Carroll Community College

Section One: Academic Regulations

Grades and Grades Reports

VI. GRADES AND GRADE REPORTS

Paper grade reports are not issued. Students should check WebAdvisor at the end of each term. If a paper grade report is needed, please contact the Records Office.

A. The scale of grades for the official record is as follows, and all College course syllabi must reflect this grading scale:

The following grades are also awarded for courses.
No quality point value is assigned to these grades.

B. Students may or may not receive transfer credit for a grade of "D," depending on the course. Students should consult with an advisor.

C. Any challenge to a student's final grade must be presented to the instructor or department chairperson no later than the closing date of final exams for the subsequent fall/spring term. Grade challenges will not be considered after that time.

D. The grade of "I" is issued when a student, because of illness or unavoidable circumstances corroborated by the instructor, has not completed the course objectives and has requested to do so by contracting with the instructor and arranging to complete the outstanding portion of the work. The student must complete the outstanding course objectives within 30 days of the end of the term. At the end of 30 days, if the outstanding work has not been completed, the instructor will change the "I" grade to an "F" grade.

E. If a student repeats a course, only the highest grade and credits awarded will be used in computing the Grade Point Average. All courses taken will become part of the student's academic record.

F. A student who registers as an audit will not receive credit for the course. The student is expected to attend class sessions and participate fully in the course. However, examinations and other course assignments are not required to be completed. All current tuition and fees are applicable. Students who are auditing courses must meet course prerequisites and are not eligible to receive tutoring. Audited courses do not satisfy prerequisite requirements for other courses. Audited courses are noted on the transcript with the final grade of AT. The AT grade is not calculated in the cumulative GPA.
During registration, a student may register for a course on an audit basis. After registration, a student will be allowed to audit a course only with the prior approval of the instructor of the course. An Audit Form is to be submitted to the Records Office. A student will have until the end of the ninth week of the course during the fall and spring terms, until the end of the second week of the course during the winter and summer terms to change to audit.

G. Students who do not report for the final examination and do not contact the instructor within 24 hours or have made no other arrangements with the instructor will be given an "F" on the exam. An appeal to make up the examination may be made through the department chairperson.

H. The Grade Point Average is determined by multiplying the term hours of each course by the number of quality points corresponding to the term grade for the course. The total of all such points for the period is divided by the number of term hours for the period. This average is computed only for credit courses. A student is expected to maintain a scholastic average that will indicate a level of competent achievement in his/her courses and qualify the student for graduation.