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Grades and Academic Progress

At the conclusion of each semester, grades and academic progress are reviewed by the Registrar’s Office.

Academic Warning

• Students who have attempted less than twelve credits and whose CGPA is 1.8 or less will receive a written academic warning.
• All students who are attempting a course for the third time will also receive a written academic warning.

Academic Probation

• Students who have attempted 12 or more credits and are below the minimum required CPGA of 2.0 are placed on academic probation for the subsequent semester.
• Their names are also forwarded to the Learning Resource Center and to the Academic Advisors.
• Eligibility for Financial Aid continues until it is determined that the student cannot complete the program in a timely fashion.
• Students who lose Financial Aid eligibility may continue their studies under extended enrollment status that means that students must find alternative funding for their tuition.
• Students who have been placed on probation will be removed from probation when their grade point average has reached a 2.0 or when it is determined that the student is able to complete the program on time.

Academic Dismissal

• Students who are not able to earn the required 2.0 grade point average by graduation will be academically dismissed.

For a more comprehensive explanation of satisfactory academic progress, please refer to the College catalog.

Academic Honors

Eligibility for President’s List and Dean’s List is determined by the semester grade point average and not the cumulative grade point average.

President’s List:

4.0/at least 6 collegiate credits in a semester

Dean’s List:

3.5 or better/at least 6 collegiate credits in a semester.

Student who have an incomplete or whose 6 collegiate credits include a ‘W’ (withdrawn course), ‘NS’ (no start), ‘NG’ (no grade) are not eligible for President’s List or Dean’s List.

Some scholarship money is available to students who meet specific academic standards. Please see Financial Aid to discuss eligibility.

Grading System

Goodwin College’s grading system is provided in the College catalog. Grades are reported by the faculty at the end of each semester and eight-week session. Grades are posted on department bulletin boards in the Academic Building or on 403 Main Street and are also available on the student intranet. Grades are available one week after the conclusion of the final exam period.

Satisfactory Course Completion

In most cases, a D- or better is considered a passing grade; however, in some courses there are minimum grade requirements. Please refer to the college catalog which delineates which courses require a “C” or a “C-“ or better in order to satisfactorily complete a course.

Grade Disputes

Students who feel that a final grade in any course is incorrect or unjustified have one full semester to dispute the grade.

Process:

• Students dispute grades by approaching the appropriate instructor and requesting a grade review.
• If the problem remains unresolved, the student should then speak with the department chair who supervises the instructor involved.
• Students who wish to continue the process beyond the department chair level must follow the grievance policy.

Incompletes

Students may request an incomplete at the end of a semester if there is still a small amount of coursework left to complete.

Process:

• The incomplete may be granted at the discretion of the instructor involved.
• If an incomplete is granted, an incomplete form must be filled in and copies given to the department chair, the instructor, the student, and the Registrar’ Office.
• The incomplete form must specify the course name and code, the instructor, the date by which the incomplete must be resolved and a list of the required work.
• Incompletes that are not documented by an incomplete form will be changed to an “F” in the Registrar’s Office. All unresolved incompletes will also be changed to “Fs”.

Students who take incompletes in pre-requisite courses will not be allowed to move on the more advanced level.

Repeating Coursework

Students are allowed to repeat a course one time without permission. Students who fail second attempts must secure the permission of the department chair to attempt the course for a third time and remain in the program.

No student may attempt a course four times.

Once a course has been repeated and a satisfactory grade has been earned, an “R’ will be entered in front of the previously earned grade. The “R” will negate the previous grade’s impact on the student’s grade point average, but will show on the transcript.