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Freshmen are students who have accumulated less than 45 academic credits.
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Sophomores are students who have accumulated 45 or more academic credits.
Credit by Examination Students who have registered and earned credit at CCC and feel competent in a particular subject may petition the appropriate academic dean for the privilege of taking a special examination for credit in that subject. Students are permitted to earn a total of 45 credits by examination. A standard symbol indicating credit by examination will be posted on the permanent record, but letter symbols and quality points will not be used. Complete information appears in the Registration and Records section under CREDIT BY EXAMINATION.
Honors Each quarter, the Dean's List gives public recognition to those students who achieve outstanding academic success. Students will be included in the Dean's List if they have earned a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher in attempting 12 or more credit hours during the preceding quarter. Each campus has a chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the national scholastic honor society for community colleges. Membership is conferred on those students who have established academic excellence as judged by the faculty.
Grading System Final grades are issued at the end of each quarter. Letter and action symbols used by the College are as follows: LETTER SYMBOL A (Excellent)
B (Good)
C (Average)
D (Below Average)
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QUALITY POINTS A grade of A indicates that a student has demonstrated excellent academic performance; it carries a weight of four quality points for every credit hour of the course in which the grade is earned.
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A grade of B indicates that a student has demonstrated good academic performance; it carries a weight of three quality points for every hour of the course in which the grade is earned.
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A grade of C indicates that a student has demonstrated average academic performance; it carries a weight of two quality pOints for every credit hour of the course in which the grade is earned.
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A grade of D indicates that student has demonstrated min imal academic performance; it carries a weight of one