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ACADEMIC POLICY AND INFORMATION
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2016-2017
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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.
Academic Fresh Start
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 be exercised only one time.
All requests for waiver of grades exercised under the option described above are
supervised by the Provost’s Office, which 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.
Courses Repeated and Redeemed
Any course repeated is undertaken with the understanding that the second grade earned
will take precedence over the original grade earned. All work attempted and all grades
earned will be shown on the student’s transcript. A student who has passed a course with
a grade of “C” or higher may only repeat the course on an audit basis. Courses may not