Grading

Grades are recorded on the student’s permanent record at the end of each quarter. The course requirements and the levels of accomplishment will be clearly defined in the course syllabus. Northwest Indian College uses the following symbols for grading courses:

Grade	Grade Pt
A A-	4.00 3.70	The student has met or exceeded the highest level of the course requirements.
B+ B B-	3.30 3.00 2.70	The student has met the course requirements above the satisfactory level.
C+ C C-	2.30 2.00 1.70	The student has met the course requirements at the satisfactory level.
D+ D D-	1.30 1.00 0.70	The student has met the course requirements at the minimum level. However, the student has not met all of the course requirements at the satisfactory level.
F	0.00	The student has not met the course requirements at the minimum level.

I - Incomplete

Indicates that a student has been given permission to complete the requirements of a course at a later date. An “I” grade may be issued to students who have been making consistent progress and has regular attendance, but some essential requirement of the course has not been completed because of unforeseen circumstances the student has the option to request to enter into an incomplete agreement. The deadline to request an incomplete agreement is the last day of the quarter.

An Incomplete Agreement Form must accompany an “I” grade or the grade will be assigned as an “*.” The course requirements must be completed by the date agreed upon in the Incomplete Agreement, which can be no later than the end of the following quarter not counting summer. A grade will be recorded on the incomplete form as “I/other letter grade,” where the “other letter grade” is what the student earned on the date the incomplete is submitted.

It is the Instructor’s discretion whether to accept the student’s request. When the instructor submits an incomplete agreement for a student, included should be:

the grade earned by the student on the date that the incomplete agreement is submitted,
a detailed list of remaining work to be completed, and
a deadline for the completion of that work (the deadline is not to extend longer than two consecutive quarters).

The instructor must submit a grade change at the end of the deadline, with the new grade or the original grade on the incomplete form. The new grade will then reflect the new grade with the “I” being removed.

N - Audit

Indicates that a student chose not to receive credit for a course. A student may audit any course by signing up through the registration office according to special enrollment procedures and scheduled dates.

P/NP - Pass/No Pass

Indicates a grade issued for a Continuing Education Unit (CEU) course.

S/U - Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Only certain courses are designated S/U grading as determined appropriate by the Curriculum Committee. This grade does not carry grade point value therefore is not computed into the student’s GPA.

W - Official Withdrawal

Indicates that a student officially withdrew from a course by completing the proper paperwork through the registration process according to scheduled dates. Official withdrawals occurring after the third week of fall, winter, and spring quarters and the second week of summer quarter are posted on the student’s permanent record.

AW - Administrative Withdrawal

An Administrative Withdrawal is granted only on a one-time basis in the event a student is unable to complete a quarter or a course due to a unique emergency or a major life difficulty. Examples include severe illness, accident, death in the family or call to active military service. An Administrative Withdrawal Petition and supporting documentation must be submitted to the Registrar. This grade is posted only upon approval of the Registrar in consultation with the Financial Aid Office.

WIP - Work in Progress

Indicates that a student has coursework in progress. Students must complete the requirements for the course by the end of the quarter.

Y - Work in Progress

Not currently used as a grade option. Grade used prior to Fall 2007.

Z - Non-completion

Not currently used as a grade option. This grade was used prior to fall 1998.

V - Unofficial Withdrawal

Not currently used as a grade option. The V grade was used prior to fall 2007.

* - No Grade Recorded/Invalid Grade/Late Finishing Class