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The quality of a student's work in a course must be reported to the registrar by the use of the following grades: A, B, C, D, P, F, and I. A denotes excellent scholarship; B, good; C, fair; D, poor. Work reported as a the grad of D cannot be raised to a higher grade by examination. F indicates failure; a student receiving such a grade may repeat the course. The grade  I indicates that the work has not been completed and that the student did not withdraw from the class. IF A STUDENT DOES NOT ENROLL WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER RECEIVING THE I, THE INCOMPLETE BECOMES A PERMANENT I, DENOTED BY A "Z". A student who officially drops a course will receive the grade of W.

The grading symbols are: A (90-100); B (80-89); C (70-79); D (60-69); F (Below 60); I (Incomplete); or W.

Grade Points: Grade points are determined by multiplying the number of credit hours which a course yields by the grade point value of the grade. Grade points are computed as follows: A, 4 points for each credit hour;  B, 3; C, 2; D, 1; P, 0; F, 0.

Grade for Major Work: No grade below C will count for credit in the student's major or minor, and not student will be permitted to enroll for student teaching without a minimum grade of C in all courses in The designated teaching area.

Course Credit: Credit will be granted only for officially registered courses

Prerequisites and Major Courses: All prerequisites for major courses must be passed with a "C". NO STUDENT WILL BE PERMITTED TO ENROLL IN A COURSE REQUIRING A PREREQUISITE WITHOUT MEETING THIS STANDARD.

Free Electives: All students should take a minimum of six semesters hours of credit of their choice. These are not general requirements or major requirements.

Grading and Promotion: The University reserves the right to have decisions regarding grading and promotion made by the exercise of the sound discretion of the University faculty. Students receive a final grade or Incomplete, "I" in each course. If a faculty member has made an error in assigning the final grad, he/she may initiate a "Change or Grade" form, with the the appropriate documentation. If a student an Incomplete, the "I" may be removed upon completion of the incomplete work. Incomplete work must be made up within the first six weeks of the following semester.



  
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   Johnson C. Smith University in 1923.

  


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