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Grading Criteria

A grade of “A” represents superior academic performance:

1. The student demonstrates critical, analytical, and applied
understanding of the subject matter in excellent written and oral
form.
2. The student regularly contributes substantive knowledge and
appropriate discussion to the class experience.

A grade of “B” represents good academic performance:

1. The student demonstrates good understanding of the subject matter
in acceptable written and oral form.
2. The student contributes substantive knowledge and appropriate
comments to the class experience.

A grade of “C” represents the minimal acceptable academic performance:

1. The student demonstrates interest in concepts of the course and a
minimum mastery of subject matter in acceptable written and oral
form.
2. The student contributes a minimum of substantive contributions to
the class experience.

The grade of “D” is not issued; Grade "F" indicates the student has not met the
minimum requirements of the course.

A student who withdraws from a course after the tenth week of the semester will
receive a grade of “F” unless special permission is granted for withdrawal without
penalty. Students taking 8-week courses will receive a grade of “F” after the fifth
week of class unless special permission is granted for withdrawal without penalty.

A student may repeat a course to raise a grade of “B”, “C” or “F.” Only the higher
grade received for a course will be counted in the student's cumulative grade point
average.

Letter grades are not assigned to students in Practicum, INSS 890-Professional
Seminar and PSYC 540-Social Equity. Students who successfully complete the work
in these courses receive a grade of “Pass.” Students who do not successfully
complete the requirements receive a grade of “Fail.” A grade of “I” indicates
“Incomplete” and is used only in exceptional circumstances. Students who receive
a grade of Incomplete (I) have one academic year from the date of the end of the

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