Policy Title: Grading Policy
Impact: Students
Responsibility: Office of Instruction
Effective Date: 10/26/1994
Revised Date: 05/25/2026
Reviewed Date:
Relates to Procedure(s): 5.04
Legal Citation(s):
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GRADES ISSUED
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Final grades are reported as A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, F, W (withdrawal according to proper procedure), S (satisfactory for designated courses), or U (unsatisfactory for courses in which a U is given). An S grade requires the equivalent of at least C (2.0) work.
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The college utilizes a common grading scale for issuing grades in all courses:
Letter
GPA
Minimum Percentage
A
4.0
93.0%
A-
3.7
90.0%
B+
3.3
87.0%
B
3.0
83.0%
B-
2.7
80.0%
C+
2.3
77.0%
C
2.0
73.0%
C-
1.7
70.0%
D+
1.3
67.0%
D
1.0
63.0%
D-
0.7
60.0%
F
0.0
<60.0%
NG
No Grade
Courses in which W, S, or U grades have been earned are not included in the GPA calculation. Consortium programs publish the grade scale in program handbooks provided to students in those programs and are exempt from the common grade scale.
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If an I (incomplete work of passing grade) is given during final grading, the final grade must be issued by the published
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GRADE CHANGES
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A grade issued by an instructor is the prerogative of that instructor and normally may not be changed except to correct a recording error. Final grades may be appealed following the process identified in Procedure 5.04. Note: Some selective enrollment programs publish a grade appeal process in program handbooks that are provided to students upon entry into the program. This grade change procedure does not apply to those programs.
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INCOMPLETES
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An incomplete is assigned by an instructor only if the student has been in attendance and has done satisfactory work to within three weeks of the end of the semester (or proportional length of time for a course of less than a semester in length).
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All incomplete grades must be removed within six weeks after the first-class day of the following term, excluding the summer session.
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Procedure Title: Grading
Impact: Students
Responsibility: Office of Instruction
Effective Date: 10/26/1994
Revised Date: 2/19/2026
Reviewed Date:
Relates to Policy(s): 5.04
Legal Citation(s):
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Procedure Narrative:
Grade Changes
A student may petition for review of an assigned grade by referring the concern to the appropriate instructor within 30 days of the issuance of the final course grade. If there is no resolution, the division chair/director should be consulted by either the instructor or the student. In unusual cases, if the petition is still unresolved, the student should then be referred by the division chair/director to the appropriate instructional dean. After reviewing the information related to the petition, the dean may instruct the registrar’s office to modify the grade. The dean’s decision is final.
Incompletes
If a final grade of I (incomplete) is recorded, the instructor shall indicate in writing to the registrar what the student must do to complete the course and what permanent grade will be entered if the incomplete is not removed by the published deadline as specified in the policy