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Academic Grades

Board Policy 10.006

  1. Grades in Repeated Courses
    1. The highest grade received by a student for any given course will be the grade used in the computation of the student's cumulative Grade Point Average.
    2. The number of course semester credit hours will only be counted once in the total number of semester credit hours attempted and total number of semester credit hours earned. All grades received by a student in a given course will remain on the student transcript, but will be designated by the Registrar’s Office as having been repeated so it will be known that only the highest grade earned is being counted in cumulative totals.
    3. A student may not enroll in a course for credit or audit, whether completed or not, more than three times. Exceptions to this policy require authorization by the appropriate academic Associate Dean or Academic Dean.
  2. Grading Scale
    1. Students receive one final grade in each course taken. Grades are indicated by letters, to each of which is assigned a certain value in grade points per semester credit hour.

Letter Grade

Significance

Grade Points/Sem. Cr. Hr.

A

Excellent

4.0

A-

Excellent

3.7

B+

Good

3.3

B

Good

3.0

B-

Good

2.7

C+

Average

2.3

C

Average

2.0

C-

Below Average

1.7

D+

Poor

1.3

D

Poor

1.0

D-

Poor

0.7

F

Fail

0.0

P

Pass (C/2.0 grade or above)

 

I

Incomplete

 

X

Audit

 

WI

Instructor Initiated Withdrawal

 

W

Withdrawal No Evaluation

 

NC

No Credit

 


Note: Grades of I, X, WI, W, and NC are not included in computing credits and grade points.

Non-credit courses may also use the above letter grades; however, no grade points are awarded or grade point averages maintained in the cumulative grade point average.

III. Audit Grade Policy

    1. A student enrolling in a course for an audit may do so through the automated registration process or by completing an Audit Request Form in the Records and Registration Office no later than the end of the Delta College official refund period. After that date, no courses may be converted from credit to audit or from audit to credit. The Records and Registration Office will:
      1. Inform the instructors of those students auditing their courses.
      2. Inform the Financial Aid Office of those students electing to audit.
    2. When a student enrolls in a course as an auditor, the following will apply:
      1. Tuition and fees will be paid as required.
      2. Instructor audit objectives will be fulfilled.
      3. A grade of "X" will be assigned and will not count in the Grade Point Average.
      4. No credit will be earned.
    3. Once a student has elected to audit a course, the audit may not be converted to credit.

Formerly Senate Policy 8.010
Board Action 5457 – August 9, 2022