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Transcripts/Verifications
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Accreditation: Macalester College is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Course Credit:
· Prior to Fall 1963, credits were based on semester hours and the college used the following grade point system:
A=3, B=2, C=1, D=0, F=0.
· Fall 1963 to Fall 1993, each course unit was the equivalent of 4 semester credits or 6 quarter credits.
· Effective Fall 1993, Macalester converted to the semester credit system.
Grade |
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Grade Points |
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Grade |
Grade Points |
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A |
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4.0 |
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S (C- or better) |
- |
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A- |
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3.7 |
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D (S/D/NC option) |
- |
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B+ |
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3.3 |
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NC (S/D/NC option) |
- |
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B |
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3.0 |
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I (incomplete) |
- |
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B- |
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2.7 |
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W (withdrawal) |
- |
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C+ |
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2.3 |
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NR (not reported) |
- |
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C |
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2.0 |
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IP (in progress) |
- |
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C- |
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1.7 |
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D+ |
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1.3 |
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D |
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1.0 |
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D- |
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0.7 |
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NC |
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0.0 |
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Course Numbers: Beginning fall 2003, a new course numbers system is in effect:
1963-Summer 2003 Effective Fall 2003
- Undergraduate credit courses 1 – 99 100 – 649
- Undergraduate non-credit courses* 100 – 399 1 – 99
Completion of the appropriate sequence of these courses will earn credit.
- Graduate level courses 400 – 599 650 – 699
Miscellaneous: Other course designations appearing in the transcript are:
AU – Augsburg College course
HA – Hamline University course
SC – College of St. Catherine course
ST – University of St. Thomas course
MCAD – Minneapolis College of Art and Design course
UM – University of Minnesota course
- Grades for courses transferred to Macalester, and for some Macalester Approved Study Away Programs, are not included in the cumulative grade point average computation.
- Macalester College does not compute a rank in class.
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