Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

GraDinG PoliciesOffice of Registration and Records within the deadline for droppngcourses that s lsted n the College Academc Calendar nths Catalog. The grade of “W” s not computed n the gradepont average. Any course dropped after the deadlne or wthoutcomplance wth ths procedure wll be recorded as “F” on thestudent’s official record.Change of GradeOnly the assgned nstructor s authorzed to assgn or changea grade. Once a grade has been submitted and verified to thestudent’s record, an nstructor may change the grade f warrantedby submitting a Change of Grade Form to the office of registration.Approprate documentaton must also accompany the form.A request for a change of grade must be ntated by the studentwthn one calendar year from the tme the orgnal grade wasposted to the academc record.Withdrawal from CollegeIf a student, for vald personal reasons, s forced to wthdraw fromthe College or to reduce ther course load after the expraton ofthe wthdrawal perod, they may submt a request for wthdrawalto the Vce Presdent for Academc Affars.Request for Recalculation of Grade PointAverage due to Change in CurriculumPolicyChesapeake College recognzes that students may not performwell n ther program of study due to a varety of reasons. Toencourage students who have changed programs of study andmay be adversely affected by past academc performance, theymay request all credts be removed from ther grade pontaverage for courses no longer applcable to ther new program.All courses that fulfill a General Education requirement in thestudent’s new program of study are not applcable to ths polcy.Courses will still appear on the students’ official transcript andare marked wth an astersk. Students may not request academcamnesty more than once. Consderaton wll only be gven tocurrently regstered students and the request must be madebefore a graduaton applcaton s submtted. Also, the studentmust be n a dfferent program of study and have earned at least12 credts wth a grade of “C” or better for the courses n thernew program. Refer to the full procedure by accessng the polcyfor “Request for Recalculaton” through “Important Forms” onthe Chesapeake College Webste.To obtain a late withdrawal, written notification of intention towthdraw from the College, together wth reasons for ths decson,must be furnshed to the Vce Presdent for Academc Affars.The College does not recognze requests for wthdrawal durngthe exam perod.Students formally wthdrawng from the College must completean ext ntervew wth a member of the Student Success staff.Grades in Developmental CoursesAll students who take developmental courses must pass themwth a grade of “C” or better n order to progress to the nextdevelopmental level or nto regular college-level courses n thesame dscplne.Transfer with the Grade of “D”Accordng to Maryland transfer polces, the grade of “D” s sometimesacceptable for transfer credit. If the course fulfills a GeneralEducaton requrement, the course wll transfer wth a “D” evenf the overall average s not a “C”. However, the student’s gradepont average at Chesapeake at the tme of graduaton must averagea 2.0 GPA when consderng the “D” transfer. Normally, allstudents contemplatng transfer should famlarze themselves wththe transfer polces of the colleges they are consderng.See Addendum, Appendix 1 for Maryland Hgher Educaton CommssonStudent Transfer Polces.Also, revew the State General Educaton Student Transfer Polcynformaton, Addendum, Appendix 1.41