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Academic Policy
Changes Announced
Last spring certain changes
in academic policy were
approved by the faculty,
effective for the fall semester,
1975.
1. GRADING SYSTEM
The 3 point grading system
was changed to a 4 point
system, with one grade point
assigned for each credit hour
of D work, two for C, three for
B, and four for A. The
Registrar's office has changed
the cumulative grade point
average on every student's
transcript to conform to the 4
point system.
2. GRADUATION RE
QUIREMENTS
The traditional plan for
graduation now requires the
completion of 128 hours of
work with a cumulative grade
point average of 2.00 or
better, based on all grades
received exclusive of P/F
grades. However, the requir
ed 2.00 grade point average
still represents a C average,
just as a 1.00 grade point
average represented a C
average under the 3 point
system.
A C credit accumulation
plan was approved by the
faculty as an alternative route
to graduation. Under this
plan, a student may graduate
when he completes 128 hours
of C work at Guilford, D and F
grades ignored. Graduation
under this plan will obviously
take a longer period of time,
but will enable the consitent C
student to overcome one bad
semester of work.
All grades earned by the
student attempting to gra
duate under either the
traditional plan (Grade Point
Average Plan - GPA) or the
Alternative Plan (C Credit
Accumulation Plan CCA) will
appear on his permanent
record, including D's and F's.
Grade point averages will
continue to be computed for
all students for purposes of
assigning rank in the
student's graduating class or
for use by graduate school
admissions offices. Under
CCA, however, the grade
point average will not figure in
the satisfaction of graduation
requirements.
Under the alternative plan
(CCA), a grade of D in any
required course (outside the
major) will be considered as
satisfying a core or distribu
tion requirement and the
course need not be repeated,
but will carry no credit toward
the degree.
3. P/F GRADING
The faculty redefined the
Passing grade under P/F
grading as C work or above,
and all faculty will consider D
work in a course taken on a
P/F basis as failing work.
4. PROBATION
New standards for proba
tion were approved, tying
probationary status to a single
semester's work rather than to
a cumulative grade point
average. Full-time students
with grades less than C in 8
credit hours of work or more
and part-time students with
grades less than C in 4 credit
hours of work or more during
any given semester will be
placed on probation for the
following semester. XD and
XF marks will be counted as
D's or F's respectively in
determining probationary sta
tus. Since probation depends
upon a single semester's
work, a student may be placed
on probation even if his
cumulative grade point ave
rage is greater than C (2.00).
Probation is not to be
considered a punitive measure
but rather an indication that
the student needs to make
greater effort and that he
should seek special counsell
ing from his academic advisor
or from the staff of the
Director of Student Services to
help surmount difficulties
which might lead to suspen
sion and dismissal. Students
on probation are permitted no
unexcused absences from
class.
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After the completion of 24
hours of work, any student on
probation (if his cumulative
grade point average is below
C) is subject to suspension for
one semester if he qualifies for
probation for the immediately
following semester. His record
will be carefully reviewed by
the Retention Subcommittee.
Suspended students may
apply for readmission to the
college through the Admis
sions Subcommittee after the
one semester period of
suspension has elapsed. If, in
the opinion of the Subcommit
tee, the applicant shows
evidence of increased maturity
and purpose as well as
academic potential, he may be
readmitted conditionally.
5. SUSPENSION
Entering students will be
assured academically of 24
credit hours of work at
Guilford College to prove their
ability to achieve at the college
level.
6. DISMISSAL
If the student, following his
readmission, accumulates
grades less than C in 8-12
hours of subsequent work, he
is permanently dismissed
from the college on the basis
that he is failing to accumulate
C credits rapidly enough to
assure eventual graduation.
Cyril Harvey
A second readmittance to
the college is the prerogative
of the Academic Dean.
Any student having ques
tions about any of the above
policy chances may consult the
Academic Dean, the Assistant
Academic Dean, or the
Director of Student Services.
The Retention Subcommittee
is in the process of working
out guidelines to be applied to
exceptional cases which may
arise during the period of
transition between the old and
the new policies.
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September 23, 1975
Senate Seat:
A Report to
Students
by David Kemp Bodman
Perhaps you have seen their
posters in Founders Hall, or
read of their meetings in the
Newsletter. What is the
Student Community Senate?
Who is involved in it?'. What
does it do? How can I get in it?
Doug Neill, the President,
talked about it last week. The
Senate is your voice to the
Administration, and your
choice as to how you are
| governed. It has committees
I which deal with the running of
1 the Bookstore, help with the
decisions of Admissions to the
college, advice to the
• cafeteria, and much more.
The officers of the Senate
I for this year are Doug, Cindy
Martin, who is vice president
I and treasurer, and Crystal
i Duval as Secretary. Cindy also
serves as chairman of the
Budget Committee, and Cry
stal is a member of S.A.C.
( Student Affairs Committee)
and is chairperson of a
Communications Committee.
Other Committees of the
Senate are: Bookstore Commit
tee, library committee, Build
ings and Grounds, Promotion
and Tenure, Evaluation and
Development, Recruitment,
Curriculum, Educational Poli
cies, Teacher Education Sub-
Committee, Admissions, Re
tention and Standards, Stu
dent Aid, Athletics Sub-
Committee, International Stu
dents Sub-Committee, Off
Campus Education, Dana
Scholarship Committee, Stu
dent Affairs Committee
(S.A.C.), Student Services
Advisory Committee, and
Food Committee. Some of
these committees have repre
sentatives from the faculty,
another has a representative
from the Urban Center.
Nominations were made the
last meeting of the Senate for
positions on these committees
these were: Bookstore Comm.
Fred McClure.
Library Comm. - Amy
McCallister, Jeff Martin;
Buildings & Grounds - No
Nominations.
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