GRADES AND GRADING POLICIES

GRADES

Grades for the previous term are available approximately 5 days after the term has ended by logging-in to MyPage. Select the "Student" tab and follow the instructions to retrieve grades.

GRADING POLICIES

Students must complete, by the end of the term, all courses for which they register. Students will be awarded letter grades with quality points used in GPA computation for work undertaken at SLCC.

Performance is graded as follows:

Grade

A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
E

Points

4.0
3.7
3.4
3.0
2.7
2.4
2.0
1.7*
1.4
1.0
0.7
0.0**

Quality

Superior Grade

Above Average Grade

Average Grade

Lowest Passing Grade
Failing Grade

* C- or lower is unacceptable in classes requiring a grade of C or better.
** All E grades are designated with the last date of attendance.

Grades not used in GPA Computation:

W
P
I
AU
EX

Withdrawal¹
Passing Grade
Incomplete Grade
Audit
Extension²

¹ Withdrawal from class after third week of the semester or 20% of the term. Not calculated in GPA.
² (EX) Grades: Allowed only in open entry classes. Students need to re-register for the class and pay tuition. EX grades must be completed within one year.

INCOMPLETE GRADES

Incomplete grades may be given by instructors to students who cannot continue in class because of circumstances beyond their control (such as serious illness, death in the family, or change of employment) with proper documentation;
Student must be passing the course at the time of incomplete grade request;
A substantial portion of a course must be completed before an incomplete is given;
Upon receiving an ‘I’ grade, the student must work directly with the instructor to create a contract for completing the class work. The contract should specify (a) required work to be completed and/or tests to be taken, and (b) time allowed for requirements to be completed; time may not exceed one year from the time the ‘I’ grade was received.
Student should not re-register for the class, but should work directly with the instructor to complete the contract.
The student who fails to fulfill the contract within one year of when the ‘I’ was received will (a) have their ‘I’ grade changed to the grade of ‘E’ (failing), and (b) be required to retake the class in order to receive credit. An incomplete must be resolved before the student will be permitted to register for the same course again.

REPEAT COURSES

A student may repeat a course in which a low grade has been received. The student must notify Enrollment Services at the end of the term in which the class was repeated. The original grade remains on the record and is marked as a repeated course. The highest grade received in the course will then be used in calculating the student’s cumulative GPA. Classes repeated at other institutions may be marked as repeated classes if the classes taken elsewhere are accepted as transfer credit at SLCC. The Repeat Courses form can be faxed to Enrollment Services at: 801-957-4961.