Grades and Marks

• "A" the highest grade, is given for work of exceptional quality. Each credit earned with a grade of "A" carries 4.0 grade points.
• "A-" carries 3.7 grade points for each credit earned.
• "B+" carries 3.3 grade points for each credit earned.
• "B" is awarded for better-than-average work. Each credit earned with a grade of "B" carries 3.0 grade points.
• "B-" carries 2.7 grade points for each credit earned.
• "C+" carries 2.3 grade points for each credit earned.
• "C" represents average work. Each credit earned with a grade of "C" carries 2.0 grade points.
• "C-" carries 1.7 grade points for each credit earned. Grades below a "C-" carry no credit towards major requirements.
• "D+" carries 1.3 grade points for each credit earned.
• "D" carries 1.0 grade point for each credit earned.
• "D-" carries 0.7 grade points for each credit earned. "D-" is the lowest passing grade for undergraduate credit that is allowed.
• "F" represents failure. No credit or grade points are earned with a grade of "F." Failed courses count as credits attempted.
• "S" and "U" indicate satisfactory or unsatisfactory performance in courses offered with this grading option. The grade of "S" indicates achievement equivalent to a "C" or above. The grade of "U" represents performance equivalent to a "C-" or below. Neither the "S" nor "U" grades are assigned a grade-point value.
• "AD" indicates audit and is given when a student registers in a course for no credit and no grade.
• "W" signifies that a course has been dropped or that a student has withdrawn from the college with passing grades. The grade of "W" is not included in the grade-point average. After the first eight weeks of the semester, an "F" is given to students who are failing when they withdraw from the college.
• "I" is a neutral mark and represents incomplete. An "I" is given when a student is performing passing work, but for some uncontrollable reason is unable to complete the course requirements during the instructional period. "I" mark is excluded from grade-point average computation. Nonattendance, poor performance or requests to repeat the course are unacceptable reasons for issuance of the "I" mark. When the student's request for an incomplete mark is deemed acceptable, the instructor is required to indicate the specific work that is necessary to complete the course. Marks of "I" are automatically changed to "F" if they are not made up by the last day of the next regular semester (Summer Session excluded). Students are not permitted to graduate with an outstanding incomplete mark issued under this policy. The extension of an incomplete mark for one semester must be requested and approved by the instructor. The instructor will need to notify the Office of Admissions and Records, at least two weeks before the end of the semester in which the approved "I" mark expires. Students may make up incomplete marks by completing outstanding course requirements before the end of the next regular semester. The requirements must be submitted to the student's instructor, who is responsible for reporting the final grade and acquiring the approval of the Academic Director. The written approvals must appear on the Grade Change Form before the form can be filed with the Office of Admissions and Records.
• "NR" signifies that an instructor has failed to assign a grade to a student's course work. This grade is assigned by the Office of Admissions and Records until the proper grade is determined. Students may not graduate with grades of "NR" on their record. All grades of "NR" must be resolved by the last day of the following semester. Unresolved grades of "NR" become grades of F.