03. Admissions, Expenses, Regulations
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HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1. GPA of 2.0 calculated on all hours attempted 2. GPA of 2.0 calculated on only those courses required for graduation (See the "GRADES" section of these regulations for calculating grade or quality point average.) ONLINE STUDENTS: Students taking online courses must meet the same graduation requirements as other students. PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - Required On Two Campuses - Raymond and Utica Students attending the Raymond and Utica Campuses are required to fulfill the physical education requirements under the Associate of Arts General Program of Study curriculum if they are graduating under that curriculum. TRANSFER STUDENTS PLANNING TO GRADUATE: Courses and credit will be accepted up to 48 semester hours as they correspond to the curriculum of Hinds Community College, provided they are earned at a state or regionally accredited institution. All college transfer credits, military credits, etc., should be submitted via an official transcript in order to be considered towards a degree. To meet graduation requirements, a student must complete at least 25 percent of the semester hours at Hinds. Developmental courses cannot be transferred into Hinds Community College to meet graduation requirements but may be used for placement purposes.
GRADES MID-SEMESTER AND FINAL GRADES At mid-semester and at the end of the semester, the scholastic performance (grades) of students in each course is reported by the instructor. Mid-semester grades and semester grades are not mailed to the students. Grades and other information is provided to students via the College’s website. The semester grade reports become a part of the student's permanent record. Mid-semester grades are used only to inform students of their progress in class. However, in cases where a course is completed in the first half of the semester, the midsemester grade is a final grade and is recorded as such. FINAL EXAMINATIONS All students are required to take examinations at the time designated on the final examination schedule. A student who is absent from a final exam and who has made no report of personal illness or other emergencies to an instructor will not be permitted to take the examination at a later date. A student who reports an emergency to an instructor before a scheduled examination will be given a grade of "I" (Incomplete). The incomplete work must be completed within six months or by the end of the succeeding fall or spring semester. Unless the (I) incomplete grade is changed to another letter grade by this time, the (I) incomplete grade will become permanent. Students who are absent from a final examination without the approval of the instructor will receive a course grade of "0" for the final exam. EXEMPTION FROM FINAL EXAMINATION Sophomores who are actually taking a diploma at the end of the current semester are exempt from the final examination in any subject in which they have achieved an average grade of "B" or better through the last day of class prior to examination. Students should have applied by the graduation application deadline in order to be included on the “exempt list.” NOTE: There are programs that require final examinations. GRADING SYSTEM Courses are graded according to the following system: Note: Some courses do not award a grade of D. 1. Used in Quality Point Average Computation Grade Interpretation Quality Point Value Per Semester Hour A Excellent 4 B Good 3 C Average 2 D Poor 1 F Failure 0 I Incomplete 0 2. Not used in Quality Point Average Computation AU Audit IP In Progress W Withdrawal from Course NC No credit (when lab grades are included with lecture) Continuing Education Units (CEU) are awarded for some courses. These courses are generally graded according to the following system:
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