GRADING

Most courses at the Academy are graded on a grade point scale, with an "A" worth four grade points per semester hour and an "F" worth zero. You’ll receive a pass/fail grade in several courses, particularly military training and airmanship. You should expect to spend 100 minutes in outside preparation for each 50-minute class period.

CADET ACHIEVEMENT

The following honors are bestowed on Cadets in recognition of their achievements. Cadets who are on any of these lists may be awarded additional weekend privileges.

• Dean’s List: GPA 3.0 or higher
• Commandant’s List: Military Performance Average 3.0 or greater
• Director of Athletics List: Physical Education Average 3.0 or higher
• Superintendent’s List: All three of the above

MILITARY DEFICIENCY AND DISENROLLMENT

Academic Deficiency
You’ll be deficient in academic studies at mid-semester or the end of a semester if any of the following occur: (1) you have a grade of "F" in one or more courses, (2) you have a controllable incomplete ("I") in one or more courses, or (3) your cumulative, or semester GPA is less than 2.0.

If you’re deficient, an Academic Review Committee (ARC) may recommend you take one of the following actions:

• Repeat or take a specific course during a subsequent semester
• Underload one course,
• Change academic majors,
• Attend a summer term in place of leave,
• Be turned back to the next succeeding class,
• Any other action deemed appropriate.

The Superintendent will consider the committee’s recommendation and make the final decision. If you are seriously deficient, you may face academic disenrollment.

Military Deficiency
You’ll be deficient in military performance if you fail a Professional Competency Exam or if your MPA is below 2.0 at the end of the semester.

A Military Review Committee (MRC) evaluates deficient cadets and either places them on aptitude probation or starts other corrective action. The committee may recommend that the Academy Board disenroll a cadet seriously deficient in conduct or aptitude for commissioned service.

Physical Deficiency
If you fail one or more items on the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and have a total score below 250, or if your 1.5-mile aerobics run time is slower than 11:15 (men) or 13:31 (women), you’ll be deficient in physical education. You’ll also be deficient if you fail any of your physical education instruction.

A physical education review committee considers deficient cadets after the final PFT make-up test each semester. The committee may recommend one of the following:

• A remedial conditioning program
• Athletic probation
• Attendance at a physical education program in place of leave during the summer term
• Turn back to the next class
• Disenrollment

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

To graduate, a cadet must satisfy all of the following criteria:

• Demonstrate an aptitude for commissioned service and leadership by having a minimum cumulative MPA of 2.00.
• Be satisfactory in conduct.
• Be proficient in physical education and military training.
• Complete the requirements for the core curriculum and for an academic major.
• Have a minimum cumulative and core GPA of 2.00.