Grading and Credits
Academic Credit and Course Numbering
The following information can be located under each course title in the catalog: the academic number (usually preceded by the letter X), the discipline in which credit is granted, and the quarter-unit value of the course.
Course numbers are classified as follows
| 1-99: | Lower division |
100-199: |
Upper division |
| 300-399: | Professional courses in Education |
| 400-499: | Professional courses in other departments |
| 800 Series or non-numbered courses: |
Noncredit or Continuing Education Units issued. (Academic credit and letter grade not applicable.) |
All credit is offered in quarter-system units. Semester equivalents are:
| Quarter: | 1 | 1 1/2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Semester: | 2/3 | 1 | 1 1/3 | 2 | 2 2/3 | 3 1/3 |
Some courses bear the designation "credit approval pending" after the X-number listed under the course title. When this catalog went to press, these courses were in the review process leading to approval for academic credit. The credit status of the course can be obtained by calling our course approval staff at (408) 861-3750.
Continuing Education Units (CEUS)
Continuing Education Units were established by a national task force of educational associations and are intended for use where employers, relicensing agencies, or others require a specified number of hours of study, and noncredit study is acceptable for fulfillment of those requirements. One CEU is awarded for each 10 hours of contact partici pation. Because CEUs are related to contact time, grading is not appropriate.
Audit Policy
UCSC Extension does not allow auditing. You must be enrolled in a class before attending.
If desired, courses can be taken for no credit. To take a course for no credit, select the "Not for Credit" option, which can be found on the class attendance sheet at the first class meeting. On your transcript and student record, NC will appear next to all classes taken for no credit. All course fees are still required.
Certificate with Honors
Those students who complete a certificate program with a grade point average of 4.0 will earn a Certificate with Honors. Students who earned an Extension certificate before January 2004 with a final GPA of 4.0 may contact the Student Services office to have a newly issued Certificate with Honors sent to them.
Grading
Instructors assign grades on the basis of a student’s performance on the activities outlined in their course syllabi. Grades are available online at ucsc-extension.edu, usually within a month after a course ends. Please note that a grade of A+ cannot be issued.
Grading Options
When students enroll, letter grading is the default. The Pass/No Pass (P/NP) or Not for Credit (NC) options are available only to students in good academic standing. Students may elect to take courses for a letter grade, Pass/No Pass (P/NP) or Not for Credit (NC). However, requests for P/NP or NC status must be submitted to the instructor seven days prior to the last day of the course. A passing letter-grade is required in order for a course to be applicable to a certificate.
Incomplete Grades
Grade Changes
Changes to a final, recorded course grade can only be made when there is evidence of a clerical or procedural error and never on the basis of re-examination or completion of additional work. For more information, including the formal grade appeals policy and process, contact: program@ucsc-extension.edu.
Grade appeals must be filed within 30 days of the date on which they are posted to your online student record.
