GPA - GRADING POLICY
GRADES
GRADE POINT AVERAGE
GRADE FORGIVENESS POLICY
WITHDRAWAL/REPEAT OF COURSES
ACADEMIC PROBATION REGULATIONS
ACADEMIC SUSPENSION/DISMISSAL
GRADES
Letters are used to indicate the quality of work achieved by
the student at St. Johns River Community College. The following
system of grading and assignment of quality points is
used:
A - Excellent work; four quality points per semester hour
are assigned.
B - Good work; three quality points per semester hour are
assigned.
C -Average work; two quality points per semester hour are
assigned.
D -Below average work; one quality point per semester
hour is assigned.
F - Failure; no quality points are assigned and no credit is
granted. The credit hours attempted are included in
computation of cumulative grade point average.
I - Incomplete work; not computed on grade point average.
A student receiving an "I" grade must complete the
course within a 30 calendar day period which begins on
the first day of classes of the next term. Students are not
eligible for graduation or honors lists until all "I" grades
have been removed from their academic records. "I"
grades may also affect eligibility for financial aid.
IF -Incomplete work will convert to an "IF" if the course
work remains incomplete. Zero quality points are
assigned.
W - Withdrawal
N - No Credit
NR - Grade not reported
X - Audited course; no credit hours,
quality points, or hours attempted.
P - Passed institutional examination; no hours attempted or
quality points assigned, only hours earned. (See also
Credit by Examination section.)
S - Satisfactory performance ranging from average to
superior; no hours attempted or quality points assigned.
Hours may or may not have been earned.
U -Unsatisfactory performance ranging from below
average to no performance. No hours attempted or
quality points assigned; no hours earned.
Final grades will be available on the College Web site shortly
after each term.
A grade cannot be changed by petition if more than two calendar
years have elapsed since the end of the term in which the
course was taken.
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GRADE POINT AVERAGE
A studentŐs academic standing (good, probation, or suspension/
dismissal) is based only on grade point average or GPA of
college level courses. College preparatory courses do not count
in the calculation of the grade point average or GPA.
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A = 4 points D = 1 point
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B = 3 points F = 0 points
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C = 2 points W = no points
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To compute the grade point average (GPA), multiply the
credit value of each course by the point value of the grade
received. Divide the result by the total number of credit hours
attempted. An example is provided below.
Your grade point average:
24 grade points divided by 12 semester hours = 2.0 GPA
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GRADE FORGIVENESS POLICY
WITHDRAWAL/REPEAT OF COURSES
The last grade recorded for a course will be the grade used
to calculate the student's cumulative GPA. All courses attempted
will appear on the transcript.
A student may attempt to complete a college credit course
three times. Any course in which a student has earned a grade
of "D" or "F", or received no grade due to withdrawal, may be
repeated for credit without petition only twice. Upon the third
or subsequent attempts, no withdrawal will be permitted and
the student will receive the grade earned.
In accordance with state requirements, a student attempting
a college credit course for a third time will pay the full instructional
costs. First attempts will be counted beginning with the
Fall 1997 semester. Students may appeal paying the full instructional
costs based on financial hardship or other extenuating circumstances.
This appeal must be made in writing to the Vice
President for Student Affairs.
Students are cautioned that upon transfer to other public
and private institutions, the manner in which "forgiven" grades
are used in calculating a grade point average may differ. The
repeated course grade may not be accepted at all, or all course
attempts may be used in calculating the GPA. In addition, the
repeat of courses may or may not be covered by some forms of
financial aid.
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ACADEMIC PROBATION REGULATIONS
A student will be placed on academic probation under the
following circumstances:
1. The student is on academic probation or suspension at
another institution upon transfer to SJRCC;
2. The student is re-admitted following a period of
academic suspension from St. Johns River Community
College;
3. The student has a cumulative GPA less than 2.0 in
college credit courses once seven college credit hours
have been attempted. Upon attempting seven college
credit hours and thereafter a student must maintain a 2.0
cumulative GPA in college credit courses or the student
will be placed on probation.
After being placed on academic probation, the student must
earn a minimum GPA of 2.0 in college credit courses for all
hours attempted each semester. To be removed from academic
probation, a student must achieve an overall 2.0 GPA in college
credit courses. A student on probation should not register for
more than 14 credit hours, and may not officially represent the
College.
Students with GPAs less than 2.3 in college credit courses.
will be contacted by the Office of Academic Success and
Student Retention.
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ACADEMIC SUSPENSION/DISMISSAL
A student on academic probation who fails to earn a satisfactory
cumulative grade point average in college credit courses,
as specified above, or who fails to earn a minimum semester
GPA of 2.0 in college credit courses will be placed on academic
suspension and may not enroll the following semester.
Following a semester of academic suspension, a student may
enroll again on academic probation.
Should another suspension occur, the student will be academically
dismissed for a period of three years. A student may
petition for readmission during the dismissal by following the
academic petitions process. If a student is readmitted by petition
or after the three year period, the student will continue on
academic probation until an overall 2.0 GPA in college credit
courses is achieved.
Students seeking to enroll after suspension must contact the
Office of Academic Success and Student Retention.
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