The Dean of Student Affairs may permit a student to withdraw from a course without penalty for exceptional personal or medical reasons. Grading and Ranking System Grades are recorded as A, B, C, D, and F. Plus and minus designations are used only with A, B, and C. D is a probationary grade that, while recording a minimal pass, is regarded as unsatisfactory performance. F notes failure. The same probation and failure rules apply to all students in all four years. Instructors report final course grades to the Dean of Student Affairs and not directly to students.
Students are responsible for keeping parents informed of their standing and progress.
Notices of academic probation and second course warnings are sent to parents. Final grades are sent to students' campus boxes and to parents at the home address at the end of the fall term. At the end of the spring term, grades are sent only to the student at the home address. Before enrolling at Middlebury College each student must agree to abide by the Honor System. This agreement is a condition of matriculation.