Definition of Grades - Algonquin College



Definitions for Creating Courses

|Definitions - Credit / Non-credit Courses |

|Credit |- course leads to completion of an approved certificate or diploma program through evaluation and grading |

|Non-credit |- stand-alone course; does not lead to completion of an approved certificate or diploma program. Normally, |

| |offered through continuing education. |

|Definitions - Funded / Non-funded Courses |

|Funded: |- course receives funding as part of a Ministry approved program |

| |or |

| |- course receives funding based on the MTCU funding formula, providing that the MTCU guidelines are met. It |

| |can be a stand-alone course or part of a College approved program. |

|Non-funded |- course is cost-recovery; does not receive ministry funding |

| |- can be part of a college-approved program (but not Ministry-approved) |

| |There are two types of funding categories that can be assigned: |

| |a. Other-Vocational: vocational nature/job related skills (can be either a stand-alone course or part of a |

| |college-approved program) |

| |b. Other – General Interest: hobbies, sports, games and of general interest pursuits (can be a stand-alone |

| |course, only) |

|Definitions - Grading Systems |

|The College-wide grading system, which is described in Directive E11, Grading System, is to be applied to all courses. |

|Grade Designations with Numeric Value |

|A+ thru F |Letter grades are used to describe the achievement level attained within a particular course. |

|Grade Designations without Numeric Value |

|P: (Pass) |A “P” is designated for a course which is not graded on the A-F scale but does carry credit value in a |

| |student’s program. A “P” represents successful completion of the course learning requirements. |

|SC: |Satisfactory Completed |“SC” and “NSC” are grades used only for Continuing Education |

| | |non-credit courses. |

|NSC: |Not Satisfactorily Completed | |

|No Grades Required:|A course assigned this grading category requires no evaluation. It is assigned only to non-credit, general |

| |interest courses. The course will not appear on the transcript. |

|Guidelines for Creating Courses |

|Ensure you have an understanding of the purpose of the course when creating it on GeneSIS. Following are some guidelines to help|

|you decide what parameters to assign. |

|Grading System |Credit/Non-Credit |Funding |

|A+ through F |Credit |Funded or non-funded |

| |Non-credit | |

|Pass / Fail (P/F) |Credit |Funded or non-funded |

|- used when there is difficulty assigning an |Non-credit | |

|evaluation measure | | |

|SC/NSC |Non-credit |Funded or non-funded |

|- used for stand alone courses which do not | | |

|lead to certification | | |

|No Grades |Non-credit |Non-funded |

|- used for general interest courses | | |

Note: Any course of nine hours or less is not eligible for funding.

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