3.0 Grades and Marking System
3.0.2 Courses Taken on a Pass-Fail Basis
Students with at least thirty (30) credit hours and not on academic probation may
select a maximum of two (2) elective courses, subject to certain restrictions, to
be taken on a Pass-Fail basis. Credit hours successfully completed under this option
will count toward graduation but will not be used in calculating grade point standing.
Courses taken on a Pass- Fail basis shall be limited to those considered as elective
in the student's program and such other courses, which have been specifically approved
for offering only on a Pass-Fail basis.
Students who elect to enroll in these courses will be expected to participate fully
in the courses and take all examinations. With the instructor’s approval, students
may enroll in Pass-Fail courses without satisfying course prerequisites.
Students may not change from a Pass-Fail basis, nor from a regular basis to a Pass-Fail basis, after the last date for entering an organized class.
Courses offered only on a Pass-Fail basis, remedial or developmental, or taken by special examination shall not be included in the maximum number of elective courses, which a student may take under these provisions.
Developmental college courses may be offered on a Pass-Fail basis and shall not be offered for credit toward a credential.
3.0.3 Audit
A student who desires to audit the class must officially register for the course. Programs with selective admissions require admission and prior enrollment as an auditor.
Any change from audit to credit by a student fully admitted to a college must be accomplished by the last date to enter a class and any change from credit to audit must be made by mid-term of the semester or session in which the student is enrolled. An audited class may be taken for credit at a later date.
In the case of courses for which concurrent enrollment is required, all courses must be taken in the same manner. When a change in credit manner is made for one of the courses, the same change must be made for the other course(s).
3.0.4 Mid-Term Grades
Students may request mid-term grades for courses in which they are enrolled. The grades shall be provided by the official midterm date for that course.
3.0.5 Reporting Final Grades
The final grades for a course shall be filed with the office of the college president (or designee) by such dates as determined by the academic calendar.
3.0.6 Changing Grades
A grade once reported shall not be changed except when the instructor states in writing that an error has been made. The grade change must be submitted by the end of the following semester or session or, in exceptional cases, at the discretion of the college president (or designee). However, each College Appeals Board may change a grade to P or W in the case of a violation of student academic rights or to a W in the case of an academic offense. (See Section V, 3.0.1; Section VII, 6.2 and Section VII, 7.0)
3.0.7 Grades for Students who Withdraw or are Dropped
From the end of the drop/add period through the official midterm date for that course, a student may withdraw from the course and receive a “W.” From the first day after midterm until the last day of course work of the session, a student may, at the instructor’s discretion, withdraw from a course, and the instructor may assign a grade of “W.” The student must initiate the official withdrawal. No grade will be reported for a student who withdraws by the last day to drop without a grade. (See Section V, 1.0.2; 3.0.1)
3.0.8 Grades for Non-Payment of Fees
No grade will be reported for a student who fails to pay registration fees in accordance with established policies.
