Grading System
Triton College will use the following system of grading for all courses in all programs (except where indicated):
| A |
Excellent |
4 points per semester hour |
| B |
Good |
3 points per semester hour |
| C |
Fair |
2 points per semester hour |
| D |
Poor |
1 point per semester hour |
| F |
Failure |
0 points per semester hour |
| I |
Incomplete |
0 points per semester hour |
| W |
Withdrawn |
No penalty |
| P |
Pass |
Non-credit only, no grade-point value |
| R |
Reschedule |
No penalty, no credit |
| T |
Audit |
No penalty, no credit |
Grades of "P" or "R"; "P" or "F" are assigned in specific approved courses based on individual academic department policy. (Students should contact the instructor for information on pass/fail grades.)
Computing the Grade-Point Average
A student’s overall academic record is stated in terms of a Grade Point Average (GPA). The formula for computing the GPA is as follows:
Grade points (see "Grading system" above) x semester hours graded "A" through "F"/semester hours graded "A" through "F" = GPA.
Example: If a student earns an "A" in a course with five semester hours of credit and a "C" in a course with two semester hours of credit, his/her GPA would be computed:
| 4 x 5 |
= |
20 |
grade points |
| 2 x 2 |
= |
4 |
grade points |
|
|
24 |
grade points/seven total semester hours |
= 3.429 GPA.