1. Grades and Quality Points

Policy Number: 1
Date Developed: 10/00
Date Revised/Reviewed: 10/01

Doctor of Chiropractic Program:
 

• The student’s academic term grade point average is derived by dividing the number of quality points accumulated in that academic term by the sum of credit hours for courses that carry quality points in that term.
• Withdrawal, Administrative Withdrawal, Incomplete and Passing hours are not included in the computation of grade point averages.
• Grade Point Average (GPA) is used as a measurement of satisfactory progress. Cumulative GPA is calculated by dividing the sum of all of the quality points earned in all academic terms by the sum of the credits carried with the latest quality grade in each course for courses that carry quality points.
• A grade of 6 (Incomplete) must be completed by the third day of the following academic period. Failure to do so will result in the grade converting to an 8 (Failure).
• At the end of each academic term, the student receives a grade report which contains:
  1. The grade in each course taken during that term, along with the clock-hours or credits earned in each course
  2. The GPA and its factors for that term
  3. The cumulative GPA and its factors
  4. Notation of all grade changes during that term
  5. Notation, if necessary, of academic warning(s), suspension(s) and dismissal
  6. The sum of the total earned clock-hours and credit hours
• The original grade report is deposited in the student’s file. If a student believes that there is a discrepancy in the grade report, the student should immediately contact the Registrar’s Office.