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Satisfactory/No Credit Option
Students in good academic standing (2.00 GPA or above) may
take courses not required in their majors on S/NC grading
basis. "S" grades indicate C (not C-) or better
work—students receive unit credit but the grade point
average is not affected. Consult with your advisor on whether
S/NC is a wise choice—some strategy is involved. For
example, if you have put off taking World History until the
final quarter of your senior year and you take the course
S/NC and earn a C- (NC), you will not earn credit and will
not be able to graduate. Had you taken the course for a letter
grade, the C- would be passing and your worries about graduation
minimized. You have until the end of the eighth week of instruction
to decide about grading status.
Students may receive credit for courses undertaken and graded "S" to
a limit of one-third of the total units undertaken and passed
at the time the degree is awarded.
Incomplete
Incomplete ("I") grades: most commonly, professors
will grant an Incomplete if students were unable to take
the final examination or finish a paper at the required time
due to illness or other unavoidable problems that can be
verified, providing the student’s work in the course
was of passing quality.
In order to remove the "I", students must complete
the work required during the next academic quarter (whether
in attendance or not)—professors will then report the
grade to the Registrar on a Grade Change Form. Avoid "Incompletes" if
possible. Incompletes cannot be removed by enrolling in the
course during the following quarter. Make arrangements with
your instructor on how to replace the "I" for a
grade. The "I" will automatically revert to an "F" (or
NC) after one quarter. An "I" received in the quarter
of expected graduation must be completed within one week;
otherwise, graduation will be postponed. In such cases, students
are required to notify the Student Academic Affairs Office.
Repeating Courses
You may repeat courses for credit if you receive a D+ or
lower, or NC grade. For the first 16 units of repeat, only
the most recently earned grade and grade points will be used
in calculating your GPA. For example, if you take a course
and receive an "F" and then repeat the course and
earn an "A", only the "A" will be included
in your grade point average. The record of the "F" is
not removed from your transcript but a note appears on the
transcript indicating the "F" grade does not count
because it was repeated for full credit. A comment under
the new "A" grade indicates that full credit is
allowed. If you repeat a D and get an F the second time,
you will lose the four units from the D grade. After 16 units
of repeat, both grades will be averaged in the GPA. When
repeating a class, be careful with the grading basis: if
you took the course originally for a letter grade, you must
repeat for a letter grade; if you signed up originally as
S/NC, you may repeat S/NC or for a letter grade.
If you take the same course more than two times, you are
required to file a petition to obtain approval from the Associate
Dean before enrolling in the course the third time. Repeating
a course more than once may be necessary to meet such requirements
as the English composition requirement (a "C" average
for all three quarters and no grade below a "C-,")
or the foreign language requirement (a grade of C at the
appropriate level for your degree program).
Changing Grades
Grades are final at the end of each quarter. If you discover
a clerical or procedural error was made in the posting of
your grade, contact the instructor immediately and request
a revision. This type of revision can be made only if: 1)
the basis for the change is found in work which you submitted
as part of the regular assignments during the quarter; 2)
the change is not the result of re-examination (unless your
initial grade was Incomplete); 3) the change does not involve
a change in the grading basis (from S/NC to letter grade
or the reverse). Only the instructor can change a grade.
In May 1977, the Academic Senate approved a procedure for
the appeal of grades that may have been given for other than
academic reasons. This procedure is outlined in Senate Regulations
5 - 5.1.10 (i.e., "reasons of race, religion, sex or
ethnic origin or for other arbitrary or personal reasons").
The Associate Dean is available to discuss this procedure
with you and advise you about possible courses of action.
Undergraduate Credit for Graduate Courses
Students interested in obtaining undergraduate credit for
graduate courses should contact the Student Academic Affairs
Office for further information.
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