South Puget Sound Community College seeks to provide consistent grading options for credit courses as outlined below Grading policies will be published and posted in the college catalog, webpage, and in course syllabi. Instructors are responsible for reviewing and explaining their grading policies at the beginning of each course.
Instructors are responsible for explaining their grading policies at the beginning of each course. This will be in the form of a course syllabus. The following is the college definition of each grade:
• A (4.00) Superior achievement
• A- (3.67)
• B+ (3.33)
• B (3.00) High achievement
• B- (2.67)
• C+ (2.33)
• C (2.00) Satisfactory achievement
• C- (1.67)
• D+ (1.33)
• D (1.00) Minimum achievement
• F (0.00) Failure to meet minimum course requirement. The grade will be entered on the grading roster with last date of attendance.
• I Incomplete. Student has not completed specific requirements for a class due to extenuating circumstances beyond the student’s control assigned at the instructor's discretion. No grade points calculated. (See note #1)
• N Audit. No grade points calculated.
• P Progressing. Used by ESOL, High School Completion, and ABE programs. Instructors assign a P Grade when students: meet requirements for class participation; show progress toward course outcomes but have not reached them; and completed NRS-approved measurement of achievement as required. No grade points calculated. (See note #2)
• S Satisfactory completion at or above the 2.0 level. No grade points calculated. (See note #3)
• U Unsatisfactory completion of the course below a 2.0 level. No grade points calculated. (See note #3)
• V At the instructor’s discretion, this grade may be assigned when a student ceases attendance before sufficient data to evaluate has been submitted. Student must have stopped attending by the 40th day. No grade points calculated at SPSCC. Other schools may convert V’s to F’s when determining transfer eligibility or recalculating GPAs. The grade will be entered on the grading roster with last date of attendance.
• W Withdrawal initiated by the student before the 40th day. No grade points calculated.
• WI Withdrawal initiated by the instructor after the 40th day. The grade will be entered on the grading roster with last date of attendance. No grade points calculated.
• Y Course in progress. For continuous enrollment courses and courses with calendars that extend beyond one quarter. No grade points calculated.
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Note 1
• Prior to issuing an “I” grade, the professor must complete an “Incomplete Agreement” form indicating what requirements must be completed, the expected completion date and method of evaluation. The form must be signed by the instructor and the student. Failure to complete the requirements in the agreed upon time frame (no longer than the end of the subsequent quarter) will revert to the previously issued grade for the class.
Note 2
• The progressing grade is the final grade an instructor assigns at the end of the quarter. Students can re-enroll in the class if they wish to continue studying; they have three attempts to earn a satisfactory grade for a given class.
Note 3
• Some courses will be graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Certain courses are graded in this manner due to the nature or content of the course. Faculty may offer this option in classes that are generally evaluated with letter grades by including the option in their course syllabus.