associate degree program - Instituto de Banca y Comercio

PASS (APPROVED)/NOT PASSED (NOT APPROVED)The pass or not-passed policy only applies to courses of internal or external practice for the followingacademic programs leading to a diploma: Regional and International Cuisine, International Pastry andBaking, Bartending, Cosmetology, Barbering and Hairstyling, Nail Technology and Esthetics. Thesecourses are taken under circumstances in which it is difficult to use the established evaluation system.When a student receives a P in an external or internal practice course, s/he has complied with therequirements of the practice and progresses in the Intended Credits. This grade acknowledges that thecourse credits have been approved, but it does not affect the calculation of the accumulative grade pointaverage. When a student does not complete the assigned hours of a practice course or is suspended fromsaid course by the practice supervisor, s/he receives an “NP” and an Incomplete, which can be removedby completing the missing hours in the following academic session. If the student does not complete thehours, then the “NP” and Incomplete becomes an “NP” and the student will not be eligible to obtainhis/her diploma until the NP is removed.INCOMPLETE POLICYBy incomplete, it is understood that a student did not complete the requirements of a course in thestipulated timeframe for justified reasons. An incomplete will be accompanied by the grade obtained atthe end of the session, having granted a “0” or “F” to the work not peformed in class. In regular coursesthat do not include an external or internal practice, the removal of the incomplete must be done within theestablished period of six (6) business days from the next academic session.If it is not done within the established timeframe, the Registrar’s Office will proceed to record the gradethat accompanied the incomplete in the student’s academic record. The transaction to remove theincomplete must be initiated by the course professor and, in his/her absence, the Program Coordinator.The grade that accompanies the incomplete will not be considered in the calculation that determines thestudent’s grade point average until the incomplete has been removed.COURSE ELIMINATION AND OTHER CHANGESThe Institution reserves the right to eliminate courses, consolidate sessions, change schedules andprofessors and make changes to the academic calendar according to the institution’s circumstances orneeds.COURSE REPETITIONASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSCore and concentration/major courses in which the student obtains a D or F must be repeated in order tomeet graduation requirements. This implies additional costs for students for each credit. Repeated coursesare considered as Intended Credits for the purposes of the satisfactory academic progress policy and arecounted in the calculation of a full-time, ¾ or part-time load for purposes of the disbursement of Title IVfunds in a given term. A student will be allowed to repeat a course under the same conditions even if thecourse was approved and his/her objective is to improve his/her grade point average. For purposes of TitleIV, only one repetition per course will be allowed. Only the highest grade from those obtained in repeatedcourses will be considered.DIPLOMA PROGRAMSThe distinction of full-time or part-time student does not apply given that, for the purposes of costs, thetotal costs are for the entire program and not for the load each student carries during a given term.However, in order to enable the student to be able to approve all contemplated courses in his/heracademic program and graduate, s/he will have the option to repeat courses with “D” or “F” without[61]