224 - Grading System
Responsible Office: Student Success
Responsible Officer: Vice President of Student Success
Reference: Minnesota State Policy 3.35, Procedure 3.35.1 Credit for Prior Learning- External Assessments
PART 1: POLICY
A student's grade point is determined by adding all grade points and dividing by the sum of all credits passed and failed. When a student repeats a course, the highest grade earned will be the only grade included in GPA calculations.
PART 2. PROCEDURE
The following system is used to determine a student's grade point average (GPA):
Each A
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4 grade points per credit
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Each B
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3 grade points per credit
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Each C
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2 grade points per credit
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Each D
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1 grade points per credit
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Each F
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0 grade points per credit
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Other Grades:
I
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Incomplete
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IP
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In Progress
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P
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Pass
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NC
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No Credit
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W
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Withdrawal
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CR
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Credit by Examination (Test out)
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AU
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Audit
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Repeating a Course
Students may repeat any course in an effort to improve grades. All
repeated courses will appear on the student's academic transcript and will
count as attempted credits in calculations of credit completion rate and total
credits attempted.
When a student repeats a course, the
highest grade earned will be the only grade included in GPA calculations. When
a student withdraws from a repeated course and receives a grade of W, the last
letter grade will be used in GPA calculations.
Students who wish to repeat a course a third time, must obtain
permission from the Academic Support Center Coordinator (asc@southeastmn.edu) by filling out the request
for Permission for Third Attempt of a Course form.
Students may not attempt to repeat a course more than two times without meeting
with a member of the Academic Support Center. Also, an academic action plan joint
educational plan between the student and Student Success will be developed
prior to the third attempt. The maximum attempt for a college course for credit
is three times. A more restricted repeated course policy is currently in effect
in the Nursing & Allied Health Careers.
Audit
Students are permitted to audit courses. The student will not be evaluated for work completed and will not receive a letter grade or any credit for the courses audited. Audited courses do not satisfy graduation requirements. Students who audit a class shall pay tuition, fees and book costs. Students must contact the Registrar’s Office within the first five (5) days of a term to request course(s) be taken on an audit basis. A student may change from taking a course for audit to taking it for credit ONLY within the first five (5) days of the term. This policy may differ for courses less than full-term duration.
Date of Implementation: April 10, 1997
Dates of Reviews: February 7, 2011; October 23, 2013; April 2021; November 20,
2024
Dates of Revisions: February 15, 2000; June 30, 2004; October 8, 2008; December
28, 2010; April 2021; November 20, 2024