2009/2010 - Office of the Registrar - McMaster University

7, GRADUATION
At the discretion of the Faculty/Program office, students who
have been granted one or more deferred examinations, may not
be allowed to register in a subsequent session until all deferred Graduation With Distinction standing may be awarded if a miniexamination(s)
have been completed and the Result of Session ' mum CA of 9.5 is achieved in a degree program.
calculated. Students will be notified of this decision by their Fac- The following Cumulative Averages are required to graduate:
ulty/Program office or on their End of Session Grade, Report. B.A. -3.5
For further information, please see Petitions for Deferred Exami- B.A. (Honours)- 5.0 .
nations in this section of the Calendar 9r refer to the web site at:/ . B.A. /B.s.w. and B.S.W. -6.0
http://registra,r.mcmaster.ca/internal/examt/deferexam.htm . B.Arts Sc. and B.Arts Sc. (Honours)- 5.0.
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B.Com. -4.0
5. GRADING SYSTEM
B.Com. (Honours)- 5.0
The method for determining your final grade will 'be given in the
B.Eng., B.Eng.Biosciences, -B.Eng.Mgt., B.~ng.societ~ - 4.0 '
course outline. Unless otherwise specified in a course outline, ' B-H-Sc. - 6.0 (on all graded courses)-
course results .determined on a percentage scale will be con- ' B-H.Sc. (Hohours)- 5%
verted to an official letter grade, as indicated in the equivalent ' B.Kin. (Honours)- 5,.0
percentage scale which follows. The .results of all courses at- B.Kin. Malor-4.0
tempted will appear on your transcript as letter grades. B.M.R.Sc.*-4.5
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H Before submitting a failing grade, your instructor reassesses B.Mus. - 5-0 ,
whatever examples of your work are available. B.Sc. - 3.5 .
To satisfy prerequisite requirements, a grade of at least D- is
required, unless otherwise stated.
H You retain credit for all courses with grades of D- or better,
except in those Programs for which a higher grade is specified in
the program regulations. I
B.Sc. (Honours)- 5:0
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B.Sc,Kin. (Honours)- 5.0
B.Sc.N. 3.5
B,Tech. 3.5 ,,
requirements must be completed withiti five yearsefrom the
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time of renistration in Level II.
our Graduation
ation immediately
ount or that
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raduates may request, with payment of the required fee, a
plicate or replacement degree parchment, diploma or certificate.
duplicate copy of the student's degree parchment, diploma or
rtificate will be issued when a student requires a second copy of I
6. UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC AWARDS
the degree parchment, diploma or certificate. A degree parchment,
diploma or certificate will be reissued (noting the date of reissue)
The FallJWinter Sessional Average will be used to determine your when the original d~cument has been lost, damaged or destroyed.
eligibility for these awards. Terms and conditions of awards for full- The words duplicate COPY or reissued will be affixed to all degree
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time ,and part-time studies are defined in the Undergmduate parchments, diplomas or certifi~ate~ requested in'thk manner. Degree
parchments, diplomas or certificates will bear the signatures of
demic Awards section. '
$ . the current Chancellor, President and Vice-Chancellor ancl Registrar.
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