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The grades of A, B, C, D, P, and S are passing grades. Grades R, F and U are failing grades. Grades of W and X are final grades carrying no credit. Usually, if a student transfers to a four-year college or university, only grades of A, B, and C will be accepted for credit in courses equivalent to those offered at the four-year college or university. Students are urged to consult the college or university to which they desire to transfer. It is the responsibility of the student to access grades at the end of each semester through MySVCC. Students should report any discrepancies to the Admissions and Records Office within two weeks after the official end of the semester.
Explanation of Grades
The quality of performance in any academic course is reported by a letter grade, the assignment of which is the responsibility of the instructor. These grades denote the character of study and are assigned quality points as follows:
A Excellent 4 grade points per credit
B Good 3 grade points per credit
C Average 2 grade points per credit
D Poor 1 grade point per credit
F Failure 0 grade points per credit
I Incomplete No credit; used for verifiable unavoidable reasons. Since the “Incomplete” extends enrollment in the course, requirements for satisfactory completion will be established through student-faculty consultation. The student must request an Incomplete grade. Incomplete requests will be processed without the signatures of the student, the instructor, and the Academic Dean. Courses for which the grade of “I” (Incomplete) has been awarded must be completed before the end of the subsequent semester or another grade (A, B, C, D, F) will be awarded by the instructor based upon course work which has been completed. In the case of “I” grades earned at the end of Spring semester; students shall complete the requirements before the end of the subsequent Summer Semester. In exceptional cases, extensions of time needed to complete course work for “I” grades may be granted beyond the subsequent semester, with the written approval of the Vice President for Academic and Workforce Programs. A “W” grade should be awarded only under mitigating circumstances which must be approved by the Vice President for Academic and Workforce Programs and documented. A copy of this documentation must be placed in the student’s academic file. The “I” grade is not applicable to developmental courses.
P - Pass No grade point credit; applies only to non-developmental courses. A maximum of seven (7) semester credit hours from courses for which the “P” grade has been awarded may be applied toward completion of a degree, diploma, or certificate.
R - Re-enroll The “R” grade may be used as a grade option, interim in nature, in those courses which employ a mode of instruction characterized by explicit terminal objectives covering the various content areas in such a way that specific determination of student progress toward total course completion can be made. Examples of this mode are (1) individualized, self-paced instruction or (2) modularized group-paced instruction. The “R” grade may be given only in courses which will be offered in any semester and which will employ a mode of instruction described in (1) and/or (2) above. Students making satisfactory progress but not completing all of the instructional objectives for courses in Developmental Studies (numbered 01-09) or an ESL course (numbered 11-29) shall be graded an “R” (re-enroll) and re-enrolled to complete the instructional objectives. The courses in which a re-enroll will be approved will be identified by the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.
S – Satisfactory No grade point credit. Used only for satisfactory completion of a developmental studies course (numbered 01-09) or an ESL course (numbered 11-29).
U – Unsatisfactory No grade point credit; applies only to developmental studies, ESL courses, non-credit courses, courses taken under the Pass/Unsatisfactory grading option, at the discretion of the college. The initials of the instructors from whom “U’s” were received are required to re-enroll in these developmental studies courses. A “U” denotes unsuccessful coursework.
W - Withdrawal No credit. A grade of “W” is awarded to students who withdraw or are withdrawn from a course after the add/drop period but prior to the completion of 60 percent of the session. After that time, the student will receive a grade of “F” except under mitigating circumstances which must be documented and approved by the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs. The actual last date of attendance must be recorded on the Student Registration Change Form.
X - Audit No credit. Permission of the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs is required to audit a course. After the last day for students to withdraw from a class without penalty, the audit grade “X” is no longer available for students enrolled in the course for credit.
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