Course
grading
Course Grading at St. Clare's is based upon a variety of factors:
- Regular attendance at classes; failure
to attend regularly will affect grades.
- Careful and consistent preparation of
material for class, and preparation of all material required to
time.
- Quality of contribution in class.
- Progress made in relation in both oral
and written work.
- Written work will be judged in relation
to the following criteria: quality of research into primary and
secondary sources; relevance of the material to the topic; clarity
of argument and organisation of material; response to material;
quality of expression (to include accurate grammar, spelling and
punctuation).
As grading does not take into account solely
the quality of the written work, it is possible that a moderate
grade for written work may be improved by good performance in relation
to points 1-4 above. The reverse is also true i.e. good written
work at the end of a course cannot compensate for inconsistent performance
during the rest of the semester. Please note that teachers may not
change final grades unless there is a computational error. While
your home institutions may adopt a slightly different system, grade
points at St. Clare's are allocated to grades as follows:
| Grade |
Points
per unit |
Grade |
Points
per unit |
| A |
4.00 |
C |
2.00 |
| A- |
3.66 |
C- |
1.66 |
| B+ |
3.33 |
D+ |
1.33 |
| B |
3.00 |
D |
1.00 |
| B- |
2.66 |
F |
0.00 |
| C+ |
2.33 |
INC |
0.00 |
The Incomplete Grade is not counted in the
computation of the Grade Point Average for which the Incomplete
Grade was authorised. Incomplete Grades may be recorded to indicate
that the requirements of the course have been substantially completed,
but for a good legitimate reason a small part of the work has yet
to be completed. It is the student's responsibility to request an
Incomplete Grade. 
Transcripts
and grade reports
Official transcripts are prepared for each student. These transcripts
detail courses taken, grades achieved (or pass/fail) together with
the credit rating for each course. Each transcript is prepared in
triplicate: the official copy goes to the Registrar at the home
university or college (or, in the case of Gap year students, used
for application purposes to universities and colleges); the student
copy goes to the student and the file copy remains at St. Clare's.
Each student also receives individual detailed academic reports
for each course taken.
Transfer of credit
If the student meets the requirements of the courses taken, St.
Clare's will recommend that the appropriate number of credits be
transferred to the student's home university or college and be accepted
towards their degree.
It must be emphasised that the Transfer of
Academic Credits rests entirely with the home institution in line
with the rules, regulations and procedures laid out by that institution
and the accrediting association to which the institution belongs.
With this in mind you should familiarise yourself with all the regulations
in force at your own institution prior to applying to St. Clare's.
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