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IN 1.01pr - Grades : Grading PracticesSUMMARY/SCOPE Grades are awarded to students based on their academic performance and achievement in each class in which they are enrolled. The college utilizes a published four-point grading system, and in some instances, a letter grade, to evaluate the student's level of achievement in meeting course learning outcomes. DESCRIPTION The responsibility for evaluating student work and awarding credit if the academic expectations of the course have been completed satisfactorily resides with the faculty. Grading of student work is based on the course learning objectives/outcomes and the methods of evaluation stated in the course syllabus. All students registering for credit courses will receive a grade for each class. Changes made to the grading policy and procedures are reviewed by the Academic Standards Committee who then forward a recommendation to the Instructional Leadership Committee. The Instructional Leadership Committee will review and forward the recommendation(s) to the President's Leadership Team for approval. PROCEDURE DETAILS GRADES Edmonds College uses a numerical grading system. Based on the student's academic performance and meeting the criteria listed below, the faculty will assign one of the following decimal grades in the range shown or the appropriate letter grade. 4.0-3.5 Highest achievement 3.4-2.5 High achievement 2.4-2.0 Acceptable achievement 1.9-1.0 Minimum achievement 0.0 Less than acceptable achievement G Please note: As of July 1, 2011, this letter grade is no longer used. I The incomplete is given at the discretion of the instructor only when the student has done satisfactory work but could not, for some unavoidable reason, complete some part of the coursework or take the final examination. The student and instructor prepare and sign an "Incomplete Grade Contract" (located in division offices) specifying the work to be completed. The contract will include the date by which all work must be submitted, within no more than one year, and the grade that will be submitted if the work is not completed. L Credits awarded for advanced placement courses. Credits are not included in the calculation of the grade-point average. N A grade for auditing a class without earning credit. Students must register as auditors or complete the change from credit to audit or audit to credit no later than the seventh week of the quarter (sixth week for summer quarter). To make a change, the student must return a program change form to the Enrollment Services Office. Forms are available from Enrollment Services. An auditor's participation in class is at the discretion of the instructor. The cost of auditing a class or taking the class for credit is the same. S Satisfactory (performance level of at least 2.0). Students may choose the satisfactory or unsatisfactory grading mode at the beginning of each quarter for a Course Challenge, a Special Project course, or other specified courses. U Unsatisfactory (performance level below a 2.0). The student must have chosen the Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory option at the beginning of the course. V An instructor-initiated withdrawal of a student. The final grade issued if an instructor initiates a class withdrawal before the end of the quarter, often in consultation with the student, or if a student enrolls in a class but never attends or stops attending class. A faculty member is under no obligation to grant an instructor-initiated withdrawal. W Withdrawal. A student must formally request a withdrawal from class when dropping a class or classes after the quarter has started. Withdrawals after the 10th day of the quarter (8th day in summer quarter) result in a "W" grade on the transcript. A student is officially withdrawn only after completing and processing the registration form available from Enrollment Services. X Expunged from Record. The student has been approved for the exclusion of these grades from their academic record according to the Academic Renewal regulation. Courses with a grade of "X" are not counted in the student's GPA. * Assigned when grades are not submitted by the instructor in time to be processed. When the grades are processed, the earned grade will be recorded. GENERAL GRADE INFORMATION
GRADE CHANGES
GRADING PRACTICES
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)
HONORS RECOGNITION for GPA Honor Roll: If the student has completed 10 or more credits in all decimal-graded courses, with a GPA of 3.5 or higher the student will be placed on the Honor Roll, issued each quarter by the chief academic officer. Phi Theta Kappa: If the student has the required number of associate degree credits and a 3.5 cumulative college-level GPA, the student is eligible to join Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society. Commencement Honors: If the student has earned a GPA of 3.8 in college-level courses (numbered 100 or above) through winter quarter at Edmonds College, the student is eligible to graduate with honors and wear an honor cord at commencement. Academic Honors: If the student has earned a GPA of 3.8 in all college-level courses (numbered 100 or above), upon graduation, the achievement will be noted on the student's college transcript. Honors Program: Edmonds College has an Honors Program in which students can take Honors seminars and classes, work closely with a faculty mentor in guided research opportunities, and receive Honors recognition. Earn a 3.2 GPA in Honors classes and the achievement will be noted on your college transcript. "S" GRADE CREDIT LIMITS on the application toward a degree or certificate
REPEATING A CLASS
Course Repeat Forms Once a student successfully repeats a course with an improved grade, the student may request that previous grades earned for that same course be removed from the GPA calculation by submitting a Course Repeat form, available from Enrollment Services. Please note the following requirements for removing the original course grade from the GPA calculation with use of the Course Repeat form:
GLOSSARY TERMS Academic Programs Grade Point Value 2020-Jun 08 Updated and Approved by President's Leadership Team 2015-Dec 16 Updated and Approved by President's Cabinet 2012-Jul 03 Amended 2009-Mar 30 Amended 2008-Oct 06 Amended 2007-Aug 13 Amended 2007-Mar 26 Amended 2006-Jan 09 Amended 1993-Oct 08 Amended 1993-May 03 Amended |
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