Grading Policies and Procedures
Learner grades for each course are due from the faculty members between three to seven days after the end date for a course. Grades are submitted by faculty through the CalSouthern LMS.
The charts in the Grading System section of this catalog describe the impact of each grade on a learner’s academic progress. For calculating rate of progress, grades of F (failure), U (unsatisfactory), W (withdrawal), and repeated courses are counted as hours attempted. Grades of F (failure), U (unsatisfactory), and W (withdrawn) are not counted as hours successfully completed. All learners must repeat any required course in which a grade of F, U, or W is received, and learners must also repeat any required courses below the minimum passing grade required for their respective program as follows:
- Nursing (RN-BSN and MSN) learners must also repeat any required courses in which they received a grade of C- or below.
- Master’s (non-nursing) must also repeat any required courses in which they received a grade of D+ or below.
- Doctoral learners must also repeat any required courses in which they received a grade of C+ or below.
Courses repeated during a learner’s program of study due to non-satisfactory grades will be indicated as a repeated course with the highest grade calculated into the CGPA. Both original and repeated credits will be counted as attempted credits in rate of progress calculations. A “W” grade will not be indicated as a repeated course on a student’s transcript and remains part of the student’s permanent record.
A “W” grade indicates that a student has been withdrawn from a course. Learners who drop/cancel a course during the add/drop period will be de-registered from the course. Learners who withdraw from a course after the add/drop period but before the course withdrawal deadline of the scheduled course will receive a grade of “W”. Learners who withdraw after the course withdrawal deadline will receive the grade earned calculated as a final grade.