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/Institutions/Moberly-Area-Community-College/json/2026-2027/Faculty-Handbook-2026-2027.json

Evaluation and Grading Scale

As outlined in the MACC Policy Handbook, faculty are expected to evaluate students frequently enough to get a sound measure of the quality of their work and to give them ample opportunity to improve their grades. The type of testing found frequently in graduate school, only one or two tests per semester, is considered unsuitable for community college courses. Grades are issued at the close of each semester on a letter basis indicating quality of academic work as follows:

Letter Grade	Grade Description
A	Superior Work – excellence in the following: Originality of work, accuracy and grasp of content, independence in completing work, literate expression of ideas, imagination, and initiative
B	Above Average – high achievement in the following: Originality, knowledge and grasp of work, effective use of knowledge, independence of work, competence in expression
C	Average Work – average attainment in the following factors: Familiarity with course content, participation in class work, evidence of intellectual growth and thinking, intelligible expression of ideas
D	Below Average – meager achievement in both quantity and quality of work, difficulty in understanding principles, slow progress, instructor direction needed to meet requirements
F	Failing Work – failure to achieve the minimum requirements for passing, inaccurate results, faulty reasoning, irresponsible, vague, disorganized, lack of initiative
I	Incomplete Work – “Incomplete” means that a student has been unable to complete the required work by the close of the semester for approved extenuating circumstances by the Dean of Arts and Sciences, Dean of Workforce Development and Technical Education or Dean of Health Sciences. Incomplete is permissible only when the student, prior to his/her incompletion, has maintained a passing grade as revealed by the class record. In no instance will a student be awarded an incomplete who has not completed work through three-fourths of a session. All incomplete grades must be completed within the next semester of the regular academic year. After this time if the incomplete grade has not been completed, it will automatically become a grade of F. It is the responsibility of the student to take appropriate steps to complete the course
W	Withdraw
P	Pass – The grading system for some courses is indicated by Pass/Fail. Pass/Fail grades are not computed in the overall grade point average.