Student update 4/6/20

A message from Dr. Elizabeth Wilmer:

I hope that this communication finds you healthy and moving forward with your spring semester classes. As we have said before, but I want to say again, 51暗网 is committed to supporting you and helping you to complete these classes with the needed learning to successfully move on to future classes or graduate. COVID-19 had forced us to deliver your classes in ways that none of us intended. For this reason, the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) had made some emergency policy changes only for Spring Semester 2020 to help the colleges and our students. These changes can be found at /covid19/grading/.

The changes and what you need to do are listed below:

Withdrawal
Deadline

The Withdrawal deadline has been extended to May 8, 2020 for all but third four-week classes. The withdrawal deadline for third four-week classes is April 17.

To
withdraw from a class up until the deadline, you will go into the Student
Information System through MyVWCC and withdraw from the class. This process is
the same as it has been in the past with the exception of the deadline. Instructions on how to do this can be found at /iet-services/myvwcc-help/withdraw-from-a-class/
1. Guidance
  on Withdrawals:
  1. A “W” grade does not count towards your GPA but
    does appear on your 51暗网 transcript.
  2. A class with a “W” graded does not count towards
    graduation requirements
  3. If you are on financial aid, a “W” grade could
    impact future financial aid. Please note that the financial aid office will
    approach all appeals (impacts) with leniency and expedited turn around during this
    time.
  4. Students are only allowed to repeat a class
    three times. A “W” grade counts as one of these repeats.

Grading
Scale

The default grading scale for spring semester will be the P+, P- W scale. Unless students select the A-F scale, faculty will use the default grading scale. The “WC” grade will be treated the same as a “W” grade.

Letter Grade	What does the Grade Mean?	How does it Apply?
P+	Pass with a grade of “C” or higher	Applies to college transfer and technical education courses. A grade of P+ will not impact a student’s GPA. A grade of P+ will transfer.
P-	Pass with a grade of “D”	Applies to college transfer and technical education courses. A grade of P- will not impact a student’s GPA. Will count towards 51暗网 graduation but will not transfer.
W WC	Withdraw Withdraw/COVID-19	A student-initiated withdrawal through the revised deadline of May 8, 2020 A faculty member may award a WC for a student who did not initiate the withdrawal or did not pass.
I	Incomplete	The faculty member and student may agree to a plan to complete the remaining course requirements. The College has waived the requirement that students must complete 60% of course competencies and attendance requirements in order to receive a grade of Incomplete. The Colleges has also agreed to allow students up to two semesters to complete the requirements for the course.

Students
may opt for the standard A-F grading scale.
- An
  assignment will be added to all Canvas shells that gives students the opportunity
  to select the A-F scale. This assignment will not count toward your grade for
  the class but is simply designed to give you this option. The option will be
  the only question on the assignment. If you select the A-F option:
  - You must do so by May 8, 2020
  - You may only do this once. Once it is done, you
    have selected the option and can’t change it. You will receive a grade on the
    A-F scale rather than the COVID-19 P+, P-, W grading
    scale above.
  - Guidance on when you might want to consider this
    option:
    - If
      you are transferring to UVA, an out of state college, or a private college that
      has not agreed to accept the P+ grade in transfer. Please check with your
      transfer institution.
      - Please
        note than when a course transfers, it only transfers for course credit and does
        not impact a student’s GPA at the transfer institution.
    - If
      you are a veteran and are concerned about the impact of a “W” on benefits.
      Please contact your veteran’s advisor for advising.
    - If
      you are trying to raise your GPA for graduation or academic standing purposes.
    - If
      you simply want a letter grade.

Incomplete
Grade
- If
  your class is not completed this semester, an incomplete is an option. This
  option must be agreed upon for just reason by both the faculty member and the
  student. All normal paperwork processes for documenting the incomplete should
  be followed. The exceptions are that the requirement that 60% of the work has
  been completed has been waived and the deadline has been extended to the last
  day of classes for Fall 2020.
  - Students in hands-on classes or clinicals where
    the class has not been able to meet in-person to complete the necessary
    in-person requirements of the class will receive an incomplete. We will ensure
    that you have the opportunity to complete this instruction to remove this incomplete.
    Your instructor will provide additional guidance as more information is
    available regarding when we can resume in-person classes.
  - Other students with extenuating circumstances
    should contact your instructor and follow the normal process with the two above
    exceptions.

Sincerely,

Dr. Elizabeth Wilmer

Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

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