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Grading System

Each student is assigned a single letter grade at the end of each course by the course instructor as shown below:

The grades and their quality-point equivalents are:

A+ 4,00
A 4,00
A- 3,70
B+ 3,30
B 3,00
B- 2,70
C+ 2,30
C 2,00
C- 1,70
D+ 1,30
D 1,00
F 0,00
FX 0,00


I = Incomplete

S = Satisfactory

U = Unsatisfactory

T = Transfer

P = In Progress

W = Withdrawal

Students who receive any of the grades C or higher (A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C) are considered to have satisfactorily completed that course. Students who receive a grade of either C-, D+, or D in one or more courses can only be considered successful if his/her Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is 2.00 or higher at the end of the semester. A student whose Cumulative Grade Point Average drops below 2.00 is either placed on probation or considered unsuccessful. Article 2.9 and its clauses are applicable to such students. A student receiving either F, FX or U in a course is considered to be unsuccessful in that course.

Student with extraordinary performance in a course may be granted an A+ grade. However, the number of A+ grades in a given course is limited based on class size: If the class size is less than 25, no A+ grades can be given; if the class size is between 25 and 74, only one A+ grade can be given; if the class size is between 75 and 124, two A+ grades can be given; if the class size is between 125 and 174, three A+ grades can be given; if the class size is between 175 and 225, four A+ grades can be given; if the class size is more than 225, five A+ grades can be given.

Students who have not participated in classes or the evaluation activities (midterm exams, final exam, term project, etc.) at a sufficient level are given an FX grade.

Students who have failed to complete the course requirements or who could not sit for the mid term or final examinations due to illness or any other valid reason, but would otherwise be considered as successful, receive an "I" grade. Students receiving an "I" grade for any course have to make up the work they had missed, as well as sitting for the make-up examination of the mid-term and/or final examinations and receive a letter grade for the course within 15 days following the date of announcement of the grades as stated on the academic calendar. Otherwise, the "I" grade automatically becomes an F. However, the above-mentioned time period may be extended on the recommendation of the department chair and with the approval of the relevant board.

A student who receives "S" grades in a non-credit courses, or a student with "T" grades which are transferred from other universities or which were earned on an exchange program, is exempted from an equivalent number of credits on condition that the courses are accepted as equivalents by the department on recommendation of the department chair and with the approval of the board of the faculty/school. "S" and "T" grades are not included in the computation of the grade point averages.

A "P" grade is given at the end of the first semester for credit or non-credit courses lasting longer than a semester. A "P" grade is not included in the computation of the grade point averages.

A "U" grade is accorded to students who are unsuccessful in non-credit courses. This grade is not included in the computation of the grade point averages.

A "W" grade is given to an undergraduate or associate degree student who withdraws from a course, after submitting a written application to do so, in consultation with both the course instructor and the academic advisor, and with the approval of the Head of Department. This grade is not counted when calculating the cumulative grade point average. Throughout the duration of their studies, students in the two-year vocational programs cannot withdraw from more than two courses while students in the four-year programs cannot withdraw from more than four courses. The W grades appear in transcripts and semester grade reports. Application for withdrawal from a course can be made any time until two weeks before the last day of classes as announced in the academic calendar. If a student withdraws from a course in which a grade different from F or U was earned previously, the previous grade is used in computing the Cumulative Grade Point Average.

 
 
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