1996-1997 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
Academic Policies
Grade Description Quality Points
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A Excellent 4 quality points/semester hour
B Good 3 quality points/semester hour
C Average 2 quality points/semester hour
D Passing 1 quality points/semester hour
F Failing 0 quality points/semester hour
P Passing 0 quality points/semester hour
(for credit courses only.)
(See Pass/Fail policy for more information.)
S Satisfactory 0 quality points (for zero-credit courses only)
U Unsatisfactory 0 quality points (for zero-credit courses only)
I Incomplete 0 quality points
Other Designations (carrying no quality points):
I Incomplete Student was unable to complete the coursework
due to unexpected illness or personal emergency.
(See I Grades Policy for more information.)
L Late Grade/ Student work is expected to extend beyond a
Continuing Course given semester.
(See L Grades Policy for more information.)
Q Total University Used when a student has totally and officially
Withdrawal withdrawn from the university for a given
semester. The Q grade is not issued by
instructors.
(See Total University Withdrawal Policy for
more information.)
R Research in Only to be used to indicate deferred status for
Progress graduate thesis and dissertation courses.
W Individual Course Used when a student has elected to withdraw from
Withdrawal an individual course but not from all courses.
The W grade is not issued by instructors.
(See Individual Course Withdrawal Policy for
more information.)
* Grade not reported No grade information was reported by the end of
by instructor the normal grading period.
Shortly after each semester or session, a full grade report is mailed to each
student at his or her mailing address. Quality points are not counted on credits from other schools, and a student transferring from another school is held responsible for quality points only on work taken at this university.
Cumulative Quality Point Average is determined by multiplying the semester hours for a course by the quality points received for that course. Then the total number of semester quality points for all courses are divided by the total number of semester hours attempted.
Institutional Credits are associated with remedial courses which are numbered below 100. Credits from institutional credit courses do not apply to degree requirements for graduation but are used in determining enrollment status (full or part time) including financial aid and athletic (NCAA) eligibility.
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