Undergraduate Grading System
Courses are graded on a plus/minus standard-letter grading scale except for those offered strictly on a pass/no-pass basis as determined by the school, program, or academic department. The list below represents the officially recognized grades used to evaluate courses and rate the academic performance of undergraduate students at the University.
A |
Superior |
A- |
Excellent |
B+ |
Very Good |
B |
Good |
B- |
Above Average |
C+ |
Satisfactory |
C |
Average (Minimum general average for graduation) |
D |
Lowest passing grade |
F |
Failure (Course must be repeated for credit) |
H |
Honors (Used to designate exceptional performance in a Pass/Not Pass graded course. Indicates completion of course work with credits earned and with honors but without quality points and is independent of the Quality Point System.) |
I |
Incomplete (A temporary grade given at the discretion an instructor when neither a passing nor failing grade can be determined because of incomplete course work. Work must be completed and final grades submitted no later than the deadlines specified in the Academic Calendar. Incomplete grades that remain past the deadline will be converted to final and permanent grades of 鈥淔鈥�.) |
M |
Military Withdrawal |
N |
Not Passing (Used to indicate Failure in a Pass/Not Pass graded course and is independent of the Quality Point System. Course must be repeated for credit.) |
NG |
Not Graded (Used to indicate that no grade is issued for a course, e.g., labs). |
P |
Pass (Used in some courses where scaled grading is inappropriate. Indicates completion of course work with credits earned but without quality points and is independent of the Quality Point System.) |
W |
Official Withdrawal (Used to indicate termination of attendance in a course under conditions of official withdrawal.) |
Incomplete Grades ("I")
An incomplete grade ("I") is a temporary grade given at the discretion of an instructor when neither a passing nor failing grade can be determined because of incomplete coursework. To be considered for an I grade, the student should have completed a majority of coursework and attended a majority of classes in the course. Upon assigning the I grade, the instructor should provide the student with a delimited set of coursework requirements to complete to be assigned a final grade. As such, it should be unnecessary for students to attend the same class in a subsequent semester in order to make up incomplete work. Students are therefore not permitted to attend the same class for its duration in a subsequent semester.
Final grades must be submitted by the deadline as published in the Academic Calendar, and the instructor may specify an earlier deadline for course completion. The Office of the University Registrar will convert incomplete grades that remain after the deadline (for which there are not extensions) to final and permanent grades of "F" (Failure) or "N" (No-Pass).
In extenuating circumstances, an instructor may grant an extension to the I-to-F deadline by submitting formal notification to the University Registrar prior to the original deadline and must include a date by which the final grade will be submitted. If the instructor has not submitted a final grade by the extension date, the incomplete grade will be converted to a final and permanent grade of "F" or "N." Any extension may not exceed the last day of final exams in the expiration term.
Students are not permitted to withdraw from classes for which an "I" grade has been assigned. Once an "I" grade has been converted to an "F" or "N" (Not Passing), the "F" or "N" cannot be converted to a "W" (Withdrawal) grade.
Military personnel called to active duty while taking undergraduate courses and who receive an "I" grade for reasons due to military service have a maximum of six months to complete the work necessary to remove the "I" grade beginning 60 days after return from deployment.
A student may not graduate with incomplete grades on the transcript regardless of whether the course is required as part of a degree program. All incomplete work must be completed by the date as specified on the Academic Calendar for the specified term.
Computation of the Quality Point Average
Quality Point Average is the ratio expressed to the nearest hundredth of the sum of course credits for which the grades of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, D, and F were received to the sum of quality points earned. The Quality Point values of these grades are:
Grade Quality Points Per Credit
A |
4.0 |
A- |
3.7 |
B+ |
3.3 |
B |
3.0 |
B- |
2.7 |
C+ |
2.3 |
C |
2.0 |
D |
1.0 |
F |
0.0 |
Grades H, I, M, N, P and W are independent of the Quality Point System. Courses credits graded F, N, I, and W do not earn credit, and if required for graduation, must be repeated and passed.