College Catalog 2013-14

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EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

GRADES Grades will be electronically submitted through the College’s secure portal by the instructors at the midpoint of each semester. Grade reports will be available to the student at the College’s secure portal. The mid semester grade is a progress report and is not recorded on the student’s permanent record. At the end of the semester, instructors will electronically submit a final grade through the College’s secure portal. The final grade will be recorded on the student’s permanent record. Grade reports will be available to the student at the College’s secure portal GRADING SYSTEM Academic Grades

A 92 – 100....................................................................................... Excellent B 83 – 91............................................................................................... Good C 74 – 82.......................................................................................... Average D 65 – 73................................................................................................. Poor F 64 – below......................................................................................Failure I Incomplete

Temporary grade given at the end of the semester only when illness or other unavoidable reasons prevent the student from taking the final examination or completing the course on time. The grade becomes an F if requirements are not met by the end of the next semester. Administrative Grades AU Audit (No credit on hours attempted or earned) Z Non-Traditional Credit (Military, CLEP, DSST, and/or AP) W Withdraw (Assigned for students with excessive absences or for students who drop a course one week prior to exams) INCOMPLETE GRADES A grade of “I” (incomplete) may be submitted in lieu of a final grade when the student, because of illness, death in the student’s immediate family, or similar circumstances beyond the student’s control, is unable to complete the course work or to take final examinations. The student must have in writing, an approval by the Dean of Admissions, Records, and Research before the student can complete this course work. An “incomplete” on final semester grades must be removed by completing the required work by the end of the first six weeks of the next semester or a grade of “F” will be recorded by the Dean of Admissions, Records, and Research. The individual student has the responsibility of making the necessary arrangements with the instructor concerned. APPEAL PROCEDURES FOR GRADES See Student Complaint Procedures.