1955-1957 Academic Catalog

Curriculum Infor11iation to the student the courses in which he need to improve the quality or quantity of his work. This info1·1nation should help him to raise low grades before the semester ends and they become final. The grades received in courses are also useful to indicate to the student the fields for which he has the greatest aptitude. A student with low grades in a major or minor field is ad– vised to select another field of concentration. The mark ' 'Incomplete' ' is given when a student has done satisfactory work in a class but has been 11nable to complete all the required work because of conditions beyond his control. The work may be made up within two weeks after the close of the semester. If it is not completed during that period the ' 'incomplete' ' becomes an F. GRADE POINTS AND POINT AVERAGES Cedarville College uses what is called the ' 'four point grade point system' ' to detertnine the exact academic average. Grade points are awarded as follows: • Each semester hour of A = 4 grade points Each semester hour of B = 3 grade points Each semester hour of C == 2 grade points Each semester hour of D = 1 grade point Each semester hour of F = 0 grade points No grade points are given for a grade of U, unsatisfactory. A grade of S, satisfactory, does not give grade points, although it does give credit. The accumulative point average is determined by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number of semester hours for which grades have been given. MINIMUM ACADEMIC GRADE POINT AVERAGES A. student whose average falls below .2.00 is placed on pro– bation for the following nine weeks. During the period of probation a student may be required to pttend confer nces or special classes designed to discover 29