Students enrolled in freshman or sophomore level courses (numbered 1000 or 2000) may during a semester miss no more than twice the number of lectures, recitations, laboratory sessions, or other regularly scheduled class activities that would normally be scheduled during a week. Students who miss more than the maximum number of freshman or sophomore level classes may be assigned a grade of "F" for the course. Students who may be assigned a grade of "F" in a course because of excessive absences may drop the course without penalty before the deadline for dropping an individual course.

GRADES

A Excellent - For outstanding achievement students must show real effort in their work. This means that their work must demonstrate excellent ability, understanding, and creativity. Students:

• should attend all classes
• should do work outside the class ( 6 hours a week)
• should have a good attitude
• should do all class work
• should be responsible

B Good - For less than outstanding but demonstrably better performance than the normal competency required for satisfactory progress toward graduation. Students must show good effort in their work. This means that their work must demonstrate a high level of ability, understanding, and creativity. Students:

• should not miss more than 2 classes
• should work outside class (4 hrs a week)
• should have a good attitude
• should do all class work
• should be responsible

C Satisfactory - For performance demonstrates normal competency required for satisfactory progress toward graduation. Students must show fair effort in their work. This means that their work must demonstrate some ability, understanding, and creativity. Students:

• should not miss more than 4 classes
• should work outside class (2 hrs. a week)
• should have a fair attitude
• should do all class work
• should be responsible

D Poor - For performance that meets minimum course requirements but is below standards required for satisfactory progress toward graduation. Students show little effort in their work. This means that their work demonstrates little ability, understanding, and creativity. Students:

• should not miss more than 5 classes
• have not worked outside class
• have a poor attitude
• have done some class work
• are not responsible

F Failure - For performance that does not meet minimum course requirements and for which no degree credit is justified. Students show no effort in their work. This means that their work demonstrates no ability, understanding, or creativity. Students:

• have missed more than 6 classes
• have not worked outside class
• have a very poor attitude
• have done little or no class work
• are not responsible