Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
Revised 9-13-16
that the student was enrolled in the course; and 3)
the student is not dropping the course in order to
withdraw from the institution.
A grade of “W”, “Q” or “Q6” is given if the withdrawal
or drop is made before the penalty date or if the
student is passing at the time of withdrawal or drop.
Withdrawal
Assigning a grade of ‘I’ (Incomplete) requires prior
approval of the Department Chair.
Students must clear all financial obligations and
return all uniforms, books, laboratory equipment
and other materials to the point of original issue.
An ‘I’ is assigned when the deadline for dropping the
course has passed, the student is passing the course,
and course requirements, including the final
examination, but the course cannot be completed
due to unavoidable circumstances. If incomplete
work is not finished by the end of the next long
semester, the ‘I’will become an ‘F’ on the permanent
record. The course must then be repeated to satisfy
the degree plan requirements.
Students wishing to withdraw during a regular
semester or summer term must complete a
Withdrawal Petition and deliver the completed form
to the Admissions Office.
If a withdrawal is made before the end of the sixth
week, second week of a summer term or if the
student is passing at the time of withdrawal after
the sixth week, a grade of “W” is issued for each
course affected. A grade of ‘F’ is issued for all courses
not being passed at the time of withdrawal after the
penalty-free period.
A student who leaves without withdrawing officially
will receive a grade of ‘F’ in all courses and forfeit all
returnable fees. (See Withdrawal & Student
Financial Responsibility).
Dropping courses via the college’s online
registration system does not constitute an official
withdrawal from the College.
Forced Withdrawal
The Vice President for Student Services, on the
advice of competent medical personnel, may require
withdrawal or deny admission of a student for
health reasons (mental or physical).
Reinstatement
A student may be reinstated to class upon written
approval on the official form by the major
Department Chair, instructor of the course and
Admission and Records Office verification.
Grading System
Grades
A ................................................. Excellent
B ......................................................... Good
C ............................................. Satisfactory
D ..................................................... Passing
F ..................................................... Failure
I ................................................ Incomplete
W .............................................. Withdrawn
NG ............................................... No grade
Q ....................................... Course dropped
Q6 .... Course dropped, 6 drop rule applies
U ........................ Unsatisfactory; no credit
One semester extension requests may be honored if
approved by the instructor and the Department
Chair before the expiration of the normal deadline.
A grade of ‘I’ also automatically becomes an ‘F’ if the
student re-registers for the course prior to removing
the deficiencies and receiving a grade change.
An instructor must record the grade of ‘F’ for a
student who is absent from the final examination
and is not passing the course.
Grades for Developmental Courses
AD* .............................................Excellent
BD ..................................................... Good
CD ......................................... Satisfactory
DD ..................................... Unsatisfactory
FD .................................................. Failure
I ............................................... Incomplete
W ............................................ Withdrawn
Q ..................................... Course Dropped
* ‘D’ indicates a developmental class
Grade Replacement
Students have one opportunity to replace a grade
earned in an academic or technical course. If a
student repeats a course, the official grade will be
the second grade earned, regardless of whether it is
higher, lower or the same as the first grade. The first
grade remains on the student’s official transcript.
Repeating a course first completed at LSCPA at
another institution will not replace the grade earned
at LSCPA when calculating the cumulative grade
point average, nor will a grade earned in a LSCPA
course replace a transcripted grade earned in the
same course at another institution. Grades earned
by repeating a course (third and subsequent grades
earned in the same course) will be included in the
calculation of the cumulative GPA. The College may
charge additional fees to students who take a course
multiple times.
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