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the Fall semester. Final examinations must be taken at the
time specified in the official Examinations Timetable.
Re-scheduling Examinations
Students finding it necessary to write a final examination
at a time other than the scheduled final examination, and
meet the criteria below, must file a Final Examination
Deferral Request form. This date is noted in the List of
Important Dates.
Such a request will normally only be considered on the
following basis:
The scheduled final examination slot conflicts
with another examination; or
The scheduled final examination slot results in
three consecutive examination periods.
Travel plans will not be considered an appropriate reason
to request a revised final examination.
Students absent from a final examination due to
unforeseen circumstances must apply for a deferred final
examination within 48 hours of the missed examination.
If a student is prevented from writing a final examination
by illness or other extreme circumstances, the student
must apply to the Registrar for an alternate examination
timeslot. Individual examinations are scheduled by the
Registrar. All requests for deferral of a final examination
due to health reasons must be accompanied by a letter
from a physician.
Late applications for a re-scheduled examination due to
examination time slot conflicts will not be accepted. In the
case of the student having two examinations in one time,
students will be provided with an alternate date and time
at the end of the final examination period.
Final Examination Papers
After grading, all final examination papers will be retained
for a period of six months after the release of official
grades. During this time, students may request to see their
final examination for educational purposes. Students will
not, however, be permitted to remove or copy their
examination papers. After six months, all final examination
papers, as well as any unclaimed assignments, will be
destroyed.
Final Grades and Grade Point Averages
Grade Reports
Upon completion of each semester, students may view
grades for courses in which they were officially registered
through their Student Portal. Students are responsible to
ensure the accuracy of this information.
Grade Point Averages
Satisfactory progress toward completion of a degree
program is judged on the basis of cumulative grade point
average. The grade point average (GPA) is calculated on a
semester basis by adding the quality points earned in each
course and dividing by the number of credit hours in which
the student is enrolled. Pass/fail credit hours are not used
in calculating GPA or cumulative GPA. Similarly, grades
from transfer credits are not considered when calculating
a student’s GPA or cumulative GPA.
The cumulative GPA is the average calculated by adding
the total quality points a student has earned in all courses
and dividing the total by the sum of all attempted credit
hours in which the student has been enrolled at Ambrose
University.
Letter Grade and Grade Point Average
The grading system used at Ambrose University is the
Alberta Common Grading Scale, also known as the Alpha
4.00 Grading Scale. Grades have the following meanings:
Grade Interpretation Grade Points
A+ Excellent 4.00
A 4.00
A- 3.70
B+ Good 3.30
B 3.00
B- 2.70
C+ Satisfactory 2.30
C 2.00
C- 1.70
D+ Poor 1.30
D Minimal Pass 1.00
F Failure 0.00
AE Aegrotat No grade points
AU Audit No grade points
AUF Audit-Fail No grade points
FR Failed-Repeat No grade points
P Pass No grade points
R Repeat No grade points
TX Time Extension No grade points
W Withdrawal No grade points
Because of the nature of the Alpha 4.00 system, there can
be no uniform University-wide conversion scale. The
relationship between raw scores (e.g. percentages) and
the resultant letter grade will depend on the nature of the
course and the instructor’s assessment of the level of each
class, compared to similar classes taught previously.
Aegrotat Grade
The Academic Affairs Committee may authorize a final
grade of ‘Aegrotat’ when course requirements are not met
due to prolonged illness or other circumstances beyond a
student’s control.
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