Grading System

The grades and their significance in computing the grade point averages is as follows:

* A pass grade (P), equates to a grade of “C-” or higher

The grade point average is calculated by dividing the number of grade points earned by the number of semester hours attempted (excluding those courses receiving I, P, NP and W). Students may repeat a course and only the last grade earned will be used in computing the grade point average. However, the first grade will remain as a matter of transcript record. See pages 37-39 for graduation requirements and acceptable grades.

When an “F” is received, the course must be repeated if credit is to be received. If a required final examination is not taken, the student may receive an “F” for the course. The grade of “I” may be given when 60% of the coursework has been completed and completion of work is delayed by agreement of the instructor and student and approved by the academic services office. The deficiency of the incomplete must be removed no later than the time grades are due the following semester or an “F” is given for that particular grade and the final average determined accordingly.

If a student receives an incomplete grade, “I”, in their final semester, the final grade must be posted within 45 calendar days of the graduation date for that semester. Incomplete grades completed after 45 calendar days from the end of the semester will result in the student’s official graduation date being adjusted to the next graduation date following the satisfaction of the incomplete.

Science/Math/Education Lab Policy

For any life, mathematical, physical science, or education course with a concurrent lab or fieldwork requirement, the lecture and lab are considered to be components of the same course. Therefore, it is only possible either to pass both components (lecture and lab) or to fail both components. A student receiving an F for the lecture component will automatically receive an “NP” (“not pass”) for their lab component, regardless of the percentage of lab points they earned. Conversely, if a student receives an F for the lab component, i.e., an “NP” for the lab, the student will automatically receive an F for the lecture component. A D- is considered a passing grade for the lab component, and equates to a grade of “P” for the lab.

If a student desires to retake a life, mathematical, physical science, or education course with a concurrent lab requirement in order to raise their grade, they must retake both the lecture and the lab portions of the course concurrently, regardless of receiving a satisfactory grade in one or the other component.

Specifically, this policy holds for courses with any of the following prefixes:

• BIOL
• CHEM
• ECED
• EDUC
• ELED
• ENGR
• MATH
• NS
• PHYS
• SCED
• SPED