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GRADING AND ASSESSMENT
Attendance
Attendance accounts for 10% of the final grade for all programs at GAU.
90% attendance for classes is required. Students failing to fulfill this requirement will not be allowed to sit the final
exams. The rule may not be applied if an absence due to a medical emergency.
In the case of a medical emergency that causes lateness, you are required to submit medical certification from your
doctor, as stated in the university's Instruction and Evaluation Policy-IEP02 H, iii (see Ujuzi dashboard). Any other
cause of lateness will be at the discretion of the instructor. If, for some reason, the student feels they were unfairly
treated, they can lodge a complaint at student affairs in accordance with the university's Student Mistreatment policy
-SMP01 (see Ujuzi dashboard).
The instructor may determine whether or not to accept late attendees into their class. Lateness accounts for 0.75 out
of 1.0 if you are registered as a present. The assessment of attendance is as followed:
o 100% attendance with 100% punctuality = 10
o 100% attendance without 100% punctuality = 8
o 90 – 99% attendance with 100% punctuality = 7
o 90 – 99% attendance without 100% punctuality = 5
o Less than 90% attendance = 0 (students will automatically have to retake the course)
Grading Scale
Georgetown American University's grading scale is as followed:
Preclinical Sciences
Satisfactory 70 – 100
Fail less than 70
Premedical Sciences and Clinical Sciences
Honors (H) 90 – 100
High Pass (HP) 80 – 89
Pass (P) 70 – 79
Fail less than 70
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