1989-1990 Academic Catalog

Alternate Year Courses Some departments offer courses on alternate years. These are designated as 11 even years" or "odd years" based on the first school year number. Example: 1989-1990 is an odd year. Grading System A 111is grade is given in recognition of excellent achievement. It is indicative of work superior in quality and reveals a thorough mastery of the subject matter. The student receiving this grade should demonstrate enough interest to do some independent investigation beyond the actual course requirements. B This grade indicates work and achievement that are well above aver– age. 111e student receiving this grade should be capable of doing advanced work in this field. 111e quality of the work should be considered better than that achieved by the average student. C This grade indicates average achievement and a satisfactory meeting of requirements. D This grade reveals accomplishment that is inferior in quality and is generally unsatisfactory from the standpoint of course requirements. This is the lowest grade for which credit can be earned. F This is a failing grade. It indicates very unsatisfactory work. No course credit is earned. I An "I" signifying 11 incomplete" is a te1nporary grade given when a student is unable to complete the work for a course on time because of extraordinary circumstances, such as illness, e1nergency, or other reason– able cause. This temporary grade does not influence the student's grade point average. To be considered for an incomplete, the sn1dent must be passing the course and have completed the majority of the coursework. An incomplete should not be given merely because a student fails to complete all the course requirements on time. The instrnctor giving the incomplete will establish an appropriate completion date with the student. This date may extend to the end of the quarter following the one in which the course was taken. If tl1e work is not completed by the designated date, the incom- Academic Information 45 plete, will be changed to an "F' and will be calculated as such in the student's grade point average. INC This notation indicates a "permanent incomplete," a grade assigned in special siniations by the faculty member with the approval of the aca– demic vice president. This pennanent grade does not influence the sh1- dent's grade point average. To receive apermanent inco1nplete, the faculty member should sub1nit the appropriate fonn to the academic vice president identifying the circu1nstru1ces \varranting this special grade. If apennanent incomplete is awarded, the grade may not be changed at a future date. To receive credit for the course, the student nutst again register for the course and co1nplete the course require1nents. CR The mark "CR" means that credit has been granted; it also applies to the "Credit or No Credit Progra1n" \vhere credit is received for satisfactory (average or above) performance in the course. Credit in which a "CR" has been earned count to\vard the total graduation requirements but are not used in the computation of grade point averages. NC 111e mark "NC" means that no credit has been earned. Credit hours for \Vhich an "NC" has been earned are not used in the computation of grade point averages. AU Titls mark is given \Vhen acourse is audited. To receive this notation, the student must attend and participate in the course. No credit is earned. W 111e mark "W" is used to indicate that the sn1dent withdrew from the course during the second, third, or fourth week. WP The "WP" is used to indicate that the student is "passing" when a course is dropped following the fourth week and before the week of final exruninations. WF 111e "WF" is used after the fourth week of the quarter if the student is "failing" at the tiine of withdra\val. A"WF" is treated in the same 1na1111er as the "F" grade when figuring the grade point average.