What grades are required in fulfilling the General Education Core Curriculum?
Effective summer 1999, at least a C is required for satisfactory competion of each of the two courses in the writing sequence. Students should know, however, that some participating instiutions and some baccalaureate majors already require a C or better for completion of the writing courses (and the oral communication course). The IAI agreement permits students to count a course in which they earned a grade of D towards fulfilling the other General Education Core Curriculum requirements, because most bachelor degree-granting institutions permit “native” students to do so. The student’s Baccalaureate Major, however, may require a C or better in any General Education Core Curriculum course also used to satisfy a major requirement. Students should know they need at least a C average (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) to meet graduation requirements for an associate or a bachelor degree. Students preparing to transfer should understand that, although the policy permits a course in which they earned a
