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We have a "NB" grade (No Basis) which is used in any of our courses (all college courses). The idea is that there is no basis for assigning a grade. There is no penalty associated, ie, no grade, no credit, no impact on gpa. Our incompletes turn to an F after one year. The NB is the closest to the NC grade that we have. Ron Ronald D. Illingworth Professor Interior-Aleutians Campus University of Alaska Fairbanks 907-474-5890 (w) 907-474-5561 (fax) http://www.iac.uaf.edu/ http://www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffrdi/ On Jun 2, 2008, at 16:27, [Debra Klimes] wrote: > We award "A," "B," "C," and "NC"(no credit) grades to our > developmental (0- > level) English and math courses at our community college. The "NC" > is given > to students who complete all coursework, attend the number of required > classes, take all the tests including the final, give their greatest > effort, and still don't pass the course. The thinking has been to > encourage students to retake the course to build their skills and > not let > their failure penalize their GPA's. Most go on to succeed in > subsequent > coursework. > > Students who do not complete the course requirements (and otherwise > don't > take the course seriously) may receive an "F." On occasion, due to > special > circumstances a student may receive a "D." > > Some at our institution say they are not aware of other schools > using the > NC as part of their grading practice for developmental courses and > have > some concerns about inconsistencies in grading at our institution. > I'd > like to poll the listserv to find out if other schools are using this > method of grading for their developmental courses. > > Many thanks to all of you beforehand for your responses. > > Debra Klimes, Director > Academic Development Center > College of Southern Idaho > Twin Falls, ID > (208) 732-6520 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your > web browser to > http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]