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ACADEMIC POLICY
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
If because of illness, emergency, military service, or reasonable cause
a student cannot complete work for a course, the student may request
in writing that the instructor assign an incomplete grade for the course
(“
X,” “Y,” “O,” or “N”). If the instructor approves the request, the student
must complete the coursework prior to the last day of classes of the
subsequent regular term, or a grade of “F” will be recorded for the course.
An incomplete grade cannot be continued after the subsequent regular
term unless special arrangements have been made with the instructor and
the appropriate department chair. Even with the approval of the instructor,
the incomplete grade may not continue for more than three regular terms
(
excluding exploration and summer), after which time a permanent grade
of “F” will be recorded for the course. A student cannot graduate with an
incomplete grade on his or her transcript.
Waiver of Grades
Students who have been absent from college for a period of five or
more years may, upon admission or readmission, choose to have all prior
grades and credits removed from computation of their total credits and
their grade point average. This grade waiver option must be requested upon
admission or readmission, and it may not be repeated.
All requests for waiver of grades exercised under the option described
above are supervised by the College Admissions Committee. This
committee reserves the right to request appropriate academic information
and to interview candidates for admission or readmission to help ascertain
their ability and determination to succeed in their academic work.
Students who have been absent from college for a period of three or
more years may, upon admission or readmission, choose to have certain
grades and credits removed from computation of their total credits and
their grade point average. For each sequential set of three units that
have a grade point average of 2.50 or better earned at the College upon
readmission, up to two units of grades and credits in which grades of “D”
or “F” were earned may be removed. A maximum of four units or credits
may be removed under this grade waiver option. All requests for waiver of
grades under the option described in this paragraph are supervised by the
Provost.