Academic Grading

Academic Grading System

ACADEMIC GRADING SYSTEM
The college operates on a semester system. After each semester students may retrieve their grades from the Student E-Services web site.

The following grades are used at Central Lakes College:

Grade               GPA                 Description
A                      4.0                    Excellent
A-                     3.67
B+                    3.33                  Above Average
B                      3.0
B-                     2.67
C+                    2.33                  Average
C                      2.0
C-                     1.67
D+                    1.33                  Minimum Passing
D                      1.0
D-                     .67
F                      0.0                    Failing (For courses # 1000 level or above)
S                      0.0                    Satisfactory
U                      0.0                    Unsatisfactory
W                     0.0                    Withdraw (Student generated)
I                       0.0                    Incomplete
IP                     0.0                    In Progress
AU                    0.0                    Audit (Must be student generated at time of registration)
NC                    0.0                    No Credit ( For courses numbered below 1000 and for competency based courses.)

Definitions
The “I” grade is an agreement between the faculty member and the student. The student may be given up to one semester to complete the course requirements. An instructor will submit a grade change once the course requirements have been met. Students not completing the course requirements after the one semester will automatically receive an “F”.

The “S” grade represents average achievement of “C” or above. Arrangements for “S” grades must be made with the instructor. Credits of “S” will be limited to 30% of the total credits for the degree, diploma, or certificate.

The “IP” grade is an agreement between the faculty member and the student. The “IP” grade is only used when the circumstances are serious enough that an instructor determines it will take more than one semester for the student to complete the required course work. Some examples of when an “IP” grade could be given are a student’s serious illness and a national or state emergency that would cause a student to be called to active duty.

The “AU” grade means the student will audit the class.

At the time of registration the student must indicate that he/she chooses to audit a class. The audit permits attendance and participation in course activities. No credit is earned for the audited course, and financial aid does not cover the course. However, tuition and fees remain the same. Regular attendance without registration is not authorized.

Credit: The unit by which academic work is measured.

Registered Credits: The total number of credits for which a student is officially enrolled at the end of the registration drop/add period of reach semester.

Earned Credits: Successfully completed credits.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)
The grade point average (GPA) is determined by adding all grade points earned and dividing by the sum of all credits attempted in courses where letter grades of “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, or “F” were received.

Courses with grades of I, W, IP, S, U, AU, NC, and all transfer grades do not apply toward GPA calculations.

A semester example is show below.

Grades Points Credits Total Grade Points

A = 4.00 x 3 = 12.00

B = 3.00 x 4 = 12.00

C = 2.00 x 4 = 8.00

D = 1.00 x 3 = 3.00

F = 0.00 x 1 = 0.00

Total 15 = 35.00

GPA equals 35/15 = 2.33

Both the term GPA and the cumulative GPA show on a grade report and a transcript. Students who do not maintain a 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA will be put on academic probation/suspension. A cumulative 2.0 GPA is required for graduation.