Grading

  1. Grade Rule and Grade Distribution
    By decision of the faculty the teaching staff is required to report course grades to the registrar within ten days after the administration of examinations. On the tenth day after the end of the examination period the grades are processed for subsequent distribution to students in their private seminary mailboxes.
  2. Grading System
    Grades are indicated by letters, according to the following system, with gradepoint values as listed on the right:
    A
    Excellent
     
     
    		 4
    A to A-: This is work that is outstanding in every way, exceptional, marked by accuracy, creativity, scholarship, and/or integrative thinking combined with good style.  
    B
    Good to Very Good
     
     
    		 3
    B+ to B: This is work that is very good, accurately done, reflecting a proper grasp of the material, and done with interesting style.

    B to B-: This is work that is good, but tends towards inaccuracy and imbalance, is written in a flat and unengaging style; ideas are present, but not developed.     		 
    C
    Fair
     
     
    		 2
    C+ to C: This is work that is marginally satisfactory because it is deficient in identifiable areas of accuracy, clarity, balance; ideas are vague and disorganized.

    C to C-: This is work that is not far from being unacceptable, reflecting serious inadequacies in dealing with the material.     		 
    D
    Unsatisfactory; Just Passable
     
     
    		 1
    This is work that has been submitted, but is not satisfactory. It has dealt with the material, but in such an inaccurate or incomplete way that it can not be judged as acceptable work.  
    F
    Failure*
     
     
    		 0
    This is a grade assigned to a paper, exam, or course in which the student has not submitted the required work or who has so completely distorted the assignment that it bears no resemblance to what was required.  
    X
    Grade deferred*
     
     
    		 0
    W
    Withdrawn*
     
     
    		 0
    I
    Incomplete Work*
     
     
    		 0
    +
    Add .3 honor points per registered hour
     
     
    		 +.3
    -
    Subtract .3 honor points per registered hour
     
     
    		 -.3

    Grade-point Average: A student's grade-point average may be obtained by dividing the total number of grade-points earned by the total number of registered hours for which the student enrolled during any period. Cumulative and current quarter totals and grade-point averages are indicated on the grade report.

    *Notes: F: A student may repeat for a new grade any course which he/she has failed; the failing grade remains in the record but is not calculated into his or her cumulative grade-point average.
    X: A grade is deferred only at the discretion of the instructor and only when circumstances for which the student is not accountable prevent the immediate submission of a course grade. When the course grade is subsequently submitted, the "X" is removed from the permanent record with no penalty.
    W: A student may withdraw from any course without penalty during the first two weeks of the quarter. Withdrawal is possible without penalty thereafter only by special permission from the academic office. If a student withdraws after the two-week period, he or she will be charged one-tenth of the tuition for the course for each week the course was scheduled. A student may not withdraw from a course or change it to an audit after November l in the fall quarter, February 1 of the winter quarter, and May 1 of the spring quarter.
    I: A student whose work in a given course is incomplete may receive an incomplete ("I") only when the procedures described below are followed.