By completing a course successfully, a student earns the number of credits assigned to the course. In the section of this catalog entitled Course Descriptions, the number of credits awarded for each course appears in parenthesis following each course title. Grades Grades are the means by which students assess their progress in coursework. Grades are not assigned in many credit-free classes.
Students can expect to be graded frequently and in a variety of ways in each course.
The midterm grade, available to students at midsemester, evaluates student performance to that point in the term. Students should regard this seriously and make all efforts to overcome deficiencies should the grade indicate need. The final grade report is mailed to students within two weeks of completion of the semester. The in-progress grade, or IP , designates a student's status in a developmental course when the objectives are not completed in the semester for which the IP grade is given. At the completion of the course, students will receive a final grade of P or F .