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Grading Scale

Scale of Scholarship

At the end of the semester, instructors submit letter grades to indicate the quality of students’ work in a course. Semester and cumulative grade point averages (G.P.A.) are computed at the end of each semester. The grade point average is determined by the ratio of the total number of quality points received to the total number of credits attempted. Only grades earned at Lourdes will be used in computing the cumulative grade point average. Credits accepted from other institutions as part of the student’s program are transferred to the student’s permanent record without grades or quality points. Quality points for each semester of credit are assigned according to the following system.

Grade Achievement			Quality Points Per Hour
A	=	Superior Quality	4.00
A-	=	Slightly less than superior quality	3.67
B+	=	Slightly more than high quality	3.33
B	=	High quality	3.00
B-	=	Slightly less than high quality	2.67
C+	=	Slightly more than average quality	2.33
C	=	Average	2.00
C-	=	Slightly less than average quality 1.67	1.67
D+	=	Above passing, but below average quality 1.33	1.33
D	=	Passing, but below average quality 1.00	1.00
D-	=	Passing, but barely above failing .67	.67
F	=	Failing, no credit but hours calculated into grade point average	.00
FA	=	Failure due to lack of attendance, no credit but hours calculated into grade point average	.00
S	=	Satisfactory (credit but no effect on G.P.A.)
U	=	Unsatisfactory (no credit earned, no effect on G.P.A.)
UA	=	Unsatisfactory due to lack of attendance (no credit earned, no effect on G.P.A.)
I	=	Incomplete (no credit earned)
AU	=	Audit (no credit earned)
W	=	Withdrawn (official withdrawal from course by student)
X	=	Credit by examination
Z	=	Experiential Learning

Drop/Withdrawal Dates

Session	Start Date	End Date	Last Day to Drop	Last Date to W/D
Fall 2010 (full term)	8/23/2010	12/11/2010	9/4/2010	11/22/2010
Fall 2010 L session	8/23/2010	10/12/2010	9/4/2010	10/4/2010
Fall 2010 Q session	10/20/2010	12/11/2010	10/27/2010	11/22/2010
Spring 2011 (full term)	1/18/2011	5/14/2011	1/31/2011	4/25/2011
Sp 2011 L session	1/18/2011	3/15/2011	1/31/2011	3/7/2011
Sp 2011 Q session	3/23/2011	5/14/2011	3/30/2011	4/25/2011

Repeating Courses

Students who wish to repeat a course must inform the Registrar at the time of registration. Students will receive only the credit and quality points from the most recent registration. Although the grade first earned will remain on the record, it will not be counted in the grade point average.

For example: First time: MUS 112 E (E = excluded from G.P.A.)
Repeated: MUS 112 I (I = included in G.P.A.)

All courses may only be repeated once. To determine whether a course may be repeated, a student who does not withdraw from a class prior to the financial aid “freeze date” is considered to have “taken” the course.

Class Standing

Freshman	0 – 27 semester hours
Sophomore	28 – 55 semester hours
Junior	56-83 semester hours
Senior	84 semester hours and above