Policies & Procedures Manual

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Policy No: 404.2

Policy Contact: Vice President for Instruction

Policy Title: GRADING SYSTEM

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. Quality points are based on the grade and number of hours credit for each course and are computed as follows: Grade Range Description Quality Points A 90-100 Excellent 4 quality points per semester hour B 80-89 Good 3 quality points per semester hour C 70-79 Average 2 quality points per semester hour D 60-69 Poor 1 quality point per semester hour F 59 & below Failure 0 quality points per semester hour Administrative Grades Incomplete 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 take final examinations. 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 Director of Admissions and Records. The individual student has the responsibility of making the necessary arrangements with the instructor concerned. I

AU

Audit (No credit on hours attempted or earned) Non-Traditional Credit (Military, CLEP, DSST, and/or AP)

Z

W

Withdrawal (Assigned for students with excessive absences or for students who drop a course prior to the posted deadline) Pass (Assigned to students who successfully pass a Course Challenge Exam for Experiential Learning)

P

AF XF

Academic Forgiveness (No credit on hours attempted or earned)

Academic Dishonesty

S Satisfactory A student may repeat any course taken at East Central Community College or transferred credit that is recorded on his/her transcript. The highest grade earned in any repeated course will be the grade used for determining credit and the GPA applicable to graduation. The previous East Central course grade on the student’s transcript will remain on the transcript but will not count for or against the student in ascertaining graduation requirements or GPA. Students repeating transfer courses recorded on the ECCC transcript will be awarded credit for the highest grade, ECCC course or transfer course.

Courses within specialized programs may adhere to a different grading system.

(Revised 11/9/10; Revised 11/12/13; Revised 2/11/14; Revised 3/8/16; Revised 8/9/16; Revised 7/14/20)