Biola University 2012-2013 Catalog
Special Notations on Course Titles BOLD Program (not considered resident credits ) CPL Credit for Prior Learning TPT Technical & Professional Training Repeated Courses Undergraduate students are permitted to repeat courses in which they have earned a D+ or lower grade. Graduate students are permitted to repeat courses in which they have earned a C+ or lower grade. All instances of a repeated courses must be taken at Biola in order to impact the student’s GPA. Both grades continue to show on the student’s academic record. Only the higher grade earned is included in the computation of the student’s GPA, and the credits are counted only once. When a course is repeated the exclude indicator (E) will occur in the Course Repeat Indicator column (R) of the excluded course, and the include indicator (I) will occur in the Course Repeat Indicator column of the included course on the student’s academic transcript. The adjustment to the student’s GPA is reflected on the academic transcript beginning with the first term in which the course was taken. Undergraduate students who have earned a grade higher than a D+, or graduate students who have earned a grade higher than a C+ may still be permitted to repeat the same course with approval of the Office of the Registrar if their major or degree program requires a higher grade in order to progress in the major or degree program. (See respective major or degree program requirements.) Students are permitted to repeat a course a maximum of two times. A student unable to pass a required course for their major or degree program after the third attempt is normally required to select another major or degree program not requiring the failed course. In order to ensure the repeat is properly notated and factored into the student’s GPA, the student should notify the Office of the Registrar of the repeat the same semester that the course is repeated. Grade Reports Grade reports will be available at the end of each academic term on my.Biola. Any discrepancies must be brought to the attention of the Office of the Registrar within 90 days from the date the grade is posted. Grade Changes Grade changes are only allowable for computational or recording errors. Student Responsibility It is the student’s responsibility to bring any error in grades to the attention of the instructor within ninety days following the issued grade. Faculty Responsibility It is the instructor’s responsibility to catch and correct any error in grades no later than ninety days following the submission of a student’s grade.
Grade Points
Grade Quality
D+
1.33 1.00 0.67
D
D-
Lowest Passing Grade
Applies to undergraduate courses only. Lowest passing grade for graduate courses varies by program. See specific graduate department. F Failure
0.00
UW 0.00 A “UW” indicates an unofficial withdrawal. Students who register for courses but do not attend classes are given the grade of “UW” which will influence the GPA the same as an “F.” Graduate students should see the appropriate section of the Catalog for further grade information. Special Grade Notations UnofficialWithdrawal The following grades are also used with special significance in certain programs and are not used in computing the GPA:
Grade Points
Grade Quality
CR
Credit 1 0.00 A credit “CR” indicates the completion of course work with academic performance equal to or higher than the “satisfactory” standard for the degree
program (normally “C” 2.00 for undergraduate programs and “B” 3.00 for graduate programs.) NC No Credit 3
0.00 0.00 0.00
S
Satisfactory 1
US RD
Unsatisfactory 3 Report Delayed 3
0.00 A temporary mark of “RD” (report delayed) will be issued in special cases when approved by the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education or the dean of the respective graduate school. RD grades are normally completed no later than six weeks after the end of the term. In the event of the inability of a student to complete the coursework by the approved deadline, the Office of the Registrar will assign a “W” (official withdrawal) for the course grade. RG Registered in course 2 0.00 R Research 1 0.00 IP Internship in Progress* 0.00 W Withdrawal 3 0.00 A “W” indicates an official withdrawal (within the third to eighth week) from a course and does not affect the student’s grade point average. AUD Audit 3 0.00 NR Not reported by faculty 3 0.00 NO/NG Non-graded Course 1 0.00 Notes 1 No grade points / Credit given 2 No grade points 3 No grade points / No credit given
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