ECCC Policies & Procedures

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 90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69

Description

Quality Points

A B C D

Excellent

4 quality points per semester hour 3 quality points per semester hour 2 quality points per semester hour 1 quality point per semester hour

Good

Average

Poor

F

59

& below

Failure 0 quality points per semester hour

Administrative Grades

I Incomplete Temporary grade given at the end of the semester only when illness or other unavoidable reasons prevent the student from taking the final examination or completing the course on time. The grade becomes an F if requirements are not met by the end of the next semester. 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) 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. AU Audit (No credit on hours attempted or earned) Non-Traditional Credit (Military, CLEP, DSST, and/or AP) Z W P AF XF Academic Forgiveness (No credit on hours attempted or earned) Academic Dishonesty

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)

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