Credit/No Credit

• Personal Enrichment Program classes are offered on a credit/no credit basis only. No grade will be given for these classes. Credit is awarded only if a student chooses to complete tests and assignments and earns 60% of total possible points or better.

Grade Point Average

• Grade point average (GPA) is the indicator of a student’s academic performance.
• The GPA is calculated for all courses taken by the student during enrollment for a specific program. It reflects the student’s performance for all trimesters up to the latest term of study.
• Grades A through F are counted in the student’s cumulative GPA.
• GPAs are calculated up to two decimal digits, with any third decimal digit truncated.
• The GPA is shown on students’ transcripts.
• To graduate with a master’s degree, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher is required.
• To graduate with a bachelor’s degree a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher is required.

 
Grading Policy

• Letter grades are assigned for courses in degree programs.
• Grades are assigned by the instructor based upon examinations and other course work identified in the syllabus.
• The instructor reserves the right to change or modify what is stated in the syllabus during the trimester. Any such changes will be announced.
• Grades are sent to the administrative office for entry into the student’s academic record.
• No grade is official until it is published in the student’s academic record.
• Students attaining a D or better earn credit units for the course.
• Students may repeat a course (one time only) to improve a C or below.

Grading Criteria