In order to receive credit in a course a student must complete the assigned work of the semester and must complete the final examination. Final examinations will be given by the instructor according to the published schedule with the following exceptions: physical education activity, applied music, choir, wind ensemble, vocal ensemble and laboratory classes (laboratory finals may be given at the discretion of the instructor). Occasionally, a unique and exceptional circumstance may dictate that a final examination be administered to an individual student at other than the scheduled time.

The final semester grade shall be determined by the instructor, based on appraisal of the student's progress in class.  Examinations, daily grades, attitude, special work, etc. shall be considered in determining the grade. The semester hour is the basis of credit.  As a general rule, one semester hour is given for each hour of recitation (lecture) a week per semester.  Three hours of laboratory are usually considered to be the equivalent of one hour of lecture. Unofficial status grades are given at mid-term during long-term (fall/spring) semesters. At the end of each semester, the student receives by mail a letter grade as an official evaluation for each course taken. However, the final grade report may not be released if the student has not met all financial obligations to the college or has not completed all admission requirements. (Student grades are also sent to the parent/guardian if the student is listed as a dependent on the current federal income tax return or if the student has signed a statement that grades may be released to the parent/guardian.) 

Any student receiving an "I" in a course may fulfill the course requirements and receive a proper grade within forty-five days after the end of the term in which the "I" is given.  After the forty-five day period, the "I" automatically becomes an "F."  The student is responsible for making arrangements with the instructor to fulfill the course requirements.

The grade-point average for a semester is calculated by first multi­plying the course semester hours by the grade points per semester hour based on the course grade. These values are summed for all classes for the semester and the total value divided by the total semester hours attempted. Note that courses with grades of "W", "WP", "I", and "CR" are not included in the calculation.

A cumulative grade-point average includes all courses taken at Jacksonville College and other collegiate work as shown on the Jacksonville College academic transcript

If the same course has been repeated, it is counted only one time, using the higher grade, for grade-point average calculation and for total hours completed.