1937-1938 Academic Catalog

GE. 'ERAL L TOR... !ATION 19 GRADI .,.G A .. D CREDITS In all cour~e uden are graded according to their holar h"p by the u~e of the follo \ing yrnbol : A, denoting xcellent; B, deno ·ng good; C, denoting fair; D denoting pa s– ing: and F, denoting failed. Th comparative merit of te ts, xam·na io and all other exerci e , a well a the final tand- ing of the ~ tu en in an.• cour e, are indicated by the u e of the ~ame ~) mbo . A qual 93-100; B equal 5-92; C equal 7 - 4· D equal. 70-77. Semester-Hour.-In all of the cour es, credi is counted b.r th "-eme ter-hour." A ''credit" or '' eme ter-hour" i one recit t"on, 1 cture, or lr.boratory period a w•eek for one semester. A udent completing the work required in fifteen such periods a w e for one emester receiv credit for fifteen semester– our~, and if uch work i con inued for a full year and at· f · ctoril.r comple ed, he r cei ·e credit for thirty seme ter- 1our wh·ch is con idered full work for one ear. A semester · eighteen week or one-half of the academic or collegiate year of nine month . Required Merit Points.-In every course in the c l giate department a many merit point are required for gr d tion a er dit or eme ter-hour . For grade excellent, t point for ach credit ar awarded; for grade good, two oint · for grad fair, one point; for grade pa ing, no points. The maximum number of point that can be ecured by a tud nt rad ting in a cour e which required, for example, · 0 i i~ 360; th minimum 120. It i vid nt that an aver– grad of fair i n c ~ary for graduation. Students who by on of grad of pa. ing fall behind in the required number of oin , r in ligibl for graduation. By the u e of points a d nt m : 1 d"l: det rmi the quality of progres he i tud nt who wins all d th whi h 11 n