2001-2002 - College of Education - University of Illinois at Urbana ...

General Informationdepartment chair/head. A copy of the approved description must be onfile in the department office prior to registration.Repeated enrollment for credit in 449 Independent Study courses ispermissible. However, no more than 2 units of 449 can be appliedtowards a master‘s or advanced certificate degree, and no more than 3units toward a doctorate except with the approval of the Associate Deanfor Academic Affairs for College of Education.Grading SystemFinal grades for courses are recorded as follows: A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+,C, C-, D+, D, D-, F (fail). Credit for a course in which a student hasreceived an F cannot be counted toward the degree. Points in thecomputation of grade-point averages are as follows:A+ 4.00 C 2.00A 4.00 C- 1.67A- 3.67 D+ 1.33B+ 3.33 D 1.00B 3.00 D- .67B- 2.67 F 0.00C+ 2.33 (no plus or minus for F)Other SymbolsSymbols other than those above are used, but excluded from thecomputation of grade-point averages:Symbols used by the University include:W — Officially withdrawn from a course. No grade is given.Ex — Temporarily excused. An extension of time may be granted bythe instructor, if permitted by departmental policy, to astudent who has not completed the final examination or otherrequirements for the course. An excused grade given in thefall term must be replaced by a letter grade no later than thereading day of the spring term. An excused grade given in thespring or summer term must be replaced by a letter grade nolater than the reading day of the fall term. Failure to completethe work within this time automatically results in a grade of “Fby rule.” If the student does not maintain continuousenrollment, the excused grade becomes an “F by rule” afterone calendar year. An “F by rule” is distinguished from an6