The semester hour is the basic unit of work, in which each course offered has credit value in terms of a certain number of semester hours normally conforming to the number of contact class hours per week. For example, courses meeting three hours a week normally carry three semester hours of credit. Grades and quality points represent the instructor's final estimate of the student's performance in a course.
All grades assigned remain on the student's permanent record and transcript.
Grades for credit accepted in transfer or by examination are posted on a student's permanent record card but are not included in the calculation of the VSU cumulative grade-point average. The cumulative grade-point average will be calculated by dividing the number of hours scheduled in all courses attempted in which a grade of A, B, C, D, F, or WF has been assigned into the number of quality points earned on those hours scheduled. Computation of the cumulative grade-point average treats WF and F grades identically. Grades of W, NR, S, V, U, K, IP, and I are not computed. Courses passed with a grade of D cannot be counted as satisfying the requirements for the major or a minor subject.