Attempted Credit-Hour   Credit-hours the student has registered at PUPR, and in which he/she has obtained I, A, B, C, D, F or W, including all repetitions. Transferred Credit-Hours   Credit-hours taken at other accredited institutions, which the student has passed with A, B, or C grades, and that are accepted by the Department Director or the corresponding Dean’s, in accordance with PUPR policy. Passed Credit-Hours   Attempted credit-hours at PUPR in which a grade of A, B, C, or D is obtain, except in those specific cases defined by the Institution. Grade Point Average   A student’s grade point average is the measure of his/her academic achievement. It is calculated by dividing the total accumulated honor points by the number of credit-hours in which the student has received final grade, including outstanding F’s. Dismissal for Academic Deficiency   A student who systematically fails to satisfy the achievement index may be permanently dismissed from PUPR for academic deficiency. Academic Progress   The measure that shows whether the student passes 66% of the attempted credit-hours with a grade point average equal to, or higher than, the retention index. See Table A or Table B, whichever applies. Repeated Courses   Repeated courses are those undergraduate ones in which a student has been enrolled two or more times because he/she has obtained a grade of D, F or W. For the purpose of determining the Grade Point Average only the highest grade will be used. Only the highest grade is considered in the calculation of the GPA. However, in the calculation of the quantitative and qualitative elements all repetitions are needed to determine the attempted credit-hours. Academic Year   Academic year consist of three consecutive academic periods called terms from August 1 to July 31 of the following year. The Summer academic period is optional and the grades will be added to the previous academic period of study. Provisional Grades (Incomplete)   If a professor awards an incomplete in a course, the student is responsible of completing the pending requirements before the date established in the next academic term. The professor will eliminate the incomplete within the established date. If the incomplete is not removed, it will be exchanged with a provisional grade until the professor proceeds with the change of grade. These are considered in the quantitative and qualitative computation measurements. Whenever a student leaves the course and does not request an official withdrawal will receive a WF grade to allow the Institution to differentiate between a student who failed to complete its academic responsibilities and a student who failed as a result of course abandonment. Courses with a grade of W   These courses will be taken into consideration in the calculation of the quantitative element. Preparatory Courses   These courses will be covered by the Pell Grant up to a maximum of 30 hours. Doted Courses   All courses will become extinct, expired or doted seven (7) years after being passed. This rule applies equally to courses passed at PUPR or to transfer courses. The respective Department Head and Dean may validate some after judging each one of them. The student must repeat all those confirmed doted by the Dean, or in its place may be authorized by the Department Head and the Dean to take advanced equivalent courses instead. These courses are considered in the quantitative element. Retention Index   PUPR adopts the required retention index, as seen in Table A, in accordance with the number of completed credit-hours and transferred credit-hours. (Students are required to obtain an average of 2.00 in concentration courses for graduation purposes). This constitutes the Institutional Policy, administered by the Registrar’s office.