
A- = 3.6667 C- = 1.6667
B+ = 3.3333 D+ = 1.3333
B = 3.0000 D = 1.0000
B- = 2.6667 D- = 0.6667
C+ = 2.3333 F = 0.0000
• I = Incomplete. This grade is assigned, at the discretion of the instructor, when the course
requirements have not been met. It must be removed by a date specified by the instructor
that is no more than 120 days after the course ends, or the Incomplete automatically
converts to the alternate grade specified by the instructor.
• W = Authorized Withdrawal, zero quality points, no credit earned, no affect on GPA
• P = Pass, zero quality points, credit earned, no affect on GPA
• NC = No Credit, zero quality points, no credit earned, no affect on GPA
• AU = Audit, zero quality points, no credit earned, no affect on GPA (see “Auditors” above)
If a student believes an error was made concerning a course grade, the student should contact
the instructor immediately. The procedure for formally appealing a course grade is
available at the Registrar’s Office.
Quality points are allocated for each credit earned to provide numerical evaluation of a student’s
scholastic record. Quality points for each credit are assigned as indicated above. To
determine quality points for a course, simply multiply the credit hours by the quality points
allotted for the assigned grade.
To calculate a grade point average for courses completed by the student, the total number
of quality points accumulated is divided by the total number of credits attempted for a letter
grade (excluding the total number of credits for the following grades: AU, CR, I, NC, P,
TR and W). Thus, if a student has earned 97.3333 points for 30 credits attempted, the
cumulative grade point average is 97.3333 ÷ 30 or 3.2444. When a course is repeated, only
the most recent grade and credits earned will be used in computing the grade point average.
Repeat grades are used in the grade point average and total credits earned calculations for
courses in which repeats are allowed for additional credit (e.g. music ensembles and
advanced art courses).