COURSE CREDIT SOLELY BY EXAMINATION? Yes. If you feel competent in a particular subject, you may petition the appropriate academic dean for the privilege of taking a special examination and/or performing a special assignment for credit in that subject. An examination fee of $5 is assessed for each course involved. You are not permitted to earn more than 18 units of credit by examination. Credit by examination requires the approval of the appropriate academic department. A standard symbol indicating "credit by examination" will be posted on your permanent record , but letter grades and quality points will not be used .
WHAT ABOUT GRADES? Final grades are issued at the end of each quarter. Letter grades earn quality points per credit unit. according to the following schedule : A - Excellent . . .............. . ..... .. ... 4 8 - Good ....... . ..... . .......... . ... . . 3 C - Average . . .... . ...... .. ..... .. ... . . . 2 D - 8elow Average .. . . . .. ... ...... .... .. . 1 F - Failure .. . .... .. . . .......... . .. .. . . . 0 ;'W - Withdrawal .. ....... . . .. ... . .. .. . . .. 0 I - Incomplete . . ... . .. . .... . ........ .. . . 0 * S - Audit ......... . ....... . .... . .. . .. . . 0 Your grade-point average is computed by the following formula: Total Quality Points Earned = Grade-Point Average ~' Total
Units of Credit Attempted For example, if you took路 five courses worth three credits each, you would be attempting 15 total units of credit. If you earned four "8's" and one "A" as final grades, you would have a total of 48 auality points. Your grade-point average would be 3.20 - 48 divided by 15. * NOTE: Courses in which you earn grades of "W" or "S" are not considered part of the total credit units attempted.
HONORS? Yes. Each quarter, the Dean's List gives public recognition to those students who achieve outstanding academic success. You will be included in t he Dean's List if you have earned a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher in attempting 12 or more credit hours during the preceding quarter.
HOW WILL I KNOW IF I'M PASSING MY COURSES? If you are earning less than a "C" at mid -quarter, you will p.wbably get an academic warning from your instructor. If you receive such a notice, you should seek help from your instructor or counselor. It is , however, your responsibility to monitor your academic standing and progress, and seek help if you need it.
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