Grading System

Letter grades and quality points are assigned as follows for all credit courses for which students have registered.

Grade	Definition	Grading Scale	Quality Points
A	Excellent	90-100	4
B*	Good	80-89	3
C**	Average	70-79	2
D	Poor	60-69	1
F	Failure	59 and below	0

*Successful program completion is met in each EMS course with a minimum letter grade of “B” and satisfactory lab and clinical competencies. A grade of less than a “B” in any EMS course is considered unsuccessful and will not result in certificate or AAS awards, unless retaken and completed with a minimum grade of a “B.”

**Associate Degree Nursing and Practical Nursing: Students must achieve a grade of 75% or above in each required course in order to continue in their respective programs. A grade of 60-74 is assigned a D; 59 or below is assigned an F.

Other assigned grades include:

I (Incomplete): Assigned according to local policy to an individual student who fails to complete the required course work before the scheduled course end date. The course must be made up no later than the end of the following semester or becomes an F.
AU (Audit): Course taken for no credit. Credit hours will not be averaged into the grade point average. Must be declared by the end of the registration period and may not be changed thereafter.
W (Withdrawal): Official withdrawal from a course or from the institution within a time period designated by the institution. Credit hours will not be averaged into the grade point average.

Source: Board Policy 713.01, 06/07/17