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2020 - 2021 FCC Academic Catalog

Adding a Course

Students may add a course(s) to their

schedule during the Add/Drop period

for each session. Students must submit a

completed Add/Drop form to Registration

and Records or they may add online

via myFCC. Students seeking to enroll

in to an online course after the third

day of class must contact the Office of

Distributed Learning for approval

Dropping a Course

Students may drop a course(s) during

the Add/Drop period for each session.

The dropped course will not appear

on the student’s transcript. Students

must submit a completed Add/Drop

form to Registration and Records, or

they may drop online via myFCC.

Withdrawal

Students may withdraw from a credit

course(s) after the defined Add/Drop

period but before the published deadline

in the Schedule of Classes. Students who

withdraw from a credit course(s) will

receive a grade of “W.”The withdrawn credit

course and the grade of “W” will appear

on the student’s transcript; however, no

credit or quality points will be assigned.

Students must submit a completed Add/

Drop form to Registration and Records

or they may withdraw online via myFCC.

For further details, see the Student

Withdrawal Policy and Procedures.

Co-listed Credit/Continuing Education

and Workforce Development (CEWD)

A student in a co-listed Credit/CEWD

class may change from Credit to CEWD

or CEWD to Credit during the session’s

Add/Drop period. Students changing

from CEWD to Credit must do so during

the session’s Add/Drop period and must

meet all prerequisites. To complete this

process students must visit the Enrollment

Center on the first floor of Jefferson Hall.

Grading

a. Assessment methods resulting in the

assignment of a grade, are determined

by the Core Learning Outcomes of the

course, learner characteristics, and setting.

The number and types of assessments

and the value assigned to each and

grading scale must be included on the

course syllabus. Faculty members are

required to assign a letter grade to each

student according to the following

table and adhere to the final grade

submission deadline for each session.

GRADE EVALUATION QUALITY POINTS

Excellent

Good

Average

Passing

Failing

FNA

Failure due to

non-attendance/

participation

Incomplete

W Withdrawal

Audit

Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

In Progress

Pass

(Equivalent to a

grade of“C”or

better)

DX Clemency/Passing

Clemency/Failing

b. A grade of“W” is recorded for students

who withdraw from a class during the

defined withdrawal period for each

session. These dates are published

in the schedule of classes.

c. A grade of“I”may be issued in the case

of extenuating circumstances at the

discretion of the instructor. This grade is

issued only to the student whose work

has been satisfactory but because of

circumstances beyond the student’s

control, full requirements of the course

remain unfulfilled at the time of grading.

. Student should complete

course requirements within the

period of time prescribed by the

instructor but no later than

(a) Eight (8) weeks following the

fall or spring semesters

(b) Four (4) weeks following

the summer term

ii. In the event that the incomplete

grade has not been changed by the

instructor in the allotted time frame

in section i. above, the Incomplete

will automatically become an “F.”

iii. In case of extreme hardship

preventing a student from

completing the course requirements

within the prescribed period, the

student may request more time

from the faculty member. If more

time is denied by the faculty

member, the student may appeal

to the appropriate Associate Vice

President for additional time to

complete the requirements.

– A grade of“P” is equivalent to a grade

of“C”or better. A few select courses are

offered on a pass/fail basis. Students

taking courses on a pass/fail basis are

allowed a maximum of nine (9) such

credits to be counted toward their

degrees. Pass/fail course credits are not

computed in the student’s overall GPA.

– A grade of“DX” is recorded for

a student who has been granted

academic clemency for a“D”grade. The

grade carries no quality points and is

not included in the GPA calculation.

– A grade of“FX” is recorded for a

student who has been granted academic

clemency for an“F”grade. The grade

carries no quality points and is not

included in the GPA calculation.

– Courses taken for audit do not

satisfy course or program prerequisites or

graduation requirements. Regular tuition

and fees are charged when auditing a

course. A student registering as an audit

student must meet all the required

prerequisites. Audited courses do not

count towards a student’s enrollment

status. A student may change from

audit to grade basis (credit) through

the last day to add courses for that

session. A change from grade basis

(credit) to audit may be made through

the last day to withdraw for each

session. Students registered as audit

participate in the course; however, are

not required to take part in assessments.

FNA

- The FNA grade will be given to a

student whose failure to pass a class is

a result of insufficient attendance and/

or participation, as defined by individual

faculty members. The grade would be

calculated into the GPA as an F and would

appear as an F on the student transcript.

The FNA grade will only be used internally

to document failures due to insufficient

attendance and/or participation.