The College will maintain a grading system, and students' academic performance shall be evaluated on a regular basis in accordance with recognized educational practices and standards as described in the DACC Policy and Procedure Manual.

Procedure

At the conclusion of each academic term, instructors shall submit an official grade for each student enrolled to the Records Office within time limits established by the Vice President for Instruction and Student Services. Accurate grade records must be kept by each instructor for auditing and verification purposes.

The final semester grades are determined by the instructors, according to the grades the student earns in all phases of course work, including class discussions, tests, daily work, laboratory work, reports, term papers, and the semester examinations.

Grade reports are issued by the Records Office at the end of each semester. Mid-term grades may be posted by individual instructors.

A student may repeat any course, and the highest grade earned will be used to compute the cumulative grade point average.

The letter system of grading is employed as follows:

• A - Excellent - 5 grade points per semester hour
• B - Good - 4 grade points per semester hour
• C - Fair - 3 grade points per semester hour
• D - Passable - 2 grade points per semester hour
• F - Failure - 1 grade point per semester hour

Grades of W or I do not affect grade point average.

• W - Official Withdrawal - Withdrawal of a student prior to final week of classes.
• I - Incomplete - This is a temporary grade. All incomplete work involved with a temporary "I" grade will be performed within 30 calendar days after the end of the term so that a grade may be recorded.
• AU - Audit - Students auditing a class will receive an "AU" grade.

(Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory are used in some courses.)