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Grading System
Semester grades indicate levels of achievement and appear as letters with plus or minus options. Letter grades represent the following categories:
Letter Grade Description Grade Points Grade Scale
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Letter Grade |
Decription |
Grade Points |
Grade Scale |
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A |
Excellent |
4.00 |
95-100 |
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A- |
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3.67 |
90-94 |
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B+ |
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3.33 |
87-89 |
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B |
Good |
3.00 |
83-86 |
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B- |
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2.67 |
80-82 |
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C+ |
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2.33 |
77-79 |
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C |
Satisfactory |
2.00 |
73-76 |
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C- |
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1.67 |
70-72 |
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D+ |
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1.33 |
67-69 |
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D |
Unsatisfactory passing grade |
1.00 |
63-66 |
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D- |
|
.67 |
60-62 |
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F |
Failure to meet course objectives |
.00 |
Below 60 |
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P |
Pass - Satisfactory completion of a course where no letter grade is assigned--no value in computation of grade point average (G.P.A.), but credit hours are applicable toward graduation requirements. |
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AU |
Audit - No grade assigned. |
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W |
Withdrawal - Assigned to students who officially withdraw from a course during the withdrawal period. |
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I |
Incomplete. May be awarded by an instructor under extreme circumstances to a student who fails to complete coursework within the prescribed time period. The incomplete will default to "F" if the completed coursework is not submitted within 30 calendar days from the end of the course.
TR Transfer . Credits have been accepted from an institution other than York County Community College. |
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Grade Point Average
Letter grades equal the point values shown previously and are used to determine grade point averages (G.P.A.). A grade point average is calculated by multiplying the point value (0.00 to 4.00) for the letter grade earned (A to F) by the number of credit hours per course. The product is totaled and is then divided by the total number of credit hours carried during the semester. This final number is the
G.P.A.
Grade point averages computed by the semester are referred to as semester grade point averages. Grade point averages computed for all courses taken to date are referred to as cumulative grade point averages.
Only York County Community College credit courses are used to determine grade point averages.
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Repeating Failed Courses
Students may repeat, with written approval of the Department Chair or Vice President/Academic Dean, any course that they have failed. If a specific failed course is required for an academic program, the same course must be repeated unless the student receives written approval from the Department Chair or Vice President/Academic Dean to take another course. Only the last grade earned in a course repeated will be used in computing the students cumulative point average, although all courses taken will appear on a student's transcripts. Students must pay all associated tuition and fees to repeat a course.
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Repeating Passed Courses
Students may repeat, with permission of the Department Chair or Vice President/Academic Dean, any course in which they earned a passing grade. However, students will receive credit only once for each course completed, with the most recent grade recorded on transcripts. Even though all courses will appear on transcripts, only the grade earned during the last attempts will be used to compute the cumulative grade point average. Students cannot receive veteran's benefits for retaking a passed course. Students must pay all associated tuition and fees to repeat a course.
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Course Audit
All students will be charged regular tuition cost for each course in addition to registration and applicable laboratory fees. Audited course(s) cannot be counted in determining enrollment status nor can they be included in meeting the minimum credit requirements for satisfactory academic progress for financial aid.
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Grade Reports
The Registrar's Office mails grade reports to students at the completion of each semester or term. Grades will not be issued until all financial obligations have been met.
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President.s List
At the end of each semester, the Registrar prepares for the President a list of those full-time students who have earned a grade point average of 4.0. The President announces special recognition of those students.
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Dean.s List
At the end of each semester, the Registrar prepares, for the purpose of recognizing academic excellence, a list of those full-time students who have earned grade point averages of 3.5-3.99, with no course grade below a C (2.0). The Vice President/Academic Dean announces special recognition of those students.
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Academic Probation
Academic probation is a means of alerting students who are in academic jeopardy that they must show academic improvement in order to remain matriculated in their current program of study. Students on academic probation for two (2) consecutive semesters may be dismissed, and may appeal their dismissal to the Vice President/Academic Dean. Probationary status is removed once students earn grades of good standing. Students are placed on academic probation if their cumulative grade point average falls into one of the following ranges:
No probationary status assigned for 1-11 credit hours 1.51 to 1.74 for 12 to 23 credit hours 1.75 to 1.90 for 24 to 35 credit hours 1.91 to 1.99 for 36 or more credit hours.
Students will be sent notification of probationary status. In addition, student permanent records will carry the words "Academic Probation".
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Academic Dismissal
Matriculated students will be dismissed for failure to earn the minimum acceptable cumulative grade point average, will constitute academic dismissal status, as follows:
Cumulative point averages of:
1.50 or less for 12 to 23 credit hours, 1.74 or less for 24 to 35 credit hours, 1.90 or less for 36 to 47 credit hours, and 1.99 or less for 48 credit hours to end of program
Dismissed students will receive notification in writing from the Division of Academic Affairs. Dismissal requires students to be disenrolled for a minimum of one semester. Students may appeal the dismissal decision through the Vice President/Academic Dean.
The words "Academic Dismissal" and the semester of dismissal will be printed on a student's permanent records when applicable.
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