Asbury Theological Seminary
Academic Catalog
Grading & Evaluation
Incomplete Work | Repetition of Courses | Academic Probation
The unit of credit is a semester hour, which is defined as one hour of classroom work per week for one semester, or its equivalent. The 4.00 point system is used to compute grade point standing. The grading system is:
A | 4.0 | Exceptional work: surpassing outstanding achievement of course objectives. |
CR | Credit: assumes work of a "C" or better | |
INCOMPLETE WORK
The official end of each term is 5 pm on the last day of the final exam week. This hour is the deadline for handing in all course work. Each instructor may set an earlier deadline, but not a later deadline, for submission of any or all course work. The student must petition the Registrar and the faculty person involved for permission to receive an "I" at the end of a semester. The petition must be received before 5 pm on the last day of the term.
A grade of "I" denotes that the work of a course has not been completed due to an unavoidable emergency, which does not include delinquency or attending to church work or other employment. If the work of a course is incomplete at the end of a term without an emergency, a letter grade will be given based on the grades of work done, with incomplete work counted as "F."
Incomplete grades shall be removed one calendar month prior to the close of the following semester unless an earlier date is designated by the Office of the Registrar. on the individual petition. If the work is not completed by the time designated, the "I" shall be changed to an "F" unless a passing grade can be given based on work already completed or unless special permission is granted by the Registrar.
Professors are required to give either a grade or an "I," if approved, to each student registered for credit in a course.
Students with Incompletes in two or more classes will not be allowed to enroll in a new semester or term without permission from the Registrar.
REPETITION OF COURSES
A student is permitted to repeat a course in which a grade of "F" as received. In the case of a repeated course, the grade of "F" on the first attempt will be converted to "NC" and will not be included in the calculating of the cumulative grade average. A student is not permitted to repeat a course for credit in which a passing grade was received. Failure in a core course shall necessitate its repetition except by special permission of the professor of the course and the approval of the Registrar.
ACADEMIC PROBATION
Students admitted on academic probation are removed from probation as soon as they have completed at least 25 semester hours of work with a cumulative grade point average of 2.00/4.00 or higher.
A student is placed on academic probation when the cumulative grade point average falls below the adequate standard for graduation (2.00/4.00 for M.Div. and M.A. students; 3.00/4.00 for Th.M. and D.Min. students; 3.30/4.00 for D.Miss. students; and 3.50/4.00 for Ph.D. students). As soon as the cumulative grade point average reaches the standing required for graduation, the student is removed from academic probation.
At the end of each semester a student on academic probation is considered by the office of Registrar to determine future academic status. A student who remains below the minimum GPA required for graduation from his/her program for two consecutive semesters, including Summer and January terms is normally discontinued from the Seminary.
A student who makes a grade point average in a given semester which is below the minimum for graduation (if allowed to continue in seminary), may be required to take a reduced load during the following semester.
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