Students are also responsible for knowing the degree requirements for their major and enrolling in courses that meet those degree requirements. Students are strongly encouraged to seek information and assistance from appropriate staff should they have any questions regarding requirements or regulations. Approximately two weeks after the end of each trimester, the Registrar's Office mails a grade report to each student indicating courses taken, grades received, credits earned, and grade point average. Also included in the report is a cumulative record of credit hours earned and grade point average for course work completed at Governors State University. Grading At the completion of the work for a course, a letter grade will be assigned by the instructor.
Grades provide academic evaluation and are the basis for determining academic standing.
The cumulative grade point average is computed by dividing the total number of grade points that a student has earned in all courses taken at Governors State University by the total number of semester hours represented by those courses. The total number of grade points earned in the five courses is 30. Upon written request by the student, an instructor may assign a grade of incomplete provided that reasons for not completing the course work are acceptable to the instructor. The instructor will determine the time allowed to complete the course work, provided it does not go beyond the twelfth week of the next trimester. When the course work is submitted, the instructor will replace the incomplete with the appropriate grade.