Business Administration - John F. Kennedy University
Business Administration - John F. Kennedy University
Business Administration - John F. Kennedy University
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General Information<br />
Grade Undergraduate Master’s Level Doctoral Level Points<br />
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a+ Exceptional Exceptional Exceptional 4.0<br />
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a Exceptional Exceptional Exceptional 4.0<br />
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a- Exceptional Exceptional Exceptional 3.7<br />
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B+ above average above average above average 3.3<br />
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B above average average average 3.0<br />
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B- above average Below average, but passing 1 Below average, but passing 2 2.7<br />
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C+ average Poor, but passing 1 Unacceptable 2.3<br />
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C average Poor, but passing 1 Unacceptable 2.0<br />
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C- Below average, but passing 3 Unacceptable Unacceptable 1.7<br />
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D Below average, but passing 3 Unacceptable Unacceptable 1.0<br />
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F Failure Failure Failure 0.0<br />
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1 Grades of B-, C+, and C are acceptable in a master’s degree program. a master’s-level student must achieve a cumulative GPa of 3.0 to earn a degree.<br />
a cumulative GPa below 3.0 will place a student on academic probation.<br />
2 a grade of B- is acceptable in a doctoral program. a doctoral student must achieve a GPa of 3.0 to earn a degree. a cumulative GPa below 3.0 will<br />
place a student on academic probation.<br />
3 Grades of C- and D are not acceptable in an undergraduate major, but can be applied toward a baccalaureate degree. an undergraduate student must<br />
achieve a cumulative grade-point average (GPa) of 2.0 to earn a degree. a cumulative GPa below 2.0 will place a student on academic probation.<br />
Grade-Point Average<br />
The grade-point average (GPa) is determined by dividing the<br />
total number of grade points earned by the total number of units<br />
completed in letter-graded (quality) courses. see the section on<br />
Repeating Courses in the following pages for information about<br />
how repeated courses alter the grade-point average calculation. in<br />
letter-graded or numerically graded courses, units with grades of<br />
W, I, NR, and IP are not computed in the GPa.<br />
in CR/NC-graded courses, the UW is equivalent to NC; it will<br />
appear on the transcript, but will not compute in the GPa. in<br />
letter-graded courses, the UW is equivalent to an F; it will compute<br />
in the GPa as a failed course (0 points).<br />
in numerically graded courses, FW (Failure to Withdraw) has a<br />
numerical weight of 50.<br />
Credit/No Credit Grading<br />
Courses designated for Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) grading are<br />
indicated as CA, CN, or CP in the Grading Criteria (GR) column<br />
of published course listings.<br />
a grade of Credit (CR) is equivalent to acceptable undergraduate<br />
or graduate performance (the equivalent of a C or higher for<br />
undergraduate students, a B or higher for graduate-level students,<br />
and a 70.0 or higher for law students). a No-Credit (NC) grade<br />
indicates that the course was not mastered. CR and NC grades are<br />
not included in computing the grade-point average. CR grades<br />
are, however, recorded as units completed and included as units<br />
satisfying degree requirements.<br />
Graduate students may request CR/NC grading as an alternative to<br />
letter grading only in courses designated as fulfilling competency<br />
requirements or in undergraduate courses prerequisite to a<br />
graduate degree or certificate program. Undergraduate students<br />
may request CR/NC grading only in elective courses outside the<br />
undergraduate major. a student on academic probation may enroll<br />
in CR/NC graded courses only with the approval of the college<br />
dean or program director.<br />
10 General Information<br />
Requests for CR/NC grading must be submitted to the registrar’s<br />
office before one-third of the scheduled course hours have met.<br />
students should be aware that many employers require letter<br />
grades in all courses for tuition reimbursement. see the section on<br />
Registration for additional information.<br />
Letter Grading in CR/NC-Graded Courses<br />
some courses, including courses in the major, are designated<br />
for CR/NC grading by the college dean. in such courses, a letter<br />
grade normally is not an option. a letter grade is granted in a CR/<br />
NC graded course only if the student has written approval of the<br />
instructor and the dean of the college offering the course and has<br />
submitted the approval form to the registrar before more than<br />
one-third of the scheduled course hours have met.<br />
Incomplete<br />
students are expected to complete all coursework as outlined in<br />
the class syllabus—usually by the last meeting date of the course.<br />
The mark of I (incomplete) may be granted when the student has<br />
maintained satisfactory attendance and work throughout most of<br />
the course (including independent study), but not completed all<br />
of the coursework as planned and when there is, in the judgment<br />
of the instructor, a reasonable probability that the student can<br />
complete the course successfully.<br />
The student must have good reason for requesting an incomplete<br />
and must submit a request to the instructor before the date grades<br />
for the course are due to be recorded. ordinarily, good reason will<br />
involve matters not wholly within the control of the student such<br />
as illness. The mark may not be used to allow a student to improve<br />
a grade by performing additional work or by repetition of work<br />
already submitted to the instructor.<br />
The mark of I is not appropriate when, in the instructor’s judgment,<br />
it will be necessary for the student to regularly attend subsequent<br />
sessions of the class. should regular attendance become necessary,<br />
the student must register for the class for the term in which<br />
attendance is planned. in the event of a second registration for the<br />
course, the mark of I for the original election will convert to F or<br />
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