2001-2003 Graduate Catalog - Texas Southern University: ::em.tsu ...

the work for the degree must be 500 level or above. No credit below the 500 level is acceptable for the Doctor of Educationdegree.In order to receive graduate credit for courses open to both undergraduate and graduate students, the graduate student mustperform work of graduate quality and may be required to perform work in addition to that required for the undergraduatestudent.The semester-hour requirement for specific degrees and for the professional certificate, where offered, are given in thedepartmental section of this bulletin.GRADINGBeginning the Fall of 1991, the following grades and quality points apply:Grade Meaning Grade Points Per Credit HourA Excellent 4.00A- Intermediate Grade 3.67B+ Intermediate Grade 3.33B Good 3.00B- Intermediate Grade 2.67C+ Intermediate Grade 2.33C Satisfactory 2.00C- Intermediate Grade 1.67D+ Intermediate Grade 1.33D Marginal 1.00D- Intermediate Grade 0.67F Failure 0I Incomplete 0P Passing 0R In Progress 0S Satisfactory 0U Unsatisfactory 0W Withdrawal 0The grade “R”, meaning “In Progress”, is given only when the work in a course extends beyond the semester of term. Itimplies satisfactory performance. The grade “R” will not alter the quality point average of the student since hours attempted,hours earned, and quality points earned will not be entered in cumulative totals.The grade “W” is given for a course officially dropped by the student after the twelfth class day of a regular semester or thefourth day of a summer term and before mid-semester or mid-term.GRADE NOTIFICATION1. Final grades are mailed to students at their addresses of record for receiving correspondence from theUniversity.2. Grades are mailed four (4) times yearly at the end of each enrollment period.3. Grades are mailed no later than four( 14 ) days after all final examinations have been completed.INCOMPLETESThe symbol “I” is used to indicate that the student has failed to meet some specific requirement of the course. Thestudent may remove the “I” in or out of residence by complying with the specific requirement within the next semesteror term in which he or she is enrolled, if within one year. If the “I” is not removed in one calendar year, the “I” willremain on the record.STUDENT LOADTo be considered full-time, a student must register for at least nine (9) semester hours of graduate work per semester; themaximum load is fifteen (15) semester hours of graduate credit and the average is twelve (12). Any deviation from this37