GRADING SYSTEM
KVCC utilizes a grading system based on "letter grades" which range from "A" to "F". Letter grades have numerical values which are used to calculate a student's grade point average (GPA).
The usual scale utilized at KVCC is:
| Letter | Grade |
| A | 4.00 grade points per credit hour |
| A- | 3.67 grade points per credit hour |
| B+ | 3.33 grade points per credit hour |
| B | 3.00 grade points per credit hour |
| B- | 2.67 grade points per credit hour |
| C+ | 2.33 grade points per credit hour |
| C | 2.00 grade points per credit hour |
| C- | 1.67 grade points per credit hour |
| D+ | 1.33 grade points per credit hour |
| D | 1.00 grade points per credit hour |
| F | 0.00 grade points per credit hour |
Departments, programs, and disciplines do reserve the right to modify grading policies to best suit individual courses and programs. Therefore, all course syllabi will contain the grading policies and scales used in the course.
Only letter grades are recorded and issued at the end of each semester. The five (5) letter grades reflect the following quality of a student's performance:
A:
Excellent work
B: Above average work; very good work
C: Acceptable, satisfactory work; work met the minimum
standard
D: Poor work
F: Unacceptable work
To compute the GPA for a semester, first multiply the grade points
earned in each course by the number of credit hours assigned to the course. The
resulting product is the number of quality points for that course. Then divide
the total number of quality points earned during the semester by the total
number of credits attempted in that semester. To compute the cumulative GPA,
divide the total quality points earned by the total credits attempted in all
semesters. NOTE: Pass/Fail courses and credit granted through examination or
work experience are not considered when computing the GPA.