2000-2001 Catalog
Class Attendance
The policy on attendance for college credit classes will be the responsibility of the professor, and the professor will fully inform students of such policy at the beginning of the term.
The faculty and staff at FCCJ want you to succeed. Since studies indicate a positive relationship between good attendance and better grades, you are urged to attend all classes and to report to classes promptly.
- Individual instructors establish their own class attendance policies. Each instructor’s policy is included in the course materials distributed at the beginning of each term.
- It is your responsibility to understand and follow these policies
and, if possible, to notify instructors in advance when it is necessary
to miss a class.
- Any anticipated prolonged absences should be reported to instructors
as soon as possible.
- If you stop attending class(es) for any reason, you should consult
with your instructor(s) about possible withdrawal from the class(es).
Note the withdrawal deadlines published in the College
calendar within the FCCJ catalog.
Students may elect to audit a college credit course by completing the audit form at the time of the drop deadline for the term registering. Students may not change from credit to audit or from audit to credit, after the drop deadline for the term registering. A grade of "X" will be assigned for all courses taken in audit status.
No credit will be awarded and fees for college credit courses taken on an audit basis are the same as those taken on a college credit basis.
Courses taken for audit do not count as hours enrolled for the following areas: veteran certification, financial aid awards, social security certification, international student enrollment requirements or early admission program enrollment requirements.
College Credit Grading System
Florida Community College at Jacksonville’s grading system is designed to evaluate the performance of students as fairly and equitably as possible.
Letter grades will be assigned for courses as follows.
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A = Excellent
B = Good
C = Average
D = Poor
F = Failure
NP = No credit earned in course
W = Withdrawal
I = Incomplete
X = Audit
AW = Administrative Withdrawal
IW = Instructor Initiated Withdrawal
Withdrawal Grade
Students officially withdrawing from college credit courses will receive the grade of "W", "AW" or "IW." Except for those students enrolled in college prep courses*, students may withdraw without penalty from any course prior to the midpoint in the semester as shown in the College calendar. Students will be allowed only two withdrawals per course. After receiving two withdrawals, students will receive a grade of "A," "B," "C," "D," or "F" for that course.
*Withdrawal from a college prep class after the drop deadline constitutes one of two attempts to successfully exit that course. After the second attempt students will be advised into the appropriate adult studies course or alternative remediation.
To withdraw officially from one or more courses (withdrawal from all courses constitutes withdrawal from the College), students must follow these procedures
- obtain withdrawal forms from campus enrollment services office
- complete the form(s), except for signatures of professor and campus
enrollment services office representative
- obtain the signature of the professor (if the professor is not available,
take the form to the department chairperson who is responsible for that
course)
- take form(s) to campus enrollment services office (after signature
of campus enrollment service office representative, students should
be sure to retain one signed copy of the form)
Students must withdraw using the College withdrawal procedure in person or by letter. The letter should be addressed to:
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Student Records Office
Florida Community College at Jacksonville
501 W. State St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
"AW" Grade
The "AW" grade will be administratively assigned when instructors report students have not attended class by the second week of the term. The "AW" grade will not be used to calculate the grade point average (GPA).
"IW" Grade
An instructor initiated withdrawal grade "IW" may be assigned by instructors prior to the withdrawal deadline, to students who have been absent from more than 15 percent of the scheduled classes in any given term. The "IW" grade is an optional grade and may be assigned only after a warning has been sent to students. Faculty who intend to use this grade option must clearly state that intention in their course syllabi. It should be noted that since college prep courses have a required attendance policy this grade may not be assigned to college prep students.
Incomplete Grade "I" Grade
The primary use of the "I" grade is to permit a student to complete academic work that he/she was unable to complete during an academic term, due to reasonable non-academic grounds. The issuance of the "I" grade is the decision of the course instructor. The course instructor may ask the student to furnish documentation verifying the grounds for the student’s request for an "I" grade. The course instructor is not obligated to issue an "I" grade.
