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Assign an appropriate final grade and credit, as determined by the instructor, to a student who has satisfactorily completed a substantial amount of coursework and demonstrated sufficient mastery of the course material.
Withdrawal Limit Provisions (TEC §51.907): Students who enroll as entering freshmen or first-time-in-college students in undergraduate courses offered through any public Texas institution of higher education for the first time beginning in the Fall 2007 semester or any subsequent semester are subject to the course withdrawal limit of six courses, including any course a transfer student has withdrawn from at another public Texas institution. A course withdrawal, which will be recorded on the transcript, is defined as an affected credit course not completed by an undergraduate student who is enrolled in the course at the official date of record, and who will receive a non-punitive grade of W or AWN. Transfer students who are affected by this legislation shall be required to submit all transfer institution transcripts for processing of the transfer course withdrawals which apply to the limit. The following types of courses are excluded from the course withdrawal limit: § Courses taken by students while enrolled in high school – whether for dual credit, early college credit, or for college credit alone; § Courses dropped at private or out-of-state institutions; § Remedial or developmental courses, workforce education courses, or other courses that would not generate academic credit that could be applied to a degree; or § Courses which meet the definition of complete “good cause” withdrawal. Students who demonstrate and provide appropriate documentation for good cause may be excluded from the course withdrawal limit. The following may demonstrate course withdrawal for a ‘good cause’: § Severe illness or other debilitating condition: Statement from doctor; § Care of a sick, injured or needy person: Statement from doctor regarding illness of the person being cared for. Statement from the sick, injured, or needy person regarding the student’s role as the care-giver or in case of a child, statement from the student; § Death of family member or another person who is otherwise considered to have a sufficiently close relationship: Death certificate or obituary from newspaper; § Active duty service with the Texas National Guard or other armed forces by the student, a family member, or a person who has a sufficiently close relationship: Orders from service; § Change in work schedule that is beyond the control of the student: Letter from employer; or § Other good cause as determined by the institution.
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) Four grade points are awarded for each semester hour in which the student receives an “A,” three grade points for each hour of “B,” two grade points for each hour of “C,” one grade point for each hour of “D,” and 0 grade points for an “F.” The grade point average (GPA) is calculated by dividing the total number of grade points by the number of graded semester hours earned. Entries of “Audit,” “I,” “IP,” “AWN,” “CR,” “CRA/B/C,” “NC,” “NC/D/F,” “NR,” “W,” are not assigned grade point values. A student’s grade point average is computed by adding the total grade point values for all courses and dividing by the number of graded credit hours attempted during the same period. For example, a student who takes the following courses and earns the following grades has a grade point average of 2.529: Courses
Grade
BIOL 2401 A ENGL 1301 B HIST 1301 B SPCH 1315 C PSYC 2301 D PHED 1115 F Totals Total Grade Average:
Grade Point Value 4 3 3 2 1 0
Semester Hours Attempted 4 3 3 3 3 1 17
Grade Points Earned 16 9 9 6 3 0 43 43÷17=2.529
Cumulative Grade Point Average The cumulative grade point average is based upon all of the student’s work taken at Galveston College; however, when courses are repeated, only the most recent grade will be used to calculate grade points and semester hours. Transfer students must meet the minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. No grade lower than a “C” is acceptable for transfer credit.
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