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In order to encourage student persistence and success during the COVID-19 pandemic, Santa Fe College will give students the option of selecting S/U (satisfactory or unsatisfactory) grades instead of letter grades for eligible courses they complete during the B, C and D terms of the Spring 2020 semester. Faculty will assign letter grades to students as normal, according to their course grading policy, and assignment of letter grades will be the default option. However, students may choose the S/U option instead of letter grades on a course-by-course basis. Students still must complete their coursework; stopping coursework early is likely to result in a poor grade.
Students will be able to choose the S/U grading option for D term classes from April 6-April 10th (the final week of instruction for the D term) and for B and C term classes from April 6-24. Students will not be able to switch back to the traditional grading option after the deadlines, and they will not be able to appeal their decision. Courses assigned an S or U will have a transcript notation indicating these grades were awarded during the special circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The grade of S will indicate that students have completed the essential requirements of a course, resulting in the award of credit for the course. Additionally, if the course satisfies a graduation requirement, general education requirement, prerequisite requirement for another course, or preprofessional requirement, that requirement is considered fulfilled. However, the grade of S will have no impact on overall GPA. Conversely, a grade of U will indicate that the course was not completed and no credit was awarded, but there will be no impact on GPA. In the vast majority of cases, grades of C or better will be equivalent to a S, and grades of D+ or worse will translate into a U.
Students are encouraged to carefully review a list of special considerations before making their decision.
At the end of the term, a final grade for each term is recorded and preserved. Grades and grade point values include:
| Grades and Reports | ||
| Superior Achievement | A | 4.0 |
| Good Achievement | B+ | 3.5 |
| B | 3.0 | |
| Satisfactory Achievement | C+ | 2.5 |
| C | 2.0 | |
| Minimum Achievement | D+ | 1.5 |
| D | 1.0 | |
| Failure | F | 0.0 |
| Incomplete | I | Changed to F if not completed by conclusion of next major term. |
| Audit | X | |
| Withdrawal | W | W |
At the end of the term, final grades are available on the eSantaFe.
Forgiveness Policy:
Courses in which a grade of D or F was earned may be repeated for credit. All courses attempted will appear on the transcript. Attempts marked with a T are not included with calculating the cumulative grade point average; attempts marked with an R are included when calculating the cumulative grade point average. The student will be allowed only two repeat attempts per course. Students should be aware that some colleges or universities may not accept a grade of a repeated course, or may compute the grade originally assigned. Students receiving financial aid of any type are cautioned to check with the Financial Aid office to ensure that the repeat course will count toward their financial aid award.
Grade point averages are determined by computing the ratio of grade points earned to semester hours attempted. Grades of W and X are not included in total grade point averages.