In order to be eligible for an "I" grade, the student must be passing the course at the time of the request, and have completed a minimum of 70% of the course work. The "I" grade shall remain in effect no longer than one calendar year from the date of the request for an "I" grade. The student and course instructor shall mutually agree upon the required course work necessary to earn a grade in the course and remove the "I" grade. Upon successful completion of the required course work, the course instructor will initiate a "change of grade form" with the new grade earned, to replace the "I" grade. If the required course work is not successfully completed within the one calendar year, the "I" grade will automatically convert to an "F" grade.
Students are not to re-register for the courses in which they receive an "I" grade.
NP Grade
The "NP" (no credit) grade may be given by the instructor as outlined in the syllabus. If students wish to earn credit for the class at a later date, they must re-register for the class.
Student Warnings
When students repeat a course at FCCJ, only the last grade earned is calculated in their cumulative grade point average (GPA). However, students with an excessive number of "W," "IW" or "NP" grades and students who repeat courses to improve their GPA jeopardize their admission to some programs in the Florida State University System (SUS) institutions or other institutions.
Grade Points
To evaluate the scholastic standing of students, the following points are assigned to grades.
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A = four grade points per semester hour
B = three grade points per semester hour
C = two grade points per semester hour
D = one grade point per semester hour
F = zero grade points per semester hour
President’s and Dean’s List
Students who achieve academic excellence during a term are recognized by being placed on the College President’s or dean’s lists. This is done at the completion of the fall and spring terms and in August for the summer terms. The criteria of eligibility for each list are listed below.
College President’s List
To qualify, students must have:
- a minimum enrollment of at least three credit hours (excluding college
preparatory classes),
- a minimum of 12 credit hours earned at FCCJ (excludes transfer work),
- an FCCJ cumulative GPA of 2.5,
- a term GPA of 3.75-4.0 with no grade of "I," "NP,"
"AW," "W," or "IW," and
- must be making satisfactory academic progress (see standards for student
success).
To qualify, students must have:
- a minimum enrollment of at least three credit hours, (excluding college
preparatory classes),
- a minimum of 12 credit hours earned at FCCJ (excludes transfer work),
- an FCCJ cumulative GPA of 2.5,
- a term GPA of 3.5-3.74 with no grade of "I," "NP,"
"AW," "W," or "IW," and
- must be making satisfactory academic progress (see standards for student
success).
Once a grade of "A," "B," "C," "D," "NP" or "F" in a course has been reported to the registrar, it may be changed only:
- upon recommendation of the professor who assigned the grade with approval
of the department chairperson or program manager or
- upon recommendation by the department chairperson or program manager
and approved by the campus instructional dean when the professor who
assigned the grade is no longer a member of the faculty.
Postsecondary Adult Vocational Programs
The grading system is designed to evaluate the performance of a student as fairly and equitably as possible. Several postsecondary programs assign only "S," "U," "I," "AW" or "W" grades. Letter grades will be assigned for courses as follows.
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"A" — Excellent
"B" — Good
"C" — Average
"D" — Poor
"F" — Failure
"S" — Satisfactory
"U" — Unsatisfactory
"I" — Incomplete
"AW" — Administrative Withdrawal
"W" — Withdrawal
- upon recommendation of the instructor who assigned the grade with
approval of the program director or appropriate campus dean or
- upon recommendation by the program director and approval by the appropriate
campus dean when the instructor who assigned the grade is no longer
a member of the faculty
- The "I" may be changed by the instructor within the time
limit indicated in the College calendar.
The grading system is designed to evaluate the performance of a student as fairly and equitably as possible. Several continuing workforce education courses assign only "NG," "S" or "W" grades. Letter grades will be assigned as follows.
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"A" — Excellent
"B" — Good
"C" — Average
"D" — Poor
"F" — Failure
"NG" — No grade
"S" — Satisfactory
"W" — Withdrawal
- upon recommendation of the instructor who assigned the grade with
approval of the program director or appropriate campus dean or
- upon recommendation by the program director and approved by the appropriate
campus dean when the instructor is no longer a member of the faculty.
