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A student is responsible for making arrangements with the instructor to clear the incomplete.
Grade Change Policy A grade that has been reported by the instructor to the registrar cannot be changed except in the case of clerical error or unless the grade was fraudulently obtained. All grades and credits stand as recorded in the registrar’s official records if changes are not reported in writing within five years of the last day of the semester in which the course was taken. All courses taken before degree completion, with the exception of those numbered below 100, are used toward fulfillment of the specific degree
ACAD EMIC STAN D IN GS
Good Academic Standing
receives a grade of “S” on the student’s transcript, but does not count in the GPA. Satisfactory work counts towards the number of credits required for graduation.
Students are in good academic standing
Unsatisfactory work receives a grade of “U” and does
if they maintain a cumulative grade point
not count towards graduation.
average of at least 2.0. Students admitted to the college are assumed to be in good standing academically as long as they are not admitted under conditional acceptance conditions. Students should be aware that maintaining good academic standing does not automatically ensure continued financial aid eligibility.
Satisfactory Progress
Probation and Dismissal When reading the rules listed below, the student must keep in mind that conditional acceptance, academic probation, suspension, and dismissal become effective at the end of the semester or term in which the student fails to attain the grade point average required. Although a student will normally receive official notification of such action, such notice
requirements, and the permanent record is closed as
CVA requires that students achieve a minimum
is not a prerequisite to the student being placed on
of the completion date.
cumulative GPA of 2.0 to graduate. Students must
probation, suspension, or dismissed. It is the student’s
complete their degree within six academic years
responsibility to ascertain his or her academic status
(twelve semesters) of full time study.
after the close of the semester. All academic actions
described below will appear on a student’s transcript.
President’s List Any student who passes 15 or more semester credits and attains a 3.50 grade point average or better for any one semester is placed on the President’s List. Credits earned from developmental coursework (courses numbered below 100) do not qualify for the 15 credits required for the President’s List. The names of the students making the list are announced by the Registrar’s Office at the end of each semester.
To enroll in any course, a C- or better must
have been achieved in all courses that are published prerequisite courses. A grade of incomplete does not satisfy the standard. Students receiving a D+ or less in a course that is a prerequisite must repeat the course before advancing to the next level of coursework. In special circumstances, permission may be granted by the appropriate departmental chair to waive this rule as long as the grade in question is not an F or I. As a general policy, courses at CVA are graded by letter grades (A, A-, B+, B, etc.). However, in certain courses, satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading may be more appropriate. In this type of grading, satisfactory work
Academic Warning An academic warning is issued to a student whenever the regular-term GPA is below 2.00. The Registrar’s Office will notify a student of his or her academic standing. The purpose of such a warning is to alert a student, even though he or she may currently be in good standing, that special effort be given before he or she falls into academic difficulty.