C Minus Policy C Minus Policy Students enrolled in any courses at the basic level in Spanish, French, Italian 101 through 232, must earn a grade of C- or better in the prerequisite course to proceed on to the subsequent course. An exception is made to this rule may only be granted by the course coordinator of Romance Languages. In order to request permission to complete the next higher level course, a student must provide the department with sufficient justification to warrant such a move. The coordinator will meet with the student's instructor to determine whether the request may be honored or not.
Students receiving permission to enroll in the next course in sequence do so at their own risk.
It is expected that student will make their own arrangements for tutoring and outside help, and that they will keep the instructor informed of any problems which may prevent completion of the course. Under some circumstances, students are required to pass the first exam with a C- or better, and have completed all the work to date with a passing grade. Failure to do so will mean that the student must return to the previous level to complete the requirement.