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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