1978-1979 Academic Catalog

Academic Information 1 Grades received in courses 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 advised to select another field of concentration. A- B- C- 0- F- I- CR- NC- AU- W- WP- WF- This grade is given in recognition of excellent achievement. It is in– dicative of superior work in quality and reveals a thorough mastery of the subject matter. The student receiving this grade should demonstrate enough interest to do some independent investiga– tion beyond the actual course requirements. This grade indicates work and achievement that is well above av– erage. The student receiving this grade should be capable of do– ing advanced work in this field. The quality of the work should be considered better than that achieved by the average student. This is an average grade and is indicative of a satisfactory meeting of requirements. This grade reveals accomplishment that is inferior in quality and/ or quantity and is generally unsatisfactory from the standpoint of course requirements. This is the lowest grade for which credit can be given. This is a failing grade. It indicates very unsatisfactory work, and the course must be repeated for credit. The mark "I" is given when a student has done satisfactory work in a class but has been unable to complete all the required work because of extended illness or other extenuating circumstances. Under such circumstances the work may be made up within two full instructional weeks in the term or quarter following the end of the summer school term or quarter in which the "Incomplete" was given. If it is not completed in the prescribed time, the "Incom– plete" becomes an "F." Required courses which have been failed must be repeated unless an extension is granted by the instructor. The mark "CR" means that credit has been granted and it also ap– plies to the "Credit or No Credit Program" (NC) where credit was received for satisfactory (average or above) performance in the course. These hours apply toward the total graduation require– ment but are not used in the computation of grade point averages. The mark "NC" means that no credit has been granted. These hours are not used in the computation of grade point averages. This is given when a course is audited. A student must attend and participate in a course; however, receives no credit. The mark "W" is used to indicate that the student withdrew from the course during the second or third week. The "WP" is used to indicate that the student was "passing" when he dropped the course. The ''WF'' is used after the fifth week of the quarter if the student is "failing" at the time of withdrawal. A "WF" is treated in the same manner as the "F" grade when figuring the grade point average. Adding and Withdrawing from Courses In order to add or drop courses, the student must complete a form provided by the Academic Records office. The form is to be initialed by both the course instruc– tor and the student's academic counselor. The student will be required to make up