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College Accreditation and Calendar |
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Kalamazoo Valley
Community College is accredited by the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools, and the Michigan Commission on College
Accreditation. KVCC operates on a semester calendar with two fifteen
week semesters (Fall, Winter/Spring) and a twelve week (Summer) session. |
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Grading System |
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Grades that
affect the GPA |
Grades that do
not affect the GPA |
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4.5 |
Better than Outstanding* |
CR |
Credit for satisfactory completion |
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4.0 |
Outstanding |
NC |
No Credit |
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3.5 |
Much better than average |
S
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Successful completion of non-credit
course
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3.0
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Better than average |
NS |
Non-successful completion of non-credit
course |
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2.5 |
Slightly better than average |
I |
Incomplete; course objectives not yet
met |
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2.0 |
Average |
IP |
In Progress course |
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1.5 |
Less than average |
ID |
Ungraded Course** |
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1.0 |
Poor |
W |
Withdrawal from class |
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0.5 |
Failing* |
WP |
Withdrawal from class with a passing
grade* |
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0.0 |
Failing |
WF |
Withdrawal from class with a failing
grade* |
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V |
Audit |
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X |
No Credit* |
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some transcripts from past years but is no longer part of the current
grading system. |
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** Grade was not available at
posting time, the earned grade will be posted to the transcript when it
is submitted. |
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A cumulative grade
point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required for graduation. The GPA is
determined by dividing the total number of quality points earned by the
number of GPA credit hours attempted. Quality points are awarded by
multiplying the grade point value received by the number of credits for
the particular course. |
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Excluded Courses |
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All registrations
in a course are indicated on the transcript. Courses excluded from the
GPA under the forgiveness policy or the repeat course policy are
designated by an E. Credit for repeated courses is granted only once
toward graduation and the highest grade is used in the GPA calculation.
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Continuing Education Units |
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Continuing
Education Units (CEU) are printed on a separate transcript from credit
courses. Each CEU is equal to 10 contact hours. |
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Disclosure Statement |
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Student transcripts contain confidential information which is protected by federal law.
These educational records are protected by the Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. §1232g) and may not be released without the
consent of the student. |
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Security Statement |
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Kalamazoo Valley
Community College uses an official transcript paper with a security
pattern created in the royal blue background ink which displays the word
“void” when copied. |
