GRADING SYSTEM

A student receives both mid-term grades and final grades However only the final grades will appear on the academic record.

Grading is an objective measure of a student so mastery of a selected body of knowledge contained in specific course. This mastery involves the elements of memory ,understanding and expression. Memory refer to retention of certain items of information Understanding implies insight into the interpretation of these facts. This insight would Include the meaning of the thing itself its relationship with other things or data and the ability to apply this Information or data to new situations and problems. Expression is the ability to convey this assimilated knowledge to others.

In assigning a grade to a student the instructor must function as a judge in a courtroom: examine thoroughly all the evidence involved in the case weigh the evidence and make a decision on the basis of this evidence. In similar way the basis of the instructor's judgment is the concrete evidence the student himself provides. Formal examinations are only part of this evidence; question asked by the student recitation term papers, book reports written and oral quizzes the student's participation in class discussion-each sheds light on the student development in mastering a subject and is therefore pertinent to the instructor's grade evaluation of the student.

Viewed in the light of the preceding statement the grading system is as follows:

C
To earn a C grade a student must be able to recall the basic elements of a course, understand the essential background and materials of a course apply the basic principles involved and express them intelligibly.

B
To earn a B grade a student must manifest all the qualities characteristic of a C student and in addition reveal a memory that encompasses more than the basic elements of a course; he or she has a more person grasp of the principles of the course and perceives wide application of them. The student should be able discuss the subject matter of the course with ease.

A
An A student is one who in addition to all the qualities manifested by a B student seeks mastery off a specific field by reason of individual interest he or she has initiative and originality in attacking and solving prolems; he or she shows ability in rethinking problems are making associations and in adapting to new and changing situations; moreover he or she has an appropriate vocabulary at his or her command.

D
A student who is deficient in some degree any any of the areas that are characteristic of a C grade will earn a D.

F
The student has failed to show mastery of the base subject matter for the course.

B+ C+ D+ /A- B- C-
The grades of B+ C+ D+ A- B- C- are used to indicate that a student has shown more or less than the usual competency required for that grade.

I
The temporary grade of I (incomplete) may be given by an instructor when a student has not completed the requirements of the course at the end of the term for serious reasons beyond the individual's control. It becomes the student's responsibility to resolve this grade within five weeks after the last day of final examination.