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GRADING SYSTEM

The faculty of the College subscribe to the following grading system:

Letter Description Quality Point Value Percentage Grading
A   4.0   94-100
B+ 3.5 88-93
B   3.0   82-87
C+   2.5   76-81
C   2.0    70-75
D+   1.5   65-69
D 1.0 60-64
F 0   0-59
AW 0.0   Administrative Withdrawal
I   0.0 Incomplete
W    NONE    Withdrawal
AU NONE  Audit

The cumulative quality point index is computed by multiplying the credits of each course by the quality points earned, adding the products and dividing this sum by the total credits attempted.  The grades of W and AU are not used in computing the quality point index.

ACADEMIC HONORS

President's List
A matriculated student qualifies for the President's List if he/she achieves a cumulative quality point index of 3.5 or better for at least 24 earned Lackawanna College credits.  In the most recently completed semester, the student must have earned at least 12 credits.

Dean's List
A student qualifies for the Dean's List if he/she achieves a quality point index of 3.2 for the semester and the student has completed at least nine credits during the semester.