Credits, Grades, Honor Roll and Points
The College functions on the semester plan. All academic work is completed in terms of semester credit hours. For academic purposes, TMCC uses Carnegie units to measure semester credit hours awarded to students for course work. Normally, institutions of higher education award Carnegie unit of credit to students for satisfactory completion of:
One (1) fifty (50) minute session of classroom instruction for a minimum of three (3) hours per week for a semester of not less than fifteen (15) weeks.
Exact distribution of time may vary with the type of course, so students are encouraged to check the class schedule. All study for credit is recorded by letter symbols, each of which carries a value in honor points per credit hour. The grading system and honor point scale is as follows:
| Grade |
Significance |
Grade
Points |
| A |
Excellent |
4.00 |
| B |
Good |
3.00 |
| C |
Average |
2.00 |
| D |
Passing |
1.00 |
| F |
Failure |
0.00 |
| I |
Incomplete |
0.00 |
| P |
Pass |
0.00 |
| AU |
Audit |
0.00 |
| N |
No Credit |
0.00 |
| W |
Withdrawal |
0.00 |
Honor Roll:
To qualify for all levels of the Honor Roll, a student must be registered for a minimum of 12 regular credit hours. Any course with a grade of “P” is not calculated in the grade point average, as a “P” grade generates no honor points. A student with a GPA of 4.0 will be placed on the President’s List, a student with a 3.50 to 3.99 GPA will be placed on the Dean’s List and a student with a 3.0 to 3.49 GPA will be placed on the Honor Roll. The Honor Roll is published each semester.
Grade Point Average:
The grade point average (GPA) for regular credit courses is computed by dividing the total number of quality points earned by the total number of Honor Grade Point Average (HGPA) credits. This average is a minimum qualification for graduation. Credits with a grade of “W”, “P”, “N” or “AU” are not included in computing GPA.
Calculation of Grade Point Average:
At the conclusion of each semester, a student will be evaluated by using the cumulative or total grade point average based on the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress. If the student fails to maintain satisfactory progress, the student will be placed on warning, probation, continued probation, or be suspended. When a student is placed on probation, they are required to meet standards of satisfactory academic progress the following semester. Students failing to meet the standards of satisfactory academic progress as specified will be suspended.