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Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2017-2018
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ACADEMIC POLICY AND INFORMATION
Quality Points
For a full-unit course carried throughout a term, the following quality points are awarded
for grades:
A
=
4.000
A-
=
3.670
B+
=
3.330
B
=
3.000
B-
=
2.670
C+
=
2.330
C
=
2.000
C-
=
1.670
D+
=
1.330
D
=
1.000
F
=
0.000
Satisfactory (“S”), unsatisfactory (“U”), advanced placement (“AP”), international
baccalaureate (“IB”), and transfer (“TR”) evaluations are disregarded in any computation
of quality points.
Quality points earned in fractional-unit courses are that fraction of those awarded for a
corresponding grade in a full-unit course. Equivalent credit in semester hours and the
corresponding quality points on a semester hour system may be obtained by multiplying
the course unit of credit by four and also by multiplying the quality points earned by four.
Equivalent credit in quarter hours may be obtained by multiplying the course unit of
credit and also the number of quality points earned by six.
Incomplete Grades
I - Incomplete
If because of illness or exceptional cause (unforeseeable, unavoidable, uncontrollable), a
student cannot complete work for a course that he or she is passing, the student may
request in writing that the instructor assign an incomplete grade (“I”). If approved, the
student must complete the coursework prior to the last day of classes of the subsequent
regular term, or a permanent grade of “F” will be recorded. An incomplete grade may not
be continued for more than one regular term.
O – Credit omitted until completion of course extending beyond one term
A grade of “O” is an interim course mark indicating a course, internship, or research
experience designed to extend beyond one regular term. An “O” grade may not be
continued for more than one academic year, after which time a permanent grade of “F”
will be recorded.