ACADEMIC STANDING

The pass mark in each subject is 60% but students are required to maintain a semester and overall average of at least 65% in class and field work. Pass mark for Dendrology field is 75% and the Navigation field is 65%*.

Any student who does not maintain a satisfactory standing in both classroom and field work during any semester will be required to repeat the work of that period before advancing to the succeeding semester.

Students who fail subjects during any semester, may attempt to remove failures from their record by writing supplemental examinations in failed courses upon arrangement with the instructor concerned. The fee to write a supplemental exam is $100.00.

Note:   *However, students must pass the field portion of DENDROLOGY, and the MAP & COMPASS portion of Forest Navigation or they will be required to withdraw from the program.  Students must submit a faculty-acceptable Resource Management Plan in Forest Management II before being allowed to graduate.

Averages may be computed on the basis of grade points (percentages shown in brackets) for each subject on the following basis:

A 1.5 grade point average is considered to be the equivalent to 65% or the minimum passing average.  Each subject is weighted by its indicated credit when averages are computed.

Final examinations are held at the end of each semester.  Mid-semester examinations are held at the mid-point of each semester, in order that both staff and students may appraise progress to date.  Additional short tests, recitation periods, etc., are given throughout the semester at the discretion of the instructor concerned.

All subjects are compulsory and regular attendance at all classes and field periods is required.  Any absence due to sickness or other unavoidable causes must be made up in a manner satisfactory to the instructor in charge of the course in which the absence occurred. Continuous absence from classes without a reasonable excuse will not be tolerated; neither will tardiness in reporting to classes.