MACON STATE COLLEGE
Office of the Registrar
100 College Station Drive
Macon, GA 31206-5145
(478) 471-2853 FAX (478) 757-2621
Web site: www.maconstate.edu
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ACCREDITATION
Macon State College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate
and baccalaureate degrees. Programs have been awarded accreditation by other agencies as follows:
Dental Hygiene (Offered thru Spring 2002)
Health Information Technology
Medical Laboratory Technology
Nursing
by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association
by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science
by the National League for Nursing and approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing
Respiratory Therapy
by the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education and the
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
*National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006 (212 363-555,ext 153
HISTORY
Macon Junior College opened Fall 1968. The name officially changed to Macon College on June 16, 1987. With the addition of selected
baccalaureate curricula, the name was changed to Macon State College on July 1, 1997.
GRADING SYSTEM
Numeric Grades
Grade
A
B
C
D
F
FA
W
WF
WM
Quality Points
Per Credit Hour
Excellent
4.0
Good
3.0
Satisfactory
2.0
Passing
1.0
Failure
0.0
Failure Absence (Spring 2010)
0.0
Withdrew, No Penalty
0.0
Withdrew, Failing
0.0
Withdrew, Military
Emergency
0.0
Incomplete
0.0
In Progress
0.0
Credit by Examination
0.0
Satisfactory
0.0
Unsatisfactory
0.0
Audit
0.0
I
IP
K
S1
U1
V
Grades S & U are used soley to grade Regents Test Remedial courses (RGTE
0199/RGTR 0198)
COURSE NUMBERING
00 - 99
100 - 299
300 - 499
900 - 999
0000 - 0199
1000 - 2999
3000 - 4999
0900 - 9999
Non-credit or Learning Support
Lower Division
Upper Division
Non-equivalent transferred course
Non-credit or Learning Support
Lower Division
Upper Division
Non-equivalent transferred course
CALENDAR
Fall 1968 - Summer 1998
Effective Fall 1998
Quarter System
Semester System
Other Grade Symbols
I
NC
AU
NR
WA
#
^
%
*
I (by grade)
E (by grade)
FA
Incomplete - becomes an F if not removed as
prescribed in the college catalog.
Carries no credit (1968-1976)
Audit (1968-1976)
Grade Not Reported by faculty.
Administrative Withdrawal - excessive absences
(1968-1974)
Academic Renewal Policy - course grade not counted
in computation of grade point average and hours
earned.
College Preparatory Curriculum - course counted in
computation of grade point average and hours earned,
but not used as credit for graduation.
Learning Support - course grade not counted in
computation of grade point average and hours earned.
Transfer - course grade not counted in computation of
grade point average.
Repeated course. Included in MSC GPA
Repeated course. Excluded from MSC GPA
Grade used 1968-1974 and re-established Spring 2010
TRANSFER INSTITUTION COURSE-WORK
Equivalent transfer institution courses have been converted to
Macon State College=s course subjects and numbers. Other
courses with no specific equivalents are indicated with the
appropriate course subjects with 9xx/9xxx numbers to include U
sufffixes in the case of Upper Division courses. Non-equivalent
courses, or courses not for credit, are indicated by MISC or
NOCR course subjects. Starting 2002, all previous course-work
attempted is listed regardless of grade. Macon State College=s
grade requirements (Grades C or D as appropriate) apply for
courses that may be used for transfer credit.
GOOD STANDING
All students are considered to be in good standing academically unless
otherwise noted on the transcript.
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