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No grade points are assigned for the followingnon-credit designations:AUIIPWAuditIncompleteIn ProgressWithdrawnIncomplete and Withdrawn are permanentgrades. For each of these grades, thestudent receives no credit. The grade of InProgress is temporary and will resolve toa permanent grade before the end of thenext regular semester.Grade point averages (GPA) are computedeach semester and reported as termand cumulative GPA. A GPA is determinedby multiplying the grade points foreach earned grade by the number of creditsfor the course; the product is called thenumber of quality points. For example,a B– in a three-credit course earns 8.01quality points (2.67 x 3 credits). A GPA isthe total number of quality points dividedby the total number of attempted credits.Some classes are not assigned lettergrades and are therefore not calculatedin a GPA. Such classes include ArtistDiploma recitals, portfolios, dissertations,graduate review courses, remedial undergraduatecourses, and English as a SecondLanguage courses. These classes are gradedas follows:PFPassingFailingNCR No credit (Note that other institutionsmay use NGR for “No GradeReported.”)Incomplete GradesA grade of IP (In Progress) may be givenif a student whose work has been satisfactoryis not able to complete the courserequirements by the end of the semester.Grades of IP must be requested beforethe end of the semester by the studentand approved by the appropriate facultymember.The grade of IP for a jury or graduatehearing is granted only for reasons of illnessor injury. Students requesting thegrade of IP for a jury or graduate hearingmust provide appropriate medicaldocumentation to the Office of AcademicAffairs.A grade of IP that is not satisfied by thestudent within the first four weeks of thesucceeding semester will automatically bechanged to F on the student’s permanentrecord. Students receiving an IP in anycourse are not eligible for the Dean’s Listfor that semester.Grade AppealsStudents are welcome to make respectfulinquires about the calculation of theirgrade. If a student disputes a recordedgrade, he or she can appeal the gradethrough direct communication withthe instructor. If the matter cannot beresolved with the instructor, the studentmay take his or her appeal to the chair ofthe department. If the matter cannot beresolved with the chair, the student maytake his or her appeal to the AssociateDean for Academic Affairs for a final decision.Neither the chair nor the AssociateDean will consider a student appeal untilthe student has attempted to resolve thematter with the instructor.Grade ChangesGrades are only changed at the request ofthe course instructor in order to resolvean IP grade or to correct an error ingrading. The instructor should requesta change of grade by contacting theConservatory Registrar, who will conferwith the Associate Dean for AcademicAffairs. Changes of grade should berequested and addressed promptly. Absentextraordinary circumstances—whichwould require broader consultation withthe Conservatory leadership—no gradewill be changed after 18 months of beingposted to the student’s record.24
Satisfactory Academic ProgressSatisfactory Academic Progress as aMeasure of Good Academic StandingConservatory students who have matriculatedin curricular programs are requiredto make measured progress toward theirdegree or diploma every semester andmaintain Good Academic Standing,which is an institutional definition ofaccomplishment for a period of study.Students who receive federal financial aidare also required to maintain SatisfactoryAcademic Progress (SAP), which is theinstitution’s legal obligation to declareand enforce standards codified in federalregulations.At the Peabody Conservatory, GoodAcademic Standing and Satisfactory AcademicProgress are combined into oneset of standards that apply to all studentsof the Conservatory, regardless of theirsources for tuition funding. As a result,the measure of student progress is consonantwith federal regulations. In whatfollows, we use the expression SatisfactoryAcademic Progress both in the restrictivesense required by law and in the moreencompassing sense of the Conservatory’sinstitutional prerogative to remedy orremove students who cannot meet thebenchmarks of Good Academic Standing.Oversight and Compliance ofSatisfactory Academic ProgressReflecting the nature of the Conservatory’scurricula, the Office of Academic Affairs,in consultation with the ConservatoryFaculty Assembly, is tasked with upholdingthe standards of Satisfactory AcademicProgress. Students who receive FederalStudent Financial Aid must maintain SatisfactoryAcademic Progress (SAP) towardobtaining their degree or certificate. Monitoringcompliance is a joint venture ofthe Office of Academic Affairs, reflectingthe decision making of the faculty, andthe Financial Aid Office. Academic Affairsreports the progress of every student;Financial Aid disaggregates the studentswho receive Federal Student Financial Aidand reports that information to regulatorsas required by law.The Measurements for SatisfactoryAcademic ProgressPeabody evaluates student success with thethree measures required by law. Each class,lesson, ensemble, jury or recital resultsin a grade that figures into a GPA. Theevaluation of a student’s GPA is a qualitativeassessment of progress. Students mustmeet the minimum GPA threshold everysemester as noted below. Given the curricularemphasis on the major area, studentsmust earn higher grades in lessons andperformances.Satisfactory Academic Progress alsorequires students to complete their degreeprograms with expedience. Therefore,in addition to maintaining the full-timecredit load, students must complete acumulative threshold sum of credits eachacademic year. Students must earn at leasttwo-thirds of all credits attempted towardtheir program. The benchmarks of thesequantitative assessments are scaled to individualprograms as noted below and willensure completion of a degree or diplomaprogram within the stipulated maximumtimeframe, which is 150 percent of theprogram length.Undergraduate Benchmarks forSatisfactory Academic ProgressTo maintain Satisfactory AcademicProgress, undergraduate students must: grade point average of at least 2.00 area enrollments (lessons, juries,recitals, hearings) year.25
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