Assignment of Course Grades

As per American Red Cross reporting procedures when taking a course, the participant is assigned a grade of successful, unsuccessful, or not evaluated at the end of the course. When purchasing a course, it is agreed by the purchaser that they are purchasing a seat for the specific time, date, and location of the training in the program to be evaluated and receive a grade as defined below. Registering for a course does not guarantee certification. The definition of the grades given are as follows: Course participants are assigned one of the following grades at the conclusion of their course:

• Successful is entered for a participant who has successfully attended and participated in all class sessions, including activities and skill sessions and demonstrated proficient competency in all required skills. Successful students will receive an American Red Cross Certification in the course taken.

• Unsuccessful is entered for a participant who has not met course objectives and/or has not successfully attended and participated in all class sessions, including activities and skill sessions, demonstrated proficient competency in all required skills, or violated any ProACT Critical Care Academy policies. Unsuccessful students will not receive an American Red Cross certification.

• Not Evaluated is entered as the final grade for a participant who is not attending the course with the intention of receiving a completion certificate. This grade should not be substituted for Unsuccessful for a participant who attempts certification but is unable to pass the completion requirements. A participant who chooses to audit must make their intentions known to the instructor at the beginning of the class. Not Evaluated students will not receive an American Red Cross certification.

Successful Students Only – All students given a grade of successful, as defined above, will receive a digital certification via email given to the instructor at the end of the class.  All emails with certifications are sent via the American Red Cross platform.  ProACT Critical Care Academy strives to process certification as soon as possible.  The normal processing time for certification is 24 to 48 hours after the end of your course.  The maximum time a course record will be processed is ten (10) business days from the last day of the course.  All certifications issued are digital certifications and will be emailed to the participant and can be found, downloaded, and shared on the following website within 72 hours after the course record has been processed.  https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/digital-certificate  To check on the status of your certification, please submit a support ticket.

In some courses, you may also be assigned a letter grade to help gauge your performance. Letter grades and grade scales are at the discretion of the instructor and will not be reported to the American Red Cross for your official course evaluation. It may, however, be added to your transcript in the calculation of a grade point average (GPA) if the course structure supports this practice.