Academic Information Academic Information Withdrawal From School—Students are permitted to withdraw from school except within the last two weeks of the quarter. Exceptions to this policy must be approved by the Dean of Students. A student who withdraws from Weber State College must obtain a Withdrawal-From-School form from the Registration Office. This form must be approved by the Dean of Students and returned to the Registration Office. If a student withdraws from school within the first two weeks of the quarter, no entry will be made of any course on the permanent record. If withdrawal from school is made between the second week and fourth week of the quarter, a "W" is entered for each course registered. If withdrawal is made after the fourth week and a student is doing passing work, a "WP" will be recorded for each course so indicated by the instructor. If a student's work is below passing, as indicated by the instructor, a "WF" is recorded. Good Standing—A student is in good standing on Weber State College records who had been honorably released from the college and is eligible to return or to transfer to another school. Incompletes—Issuing a grade of Incomplete is permissible only when a student has an extended period of absence from a class caused by illness or other thoroughly justified reasons and only when the student's record indicates that he has done passing work prior to the period of absence. Issuing of an Incomplete is further contingent upon the student's having made known the cause of absence to the instructor prior to the time final grades are issued. An Incomplete shall appear finally on the records as an "E" unless made up withina calendar year. A student should not reregister for a course to make up an Incomplete. Grade and Grade Points—The grade system consists of six grades as follows: "A", excellent; "B", above average; "C", average; "D", unsatisfactory; "P", passing; and "E", failure. "WP" is used to denote withdrawn passing, "WF" withdrawn failing, "UW", unofficial withdrawn. Grade points are assigned as follows: Each hour of "A" counts four points; "B", three points; "C", two points; "D", one point; and "E", no points. The total grade point is then divided by the total hours registered. A ratio of 3.5 represents honors. Pass-Fail Grading Procedure—The basic objective for a pass- fail program is to allow students to enroll in courses without the pressures that often develop in letter grades. I. Eligibility of students for pass-fail grading: A. Open only to students with more than 89 hours of completed credit. B. Open only to students who are not on academic probation or academic warning. II. Further criteria for a pass-fail system: A. A maximum of 18 credit hours of pass credit for pass-fail courses can be used for graduation, exclusive of student teaching credit, special examination credit and convocation credit. B. A maximum of two classes per quarter can be taken for pass-fail grades. C. No course taken on a pass-fail basis will count toward the major, minor, general area requirements, or the specific course requirements (with the exception of those noted in II A above). D. A grade of "P" is equivalent to a grade of "D" and above. A grade of "P" does not count towards overall GPA. III. Mechanics A. The student declares his pass-fail course at registration and the declaration cannot be changed. If the student decides to withdraw from a pass-fail course, he forfeits the opportunity to have a pass-fail grade and withdraws under the current procedure for withdrawal (WP, WF). B. The course instructor is unaware of who is taking a class for regular grades or pass-fail grades. He fills out all grade cards with letter grades. Repeat Courses—A student may repeat a course in which he has received a low mark; however, the original grade will remain on the record and both grades will be counted in arriving at the average grade point for graduation. This policy began with the Summer Quarter 1964. Changing of Grades—Grades entered with the Records Office shall be unalterable except when written explanation to the Admissions, Credits and Graduation Committee, or to the Administration, is expressly made by the teacher concerned; and then, only in the event that error in recording or computing grades is shown to be the cause for the change. Make-up Examinations—No make-up examinations are allowed except on (1) the approval of the class instructor, (2) the payment of a one-dollar fee to the Treasurer, and (3) the presentation of the receipt of such payment to the instructor concerned. 49