The following grading system is used at Dutchess Community College:
Grade
|
Quality
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Grade Points
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Numerical Equivalent
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A
|
Excellent
|
4.00
|
93-100
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A-
|
|
3.67
|
90-92
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B+
|
|
3.33
|
87-89
|
B
|
Good/Above Average
|
3.00
|
83-86
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B-
|
|
2.67
|
80-82
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C+
|
|
2.33
|
77-79
|
C
|
Satisfactory/Average
|
2.00
|
70-76
|
D
|
Acceptable as an individual course grade. If received in a prerequisite course, the student
may not qualify for the next course in sequence. "D" grades do not typically transfer
to other institutions.
|
1.00
|
60-69
|
F
|
Failing
|
0.00
|
0-59
|
ZF
|
Failure due to never or stopped showing up
|
0.00
|
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I
|
Incomplete, a temporary grade given in cases where students have not completed course requirements
due to reasons beyond their control. The course requirements must be completed and
a grade submitted within the first four weeks of the following semester (fall or spring)
or the "I" automatically becomes an "F"
|
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J
|
Proficiency, a grade that meets graduation requirements, earned by examination or life experience.
To earn credit by proficiency, a student must perform at the level of C or better.
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P
|
Passing (given only as a midterm grade with permission of the dean of academic affairs)
|
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U
|
Audit (No Credit)
|
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W
|
Withdrawn
|
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WA
|
Administrative Withdrawal
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WS |
Student Conduct Withdrawal
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No grade change will be processed for any student later than one year after he/she
has completed the course.
# This indicator is used to designate a grade in a developmental course. Any grade
followed by a # is not calculated into the student's grade point average.
Graduation Requirements
All candidates for degrees and certificates from Dutchess Community College are required
to:
1. Fulfill all the requirements of the approved and registered program for which
the student is registered.
2. Successfully complete the minimum number of credits required in the program.
3. Complete, at Dutchess, at least 24 hours of the course work offered for credits
toward a degree.
4. Have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.0 or better.
5. Be certified for graduation by the Registrar or his/her designee.
6. Apply for graduation by meeting with an Academic Coach and paying the graduation
application fee and then submitting the graduation application to the Registrar’s
Office.
7. Have paid or satisfactorily adjusted all College fees and met all other obligations.
After graduation, a student may continue to study at Dutchess on a non‑matriculated
basis or matriculate in a second degree or certificate program. In order to matriculate
in a second degree program a student must re-admit to the college. The re-admission
application can be obtained in the Admission’s Office.