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Grading Information***Grade Reports are only available through SPIRIT ONLINE.
If your company or insurance requires a grade report on official paper you may submit an Official Grade Report Request online. Under normal conditions, grades will be mailed within 5 business days. An Official Grade Report can only be mailed to the address listed in our records. Grades will not be released to students who have past due balances. Please contact the Bursar’s Office, 201-761-7440, for further information on billing.
On this webpage you will find the following items: Grading System - Pass/fail options - Failures - Incomplete Grades - Change of Grade- Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) - Repetition of Courses/Replacement of a grade Grading System
* C-, D and D+ are not applicable for graduate students Other symbols used in the official recording of grades include: AU Course audited; no credit PASS/FAIL OPTIONAny student, except those in their first semester with less than six earned credits, is allowed to register for one course per tem on a Pass/Fail basis. There is a limit of three Pass/Fail courses in a Bachelor's degree program or Associate's degree program. Completion of a course under this option results in either a P or an F grade. Courses not available for this option are those in the major department, cognate courses required by the major, or courses give through the Honors Program. Students may not take courses needed to satisfy matriculation requirements on a Pass/Fail basis. The Pass/Fail option is not available for basic courses in writing, composition, reading, or for any developmental courses. The Pass/Fail Application form must be filed with the Registrar by the date noted in the Academic Calendar. Once students have filed for the Pass/Fail option and it has been recorded, they may not cancel the option. FAILURESStudents will receive a failing grade for a course whenever they have a final term grade below D (1.0), are absent from the final examination without adequate excuse, or fail to complete the necessary course work in order to remove the grade of Incomplete (IC) from the record. INCOMPLETE GRADESIf students believe that they have a legitimate reason for requesting time beyond the final examination to complete course work, they may request a grade of Incomplete (IC) from the instructor. If granted, student will have six weeks after the start of the next term to complete the course work. Students who receive an IC for any of the summer sessions will have six weeks after the start of the Fall term to complete the necessary course work. At the end of the six weeks, the grade of IC will automatically change to an F (0.0) unless the instructor has submitted another grade. CHANGE OF GRADEA change of grade can be initiated only by the instructor of a course who must present a written request to the dean for approval. Such changes are made in unusual circumstances only. CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)The grade point average is weighted average and is computed in the following manner:
REPETITION OF COURSES/REPLACEMENT OF A GRADEStudents may repeat any course for which they received a grade of C (2.0) or below, including grades of F (0.0) or FA. Both courses and grades will remain on the transcript. Only the second grade will be included in the cumulative grade point average and only the second iteration will apply toward degree completion. The grade will automatically be replaced by the grade received in the repeated course. The option is open only to students who have not completed their degree requirements for Saint Peter's College. |
