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Grading System

Progress and quality of students’ work their program of study is measured by a system of letter grades and grade percentages as shown below. Progress reports are issued to students at the completion of each module for diploma programs or each term for degree programs. Grades are based on the quality of work as shown by learning deliverables as indicated on the module or course syllabus.

Grading Scale - ALL PROGRAMS (Except VN, ADN and PTA programs)

Letter Code	Description	Included in Credits Earned *	Included in Credits Attempted *	Included in GPA *	Quality Points *
A	90-100	Yes	Yes	Yes	4.00
B	80-89	Yes	Yes	Yes	3.00
C	70-79	Yes	Yes	Yes	2.00
D	60-69 (Fail)	No	Yes	Yes	0.00
F	0-59 (Fail)	No	Yes	Yes	0.00
I	Incomplete	No	Yes	No	N/A
Pass	Pass	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
Fail	Fail	No	Yes	No	N/A
TC	Transfer Credit	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
CH	Challenge Credit	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
W	Withdraw	No	Yes	No	N/A
AU	Audit	No	No	No	No
**	Repeated Course	No	Yes	No	N/A

Letter Code: A
Description	90-100
Included in Credits Earned	Yes
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	Yes
Quality Points	4.00
Letter Code: B
Description	80-89
Included in Credits Earned	Yes
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	Yes
Quality Points	3.00
Letter Code: C
Description	70-79
Included in Credits Earned	Yes
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	Yes
Quality Points	2.00
Letter Code: D
Description	60-69 (Fail)
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	Yes
Quality Points	0.00
Letter Code: F
Description	0-59 (Fail)
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	Yes
Quality Points	0.00
Letter Code: I
Description	Incomplete
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A
Letter Code: Pass
Description	Pass
Included in Credits Earned	Yes
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A
Letter Code: Fail
Description	Fail
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A
Letter Code: TC
Description	Transfer Credit
Included in Credits Earned	Yes
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A
Letter Code: CH
Description	Challenge Credit
Included in Credits Earned	Yes
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A
Letter Code: W
Description	Withdraw
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A
Letter Code: AU
Description	Audit
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	No
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	No
Letter Code: **
Description	Repeated Course
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A

*Effect on SAP

Grading Scale - VN, ADN and PTA programs

Letter Code	Description	Included in Credits Earned	Included in Credits Attempted	Included in GPA	Quality Points
A	90-100	Yes	Yes	Yes	4.00
B	80-89	Yes	Yes	Yes	3.00
C	75-79	Yes	Yes	Yes	2.00
D	70-74 (Fail)	No	Yes	Yes	0.00
F	0-69 (Fail)	No	Yes	Yes	0.00
I	Incomplete	No	Yes	No	N/A
Pass	Pass	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
Fail	Fail	No	Yes	No	N/A
TC	Transfer Credit	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
CH	Challenge Credit	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
W	Withdraw	No	Yes	No	N/A
AU	Audit	No	No	No	No
**	Repeated Course	No	Yes	No	N/A

Letter Code: A
Description	90-100
Included in Credits Earned	Yes
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	Yes
Quality Points	4.00
Letter Code: B
Description	80-89
Included in Credits Earned	Yes
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	Yes
Quality Points	3.00
Letter Code: C
Description	75-79
Included in Credits Earned	Yes
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	Yes
Quality Points	2.00
Letter Code: D
Description	70-74 (Fail)
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	Yes
Quality Points	0.00
Letter Code: F
Description	0-69 (Fail)
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	Yes
Quality Points	0.00
Letter Code: I
Description	Incomplete
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A
Letter Code: Pass
Description	Pass
Included in Credits Earned	Yes
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A
Letter Code: Fail
Description	Fail
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A
Letter Code: TC
Description	Transfer Credit
Included in Credits Earned	Yes
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A
Letter Code: CH
Description	Challenge Credit
Included in Credits Earned	Yes
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A
Letter Code: W
Description	Withdraw
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A
Letter Code: AU
Description	Audit
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	No
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	No
Letter Code: **
Description	Repeated Course
Included in Credits Earned	No
Included in Credits Attempted	Yes
Included in GPA	No
Quality Points	N/A

For grade scales prior to 4/3/2017 please refer back to the catalog in effect at the time the grade was issued. NOTE: A student who fails to achieve a passing grade in the clinical portion of a course cannot progress in the program.