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“You Best Check Yourself”. Pass/No Pass. Pass: C or higher, receive units No Pass: C- or lower, no units Can electronically change to P/NP until the end of Week 2 After Week 2, must submit an enrollment exception Cannot take any major required courses P/NP
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Pass/No Pass • Pass: C or higher, receive units • No Pass: C- or lower, no units • Can electronically change to P/NP until the end of Week 2 • After Week 2, must submit an enrollment exception • Cannot take any major required courses P/NP • Can opt to take up to 4 units per quarter P/NP • Roll over units
CALCULATING PASS/NOT PASS COURSES IN GPA P/NP does not affect GPA With P/NP: 3.880 Without P/NP: 3.342
Calculate GPA • Example #1: • Bio 93, 4 unit course • Student receives a C- • How many grade points does the student receive? • Example #2: • Bio 93, 4 units: Grade A • Chem 1A, 4 units: Grade C • Writing 39B, 4 units: Grade B- • Anthro 2A, 4 units: Grade A- • GPA?
CALCULATION OF G.P.A. Add the total number of grade points and divide by the total number of completed units to get your GPA: 41.6 / 14 = 2.97 GPA You can also calculate your GPA on StudentAccess
Bell Curve • Calculating grades • Example 1: • Total points: 50 • Mean: 23 (assuming this is a C) • Standard deviation: 4 • Student’s score: 19 • Student’s grade: ? • Example 2: • Total points: 50 • Mean: 35 (assuming this is a C) • Student’s score: 57 • Standard deviation: 4 • Student’s grade: ?
Repeating Courses • Can repeat up to 16 units • 2nd grade replaces 1st grade in GPA • Original grade remains on transcript • After 16 units, the grades average • Financial aid will only pay to repeat course 2 times • If class taken for a letter grade, must be repeated for a letter grade • If taken P/NP can repeat for a letter grade
Academic holds • Restrict from performing certain actions until hold is removed • Classes dropped at fee deadline if hold is not removed • U/U and Pharm Sci holds: • Hold placed if did not schedule appt by deadline • Will not be removed until attend appt • Can still make appts • Will not be able to enroll or see window • Resolving holds: • Contact the department that placed the hold • Can find out who placed the hold by logging onto StudentAccess
WORKLOAD CREDIT AND WITHDRAWAL WC’s (workloads) and W’s (withdrawals) do not get calculated into your GPA.
Transcript Notations • W • Dropped a class after Week 6 • NR • No report • Turns into an F at the end of 1 quarter • I • Incomplete • Turns into an F at the end of 3 quarters • Agreement set up with professor due to an emergency • Must have been passing at the time of the midterm
Normal Progress and Class Standing • General Catalgue • Fall quarter 12-16 units • Winter quarter • Students need to take 16 units to not be on unit probation
Probation • Academic Probation (AP) • Quarterly and/or cumulative GPA falls below a 2.0 • 1.999-1.5 • Disqualification (DQA) • Quarterly and/or cumulative GPA falls below a 1.5 • 1.499-0.0 • First offense • Disqualification (DQF) • Quarterly and/or cumulative GPA falls below a 1.5 • 1.499-0.0 • Second offense • Unit Probation (UP) • Not making normal progress with units • Progress towards a major • Not in the proper classes for completing the major in 4 years
Change of Major • http://www.changeofmajor.uci.edu/ • Criteria and requirements to change your major • Step 1: check change of major criteria • Step 2: Log on to Student Access • Step 3: Click “Applications” • Step 4: Click “Change of Major” • Will need to drop current major and add a new major • Step 5: Will be pending and need to check website
Review • What grade does a student need to earn in order to receive a “Pass” if they opted to take a class Pass/No Pass? • Can a student retake a course they earned a No Pass in? • What does a “I” stand for? Does a student need to be passing at the midterm point? • What will a NR turn into at after one quarter? • What does a “W” mean? • What grade will graduate professional schools turn a Pass in to? A No Pass in to? • Will a Pass or No Pass grade affect your GPA? • True or False: A student can opt to take a major required course Pass/No Pass • Midterm #1 maximum possible points: 100 • Class mean for the midterm: 50 • Highest score on the midterm: 70 • Standard Deviation: 10 • Your student’s score: 30