University Grade System
FACULTY POLICY ON GRADE CHANGES
FACULTY POLICY ON ASSIGNING GRADES OF INCOMPLETE (IN)
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Final passing grades are Final failing grades are Other final grades
From the Auburn University Bulletin: A 4.0 grade scale is used at Auburn University. An A equals 4.0; B, 3.0; C, 2.0; D, 1.0; and F equals 0.0. Only course work attempted at Auburn University is used in determining the grade point average and continuation-in-residence requirements. S and U grades do not enter into grade-point computations. GPA = quality points ÷ the number of hours attempted for a letter grade
Sample GPA calculation: GPA = 47 ÷ 13 = 3.615 A junior or senior with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.5 on at least 20 hours of credit earned at Auburn University may elect any course to be graded on the S-U option, except for courses required in the Core Curriculum or for required courses as defined by the student’s curriculum. A total of 12 S-U credits may be earned at the rate of one course per term. Students will receive credit toward a degree for these courses, provided credit is normally accepted in their curricula for these courses. U grades are not counted towards a student’s GPA. Students are not permitted to change from S-U grading to conventional grading or vice versa after the 15th class day. Request for Permission to Schedule Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Option form can be found at Auditing of courses is restricted, but when faculty and facilities are available, individuals who do not seek admission for course credit may audit a lecture course or the lecture portion of a course upon approval by the Admissions Office (new students only), the dean and the head of the department. Although listed on class rolls, auditors are not required to take part in classroom discussions, tests, examinations, or reports, and they receive no grade or credit; however, students who attend the audited course will rarely or never will have non-attendance of the course indicated on their records. A student enrolled in other courses for credit will be granted permission to audit a course only on the approval of the dean and the head of the department of the course involved.
No refund of fees will be made except for changes made during the first four weeks of classes in accordance with University policy. No student may repeat a course for credit in which the student has previously earned a grade of A, B, or C without written permission by the student’s academic dean. Courses specifically designated as repeatable in the Auburn University Bulletin are exempt from this regulation. Students may repeat courses in which they earn a grade of D or F. Grades and hours for both attempts will be included in the calculation of the GPA unless the grade adjustment policy has been invoked for the first attempt. (See the previous section for limitations and procedures). If the grade adjustment policy is not invoked in the case of the repeat of a D grade, then the course credit hours may count only once toward graduation unless the course is designated as repeatable. All regularly admitted undergraduate students, who were enrolled during fall 2000 or after, may delete a maximum of three (3) course grades of D or F (including FA) associated with their undergraduate degree program from the computation of their cumulative GPA. Deletion of grades from the computation of the cumulative GPA is not available to professional students in audiology, pharmacy and veterinary medicine. Grades and credit considered as transfer credit, courses earned in a previously awarded baccalaureate degree, or grades that have been assigned as a result of academic misconduct are excluded from this policy. Courses where a grade of F is earned for academic honesty may not be gapped. All core and major requirements must be met for graduation. Students should be aware that D or F/FA/U grades in required courses may be deleted from the computation of the cumulative GPA prior to a repeat, but the required course must be repeated at Auburn University before graduation. Where a specific course is required for the core or a major, that course must be repeated to replace the deleted grade. Courses covered by this policy and needed to meet core area requirements or elective courses within a major may, subject to the approval of the academic dean, be replaced by any course accepted for that requirement, where applicable. All courses for which a grade is awarded at Auburn University will remain on the transcript. Courses for which a grade has been deleted from the cumulative GPA will have the grade recorded and a notation on the transcript that the grade has been excluded from the earned hours and the cumulative GPA. Students may submit a written request for grade deletion to their academic dean’s office at any time prior to graduation. Once a request for deletion of a grade has been granted and that grade has been removed from the calculation of the cumulative GPA, the grade and credit cannot be restored. Students should follow guidelines for the repeat of courses in which grades of A, B, or C have been awarded (See the following section on Other Policies on Repeat of Courses). However, all grades will be used for determining all academic honors. All Auburn University transcripts will include two GPAs: a semester GPA, and a cumulative GPA. The transcript will carry an appropriate notation that the cumulative GPA may not include grades for all courses attempted. Note that a student may not GAP a course in a degree program once that program is complete and the degree earned. Effective summer term 2010, the GAP process at Auburn will change from the traditional paper/campus mail structure to an electronic ‘Workflow’ structure. Step-by-step instructions on how to maneuver through the electronic GAP system in Workflow can be found at the AUACC website http://www.auburn.edu/academic/societies/advisors_counselors_caucus/ Academic advisors with questions regarding the steps in Workflow process in Banner for GAP should contact Robin Ellis at rje0002@auburn.edu or 844-8075. If Workflow is not functioning or some other obstacle prevents the Workflow structure to be initiated for a student, the GAP process can default to the original paper/campus mail structure if necessary. The original GAP form can be found at http://www.auburn.edu/administration/registrar/faculty-and-staff/forms.html. The completed paper copy of the GAP form should be sent to the Registrar’s Office in Mary Martin Hall.
From the Auburn University Bulletin: (Excludes Distance Education courses)
The Incomplete Grade – Memorandum of Understanding form can be found at http://www.auburn.edu/administration/registrar/faculty-and-staff/forms.html |