Procedures and Academic Policies
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advanced placement are individually placed according to previous academic and design work. A minimum of four terms of full-time study or residency must be completed at SCI-Arc to receive a Bachelor of Architecture degree. A minimum of six terms of full-time study is required to receive a Master of Architecture degree in the three-year graduate program. A minimum of four terms of full-time study is required to receive a Master of Architecture degree in the two-year graduate program. Residency is required for the entire duration of each SCI-Arc EDGE postgraduate program in order to receive a degree.
GRADING AND ACADEMIC PROGRESS
The grading system and GPA equivalents are subject to change.
Grading SCI-Arc employs a narrative grading system, as follows: credit with distinction (CR+), credit (CR), marginal credit (CR-), conditional credit (CCR), no credit (NC), incomplete (I), and withdrawal (W). The grade of no credit (NC) is given whenever cumulative work, final work, or attendance are unsatisfactory. It is also given when a student fails to submit a final project or fails to take a final examination without prior approval from the instructor. No credit (NC) grades cannot be altered. GPA Equivalents Grade
Point equivalent
CR+
4.0
CR
3.35
CR–
2.7
CCR
2.0
NC
0.0
I
0.0
W
0.0
Workshop/Masterclass Grading Policy Workshops will award one unit of credit toward degree completion (some exceptions apply). These units will not be calculated toward overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA). Masterclasses will award one unit of credit toward degree completion. These units will be calculated toward overall CGPA. Attendance Any student who is absent without an acceptable excuse more than three times during a fifteen-week term will receive a grade of no credit (NC) for the course. Instructors may impose more stringent attendance requirements and should make
