GRADING SYSTEM
(College Rule 6Hx23-4.20) (12/17/2007)

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  Special Instructions for Grades  

1. “I” (Incomplete) grades received at the end of any term become “F” if not completed by the end of the succeeding Fall or Spring term.





2. A grade of “N” is used only in college preparatory courses. A grade of “N” may be assigned to students earning a “D” or “F” in such courses.
   
   

3. A grade of “WF” indicates that a student voluntarily withdrew from a course after the deadline to receive a grade of "W". The "WF" grade is punitive and has the same impact on the student's GPA as a grade of "F".





4. “P” may be used as follows:

1. Students enrolled in physical education activity courses (e.g. golf, tennis, bowling, archery, racquetball, etc.) may choose to be graded on a “P/F” or an “A-F” basis. During the first 2 weeks the course is taught, the instructor will require each student to select the grade option preferred. “P” grades will not be used in GPA calculations.

2. Credit awarded by Assessment of Prior Learning through the Experiential Learning Program (ELP) may be designated by the grade of “P.” Assessment of Prior Learning is the only approved procedure for evaluating and awarding credit for prior learning.

3. Satisfactory completion of credit courses designated as Weekend Computer Institutes (WCI) or Corporate Training Services (CTS) may be graded on a “P/F” or an “A-F” basis. During the first meeting of the class, the instructor will require each student to select the grade option preferred. “P” grades will not be used in GPA calculations. Students who do not complete the final project in a Weekend Computer Institute class, but who attend all classes will receive a grade of “X.”

4. Satisfactory completion of the following credit courses in the Physical Therapist Assistant program will be graded on a “P/F” basis.
   PHT 1801L - Physical Therapy Clinical Practice I
   PHT 2810L - Physical Therapy Clinical Practice II
   PHT 2820L - Physical Therapy Clinical Practice III

5. Satisfactory completion of the following credit courses in the College of Education IMPACT Program will be graded on a “P/F” basis.
   MAE 4942 Instructional Methods in Secondary Mathematics Field Experience: IMPACT
   MAE 3941 InteractiveMiddle SchoolMathematics Field Experience: IMPACT
   EDE 4942 Literacy Field Experience: IMPACT
   EDE 4943 Integrated Mathematics and Science Elementary (K-6) Field Experience: IMPACT
   SCE 4940 Secondary Science Field Experience Grades 9-12: IMPACT

6. Satisfactory completion of SLS 0003 by students who tested into all three areas of remediation upon admission to the College will be graded on a "P/F" basis.
   

Credits for Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and Experiential Learning Program (ELP) are awarded without letter grades or quality points assigned. Credit will not be awarded which is duplicative of credit awarded through any other examination program, courses taken at St. Petersburg College or courses received in transfer. However, if the course(s) for which credit is awarded under this rule has a previous grade of “F,” the provision of BOT Rule 6Hx23-4.15 (academic average and repeated courses) will be applied.

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Grade-Point Average

The grade-point average is determined by dividing the total of the quality points earned by the total academic credits attempted. Only the last attempt of a repeated course will be used in computing the grade-point average. However, a grade of "W" will not override a grade of "F." The following example illustrates a grade-point average of 2.416 obtained by dividing 29 by 12.

Course	Semester Hours	Grade	Academic Hours Attempted	Hours Passed	Quality Points
REA 0002	4	B	0	4	0
ENC 1101	3	A	3	3	12
CTS 1101	1	C	1	1	2
MAC 1147	5	B	5	5	15
ACG 2021	3	F	3	0	0
ECO 2013	3	X	0 --	0	0 --
			12		29

GRADE POINT AVERAGE	=	QUALITY POINTS ------------------------	=	29 -----	=	2.416
		ACADEMIC HOURS ATTEMPTED		12

WARNING: Some universities have restrictive "grade forgiveness" policies that permit only a limited number of repeated courses and that calculate the grades for all attempts in the overall grade-point average (GPA).

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Incomplete Grades and Procedure

Incomplete grades are determined by the instructor. An Incomplete grade (“I”), received at the end of any term becomes an “F” if not completed by the succeeding fall or spring term.

The following conditions must be met before an instructor is permitted to extend the “I” grade:

1. Documented evidence of the reason(s)/circumstance(s) for granting the “I” and extension of time to complete the course(s).

2. Minimum completion of 80% of the coursework required for the class(es).

3. Evidence via attendance, test grades, required projects, term papers, clinical/cooperative experiences, etc. that the student is in good standing in the course.

4. Completion of a fully executed form with signatures of the student and instructor(s).

The student may not sign up for another section of the course during the applicable period of the incomplete grade.

Students and faculty members are reminded that failure to complete the “I” grade by the end of the succeeding fall or spring term will result in automatic conversion of the grade to an “F”.

A student will be permitted to complete the course in a manner determined by the instructor in order to have the incomplete grade changed. The time period allowed for such completion will be at the discretion of the instructor, but shall not exceed the length of one academic term.

If a student wishes to repeat the course, the incomplete grade will not be counted.

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