Grading System
The following categories of institutional grades and corresponding symbols are used to indicate that students have met minimum course requirements:
| A |
Superior academic performance. |
| B |
Good academic performance. |
| C |
Average academic performance. |
| D |
Passing - below average academic performance. |
| S |
Satisfactory completion of course requirements in select lab courses. |
| P |
Satisfactory completion of developmental coursework. |
| AC |
Articulated Credit earned through the K-12 articulation agreement with North Carolina public schools. |
| AU |
Participation as an auditor of a course for no grade or credit. |
| CE |
Credit earned by examination procedures of the College. |
| EC |
Credit earned under the experiential learning policy of the College. |
| TD |
Credit for developmental coursework successfully completed at other accredited educational institutions. |
| TR |
Credit for courses successfully completed with a grade of ‘C’ or higher at other accredited educational institutions. |
| NC |
Indicates non-course credit awarded when students place out of developmental education courses/modules. |
The following categories of institutional grades and corresponding symbols are used to indicate that students have not met minimum course requirements:
| F |
Failure to meet course requirements - student performance is judged to require repetition of the course. Used to indicate withdrawal from a course after the 70% date of the semester. |
| I |
Incomplete - used when the instructor determines that minimum course requirements may be met during the next consecutive semester without repeating the course. |
| NG |
No grade - indicates a student failed to enter/attend a class. |
| R |
Repeat - unsatisfactory completion of developmental coursework. Student performance is judged to require repetition of the course/module. |
| U |
Unsatisfactory completion of course requirements in selected lab courses. Student performance is judged to require repetition of the course. |
| W |
Withdrawal from a course prior to the 70% date of the semester. |
| WP |
Withdrawal Passing from a course after the 70% date with a passing average at the time of withdrawal. |
| WF |
Withdrawal Failing from a course after the 70% date with a failing average at the time of withdrawal. |
| WE |
Withdrawal from a course due to a Public Health Emergency |
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Cumulative grade point averages and program grade point averages are computed for students enrolled in a degree, diploma, or certificate program. A student’s program GPA is calculated based only on courses included in their declared program of study. Program grade point averages are used for determining satisfactory academic progress and for graduation readiness. A student’s cumulative GPA includes all college-level courses attempted in which grades of A, B, C, D, and F are assigned. Grades for developmental coursework are not included in the program GPA or cumulative GPA. Grade point averages are based on quality points assigned as follows:
| Grade |
Quality Points |
| A |
4 |
| B |
3 |
| C |
2 |
| D |
1 |
F
WF |
0 |
Grading Scale
Individual faculty members are responsible for grading students’ course work. Academic departments have adopted standardized grading scales within curriculum programs. Curriculum courses at Sampson Community College use a standard 10-point grading scale with the exception of courses that are graded on a 7-point scale to meet state and institutional standards.
| Standard |
Health Programs |
| A = 90 - 100 |
A = 93 - 100 |
| B = 80 - 89 |
B = 85 - 92 |
| C = 70 - 79 |
C = 80 - 84 |
| D = 60 - 69 |
D = 70 - 79.99 |
| F = 0 - 59 |
F = 69.99 and below |