Grading

Stanbridge University’s grading policy is as follows:

• Students must pass all the courses within a program in order to graduate (or complete their studies).
• Students who withdraw will receive a grade of “W” for courses in progress.
• Enrolled students who do not complete a course on time will temporarily receive an “incomplete” on the transcript, which will be changed to the appropriate grade once the course is complete. Incomplete grades must be cleared by the agreed upon deadline, or within twenty-one (21) days, or the grade will be converted to an “F” and the student will be dismissed.
• Associate and bachelor’s degree students must have a cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) or above in order to graduate. Master’s degree students must have a GPA of 3.0 in order to graduate.
• Late submission of assignments, projects and papers will result in grade reductions as outlined in course syllabi.
• Students may review grades for courses by logging in to the Learning Management System and viewing gradebook or transcript.

Distance Education

The university provides distance education via its Learning Management System, Edverum, in synchronous and asynchronous formats. All distance education course assignments are to be submitted via the online classroom. Grades for assignments are posted in the course gradebook within 3 working days after the assignment due date. Large written assignments, such as essays, research papers, and thesis works, may be graded within the instructional week following the assignment due date, or as otherwise specified.

Late Work Policy

Submitting assignments on time is an important part of your professional responsibility as a student. Assignment due dates are listed in the course syllabus and learning management system. All due dates are firm deadlines. There is no grace period.

If you have questions about an assignment or anticipate difficulty meeting a deadline, please contact your instructor as soon as possible.

General Expectations

• Assignments submitted after the published due date and time are considered late.
• Late work deductions are based on the day and time the assignment is submitted.
• Technology issues do not extend assignment deadlines. Students are responsible for submitting work before the deadline.

Incorrect or Incomplete Submissions

Students are responsible for submitting the correct assignment by the published deadline. If an incorrect, incomplete, unrelated, blank, or corrupted file is submitted, the student may submit the correct assignment; however, the assignment will be graded according to the Late Work Policy based on the day and time the correct assignment is received.

Late Work Grade Deductions

Up to 24 hours late = 10% deduction

25-48 hours late = 25% deduction

49-72 hours late = 50% deduction

73-96 hours late = 75% deduction

More than 96 hours late = 0 points

Qualitative Measure of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)