Grading Policies

GRADING POLICIES

Grading System

Rocky Mountain College uses the Alberta Common Grading Scale as follows:
 

The conversion of marks, such as percentage scores, to the Grading Scale does not follow a college–wide system. The relationship between raw scores and the Grading Scale is dependent on the nature of the course and the instructor’s assessment of the performance of the students’ work as compared to common expectations within the discipline for that level of course work and the performance of students in similar courses in other classes and years. The following provides an interpretation of each grade:

A = Excellent — superior performance showing comprehensive understanding of subject matter.
B = Good — clearly above average performance with knowledge of the subject matter generally complete.
C = Satisfactory — basic understanding of subject matter.
D = Inferior work which falls below the expectations of the course but which is of passing quality.
F = Failure to meet the minimum standards required for a passing grade.
P = Represents satisfactory work. Given only in courses specially designated for pass / fail grading.
IN = Incomplete.
VW =Voluntary withdrawal from a course before the course withdrawal deadline.
AU = Audit — No grade awarded. Indicates that a minimum of 75% of classes have been attended.

Grade Point Average

At the end of each semester, a student’s grade point average (G.P.A.) is calculated by totalling the number of grade points earned in each course and dividing by the total number of course hours taken.

Incomplete Grade

A student must apply to the Registrar and receive permission from the professor to complete course work after the end of a semester and to have an Incomplete (‘IN’) grade applied to the transcript. Work missed must be made up and the final examination taken within four weeks of the end of the semester unless further time is granted by the Academic Dean. If the course is not completed within the revised deadline, an ‘F’ grade will be given.

Appealing a Grade

Notification of Results

At the end of each semester, Grade Reports will be issued to students. If there are outstanding fees on a student’s account, Grade Reports will be withheld until payment is made in full.

President’s Honour Roll and Dean’s List

Full–time students who complete a semester with a 4.00 G.P.A. are placed on the President’s Honour Roll. Full–time students who complete a semester with a G.P.A. of 3.40 to 3.99 are placed on the Dean’s List.