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Academic Policies and Procedures
Proficiency Examinations
Any student who believes that, through self-study or
outside experience, he or she has gained the substantive
equivalent of the content of a specific course may ask for
an examination. With the approval of the chair of the
department offering the course and the Office of
Educational Services, a proficiency examination will be
administered. This is a graded exam and the letter grade
will be entered on the permanent record. The exam grade
Dean’s List
Every semester the names of all undergraduate students
who have completed at least 12 graded hours without any
Grade Point Average
To determine a grade point average (GPA), divide the
total number of grade points earned by the total number
of graded semester hours. Graded semester hours do not
Grades
The following grades are used to report the quality of an
undergraduate student’s work:
A Excellent, 4 grade points for each semester hour.
B Good, 3 grade points for each semester hour.
C Satisfactory, 2 grade points for each semester hour.
D Minimal Passing, 1 grade point for each
semester hour.
E Failure, 0 grade points for each semester hour.
W Withdraw. To withdraw from a course with a grade of
“W,” a student must submit a Drop/Add Form to
the Office of Student Records and Registration before
the end of the tenth week of the semester (the sixth
week of an eight-week summer session and the fourth
week of a six-week summer session). Withdrawal without
submission of this form is unofficial and will
result in a grade of “E.”
NOTE: Withdrawal with a grade of “W” is not possible
for a student who has been assigned a failing grade
because of academic dishonesty.
NOTE: Grades will only be awarded for classes in which
a student is properly registered at the time the class is
taken. Retroactive registration is not permitted.
220 IIT Undergraduate Bulletin 2006–2008
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is final and repeating the course for a grade change is not
permitted. Proficiency examinations are not allowed for
courses in which the student has previously enrolled and
must be completed before a student’s final 45 semester
hours of enrollment at IIT. The Credit by Examination
Form can be obtained in the Office of Student Records
and Registration and a fee of $150 per credit hour is
charged for each examination.
“D” or “E” grades and who have a semester grade point
average of 3.50 or better appear on the Dean’s List.
include courses graded “I,” “W” or “AU.” All courses taken
at IIT apply to the cumulative GPA, including those that
do not apply toward graduation.
AU Audit. A student may register to audit a course. A
Request to Audit Form must be submitted at the time
of registration and courses may not be changed to or
from audit after registration. There is no credit given
for an audited course. Regular tuition rates apply.
I Incomplete work. The “I” grade indicates that the
student’s work to date is of passing quality but is
incomplete for reasons acceptable to the instructor.
The student must have substantial equity in the
course with no more than four weeks of coursework
remaining to be completed. A grade of “I’ will be
assigned only in case of illness or for unusual or
unforseeable circumstances that were not encountered
by other students in the class and that prevent the
student from completing the course requirements by
the end of the semester. Prior to assignment of the “I”
grade, the student and instructor must reach a written
agreement concerning the work still outstanding.
The work must be completed by no later than the end
of the sixth week of class of the next regular (fall or
spring) semester. A grade of “I” will be removed with
the approval of the academic unit head and the appropriate
academic dean, after all remaining work is
completed and the instructor assigns a regular grade.
If no regular grade has been received in the Office of
Student Records and Registration by the above deadline,
the “I” grade will change to a grade of “E.”