SMCC Catalog 2013 - 2014 - Southern Maine Community College

Incomplete Grades
A faculty member has the option of granting a grade of "incomplete" when an extraordinary event occurring late
in the semester prevents a student from completing all required assignments. The purpose of an incomplete
grade is to give students an opportunity to earn the grade they would otherwise have received had the event
not occurred. The purpose is NOT to give students more time to improve their grade.
Guidelines:
Each instructor has full discretion in granting an incomplete grade, and the student cannot appeal the
decision.
A student can request an incomplete grade after the end of the 12-week withdrawal period.
The student must be able to demonstrate substantial progress toward completing all required work at the
time an incomplete grade is requested.
The student must be earning at least a C average in the course at the end of the withdrawal period.
The student must have met the attendance requirements for the course prior to the event that the request is
based on.
Work submitted to satisfy an incomplete grade must meet the same standards as other course work.
Repeating a Course
A course may be attempted a maximum of three times (initial enrollment and two repeat attempts). Original
work is expected, at the discretion of the faculty member. For credit courses, the last grade (regardless of
whether that grade is better or worse) on any course repeated will be the grade used in computing the
cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) and for determining completion of degree requirements. All grades will
remain on the student’s record. The repeated course will count only once toward graduation requirements,
provided the grade meets requirements.
Early Alert/Academic Alert
Warnings of unsatisfactory performance in individual courses are distributed via student e-mail after the fourth
week (Early Alert) and ninth week (Academic Alert) of each semester for all students whose instructors indicate.
Dean’s List
Students completing a minimum of 9 credit hours in courses graded A, B, or C, or P with a term grade point
average (GPA) of at least 3.00 are named to the semester’s Dean’s List, provided that no grade lower than C was
earned in any course that semester and the student is not on probation. Grades lower than C include C-, D+ , D,
F, W, NS, AF, and I. Only courses numbered 100 or higher are considered for Dean’s List. Students who have
asked to be excluded from the College’s directory information, by law, cannot be included on the Dean’s List
published online or in local newspapers.
Academic Standing
To remain in good academic standing, students must successfully complete 66 percent (66%) or more of the
total number of credits attempted with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher (see grading system). A
course is not successfully completed if the student is assigned a grade of F, AF, I, NS or W. Students who are not
in good academic standing will be placed in an academic warning status, placed on probation, or suspended.
Academic standing is calculated following each fall and spring semester.
Warning
Students whose cumulative grade point average falls below 2.00 will be placed in an academic warning status.
Students on academic warning may not enroll in more than 15 credits and are encouraged to address study
issues and to seek tutoring from the Academic Achievement Center.
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