2012 - 2013 catalog - Delta College

Grading System
Grades
The grading system at Delta College is a letter system with associated
grade points which are used to compute cumulative grade point averages.
You will receive one final grade in each course taken.
Grade Meaning Grade points
per credit
A Excellent 4.0
A- Excellent 3.7
B+ Good 3.3
B Good 3.0
B- Good 2.7
C+ Average 2.3
C Average 2.0
C- Below Average 1.7
D+ Poor 1.3
D Poor 1.0
D- Poor 0.7
F Fail 0
P Pass (C/2.0 grade or above)
I
X
WI
W
NC
Incomplete
Audit
Instructor Initiated Withdrawal
Withdrawal ‒ No Evaluation
No Credit
– Not included
in computing
credits and
grade points
Note: Non Credit Courses also use the above letter grades for their
courses; however, no grade points are awarded and grade point averages
are not maintained.
Courses below 100 level are considered developmental and do not
count toward credit hours earned, credit hours attempted, grade point
average, or graduation.
Final Grades
Final grades are generally available to you within one week of the official
ending date of each semester. They are available via the Web through
My Delta. Final grades are listed on your official academic transcript,
which is maintained by the Registrar’s Office. Your final grade is the
responsibility of individual faculty members. Instructors may exercise
their own prerogatives with respect to your grades as long as these
prerogatives do not conflict with other institutional policies.
A. A student enrolling in a course for an audit may do so through
the automated registration process or by completing an Audit
Request Form in the Records and Registration Office no later than
the end of the Delta College official refund period. After that date,
no courses may be converted from credit to audit or from audit to
credit. The Records and Registration Office will:
1. Inform the instructors of those students auditing their courses.
2. Inform the Financial Aid Office of those students electing to audit.
B. When a student enrolls in a course as an auditor, the following will
apply:
1. Tuition and fees will be paid as required.
2. Instructor audit objectives will be fulfilled.
3. A grade of “X” will be assigned and will not count in the Grade
Point Average.
4. No credit will be earned.
C. Once a student has elected to audit a course, the audit may not be
converted to credit.
W - Withdrawal
This grade is used when you officially withdraw from a course from the
12th calendar day through the end of the 12th week (4/5’s of course length).
For information on the drop and withdrawal policies and procedures,
see Section II, Enrollment, Registration.
WI - Instructor Initiated Withdrawal
This grade is instructor initiated for lack of course prerequisites or
attendance through four-fifths (4/5) of the course (the 12th week of a
15-week course).
Grade Change Procedure
Once recorded by the Registrar’s Office, grades will be changed only
if an official Grade Change Form is submitted online by the instructor
and approved by the appropriate academic Dean. The Grade Change
Form must be received no later than one year following grade issuance.
This policy does not apply to grade changes under consideration
via the Disputed Grade Policy.
Integrity of Academic Work
See Section VI, Regulations & References.
I - Incomplete
An instructor may assign an Incomplete grade if you have not fulfilled
all course requirements when final grades are assigned. An Incomplete
is a temporary grade given only when your work has been of acceptable
quality near the end of the course, but the required amount has not been
completed because of reasons satisfactory to the instructor.
Requirements of a course are to be completed no later than December
1 for Incomplete grades issued in the Winter and Spring/Summer
Semesters and April 1 for Incomplete grades issued in the Fall Semester.
In exceptional circumstances, additional time may be granted
for completion of course work by written notification from the instructor
to the Registrar.
X - Audit
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