E. Grades

Unit of Credit. The unit of credit at the Jacksonville University College of Law is the semester hour. Credits may be earned in the regular Fall and Spring semesters, or in the Winter and Summer terms.
Grading Scale. A student’s academic achievement in Juris Doctor courses is graded on one of the following scales. Unless approved by the course instructor and the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs to be graded on the pass/fail scale, all courses are graded on the 4.0 scale.

Law School Grades — 4.0 scale
A 4.0
A- 3.67
B+ 3.33
B 3.0
B- 2.67
C+ 2.33
C 2.0
C- 1.67
D+ 1.33
D 1.0
D- 0.67
F 0

Law School Grades — Pass/Fail scale
S (Satisfactory) (a student who earns an S is considered to have earned at least a 2.0 on the Jacksonville University 4.0 scale or a C on other school’s grading scales)
S- (Satisfactory Minus)
U (Unsatisfactory)

Law School Grades Applicable to the 4.0 and the Pass/Fail Scale
I (Incomplete)
W (Withdrew)
WX (Excessive Absences or Failure to Complete Required Work)
Grade Point Average. A student's grade point average for any given period is determined by dividing the total quality points earned by the number of graded semester hours attempted during the period.
Failing Grades. A course in which the grade of F is earned is considered attempted but not completed and must be repeated before credit will be allowed. The failing grade remains on the student’s permanent record. Both the failing grade and the grade earned when the course is repeated are computed into the grade point average. A student who receives a failing grade in a required course must repeat the course the next time it is regularly scheduled.

If the failing grade is earned in the first semester of a two-semester sequence course (e.g., Civil Procedure I and Civil Procedure II), the student may not enroll in the second semester course until they pass the first semester course. The student may enroll in upper division courses, even if the course in which the failing grade was earned is identified in the course catalog as a prerequisite.

Absent relief granted pursuant to the Severe Examination Distress policy, a student who has fulfilled all the requirements of a course but is absent from the final examination will receive a grade of 0.0.
Incomplete Grade. A grade of Incomplete (I) will be granted by the professor when a student fails to complete work for the course and the professor grants the student an extension to complete the work to a date that does not allow the professor adequate time to submit a grade for that student by the grade submission deadline. The grade of Incomplete will be changed to a grade on the 4.0 scale or the pass/fail scale, as applicable for the course, by the professor when the student satisfactorily completes the requirements for the course. Unless the professor sends written notice to the Registrar, an Incomplete grade will be converted to an “WX” grade at the earlier of the grading deadline for the next regular semester or the date of the student’s graduation and cannot then be converted to a grade on the 4.0 or pass/fail grade scales.
Grade Change Policy. Final grades shall not be changed, except in extraordinary circumstances. In extraordinary circumstances, the College of Law Academic Standards Committee may change a grade only after consultation with the professor(s) assigned to the course and the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and/or the Registrar, as appropriate. A student or professor requesting a grade change must submit the request to the Academic Standards Committee within 45 calendar days of the beginning of the fall or spring semester following the semester or term in which the grade was assigned. The decision of the Academic Standards Committee is final.

Each semester, the Chair of the Academic Standards Committee will report to the faculty any grade changes made, indicating the course, the grade change, and the reason for the change. If the grade change request pertains to a course in which any member of the Academic Standards Committee was the professor, then that committee member shall recuse themselves and the remainder of the Academic Standards Committee shall have the authority to make the grade change in accordance with this policy.

This policy does not affect the authority of the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs under the Grade Normalization Policy.