Adult Basic Education Grading System
The grading system is designed to evaluate the performance of students as fairly and equitably as possible. Letter grades will be assigned for courses as follows:
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S = Satisfactory*
NG = No grade**
IW = Instructor Initiated Withdrawal
W = Withdrawal
**A student registered in an adult basic education class who has not successfully completed the requirements within one term will receive an "NG" (no grade).
An instructor initiated withdrawal grade, "IW", may be assigned by adult studies instructors prior to the withdrawal deadline to students who have been absent from more than 15 percent of the scheduled classes in any given term and are not demonstrating satisfactory progress. The "IW" grade is an optional grade and may be assigned only after a warning has been sent to the students. Faculty who intend to use this grade option must clearly state that intention in their course syllabi. Students may appeal an instructor initiated withdrawal within 10 days of the withdrawal by contacting the campus student success office.
High School Equivalency Grading System
The grading system is designed to evaluate the performance of students as fairly and equitably as possible. Letter grades will be assigned for courses as follows:
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S = Satisfactory*
NG = No grade**
IW = Instructor Initiated Withdrawal
W = Withdrawal
** A student registered in a high school equivalency class who has not passed the appropriate portion(s) of the high school equivalency degree will receive an "NG" (no grade).
An instructor initiated withdrawal grade, "IW", may be assigned by adult studies instructors prior to the withdrawal deadline to students who have been absent from more than 15 percent of the scheduled classes in any given term and are not demonstrating satisfactory progress. The "IW" grade is an optional grade and may be assigned only after a warning has been sent to the students. Faculty who intend to use this grade option must clearly state that intention in their course syllabi. Students may appeal an instructor initiated withdrawal within 10 days of the withdrawal by contacting the campus student success office.
Adult High School Grading System
The grading system is designed to evaluate the performance of students as fairly and equitably as possible. Letter grades will be assigned for courses as follows.
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A = 94 percent - 100 percent
B = 85 percent - 93 percent
C = 77 percent - 84 percent
D = 70 percent - 76 percent
F = Below 70 percent
I = Incomplete
IW = Instructor Initiated Withdrawal
NG = No grade*
W = Withdrawal
S = Satisfactory**
**This grade may be awarded only to a college preparatory student (see below, "College Preparatory Program") who has completed the requirements for the course.
Once a grade of "A," "B," "C," "D", "F" or "NG" in a course has been reported to the registrar, it may be changed as follows.
- upon recommendation of the instructor who assigned the grade with
approval of the program coordinator
- upon recommendation by the program coordinator and approval by the
instructional dean when the instructor who assigned the grade is no
longer a member of the faculty.
An instructor initiated withdrawal grade, "IW", may be assigned by adult studies instructors prior to the withdrawal deadline to students who have been absent from more than 15 percent of the scheduled classes in any given term and are not demonstrating satisfactory progress. The "IW" grade is an optional grade and may be assigned only after a warning has been sent to the students. Faculty who intend to use this grade option must clearly state that intention in their course syllabi. Students may appeal an instructor initiated withdrawal within 10 days of the withdrawal by contacting the campus student success office.
English for Speakers of Other Languages Grading System
The grading system is designed to evaluate the performance of students as fairly and equitably as possible. Letter grades will be assigned for courses as follows.
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S = Satisfactory*
NG = No grade**
IW = Instructor Initiated Withdrawal
W = Withdrawal
**A student registered in an English for Speakers of Other Languages class who has not successfully completed the requirements will receive an "NG" (no grade).
An instructor initiated withdrawal grade, "IW", may be assigned by adult studies instructors prior to the withdrawal deadline to students who have been absent from more than 15 percent of the scheduled classes in any given term and are not demonstrating satisfactory progress. The "IW" grade is an optional grade and may be assigned only after a warning has been sent to the students. Faculty who intend to use this grade option must clearly state that intention in their course syllabi. Students may appeal an instructor initiated withdrawal within 10 days of the withdrawal by contacting the campus student success office.