Grading System Used
Faculty have the responsibility of evaluating a student’s performance in the courses they teach and assigning grades for these courses. They select grades from the list below and have the discretion of using or not using plus and minus grades. The Registrar uses these grades to compute both a semester and cumulative grade point average (GPA).
Standard Letter Grading
These are used in GPA calculation
| Grade | Points |
|---|---|
| A+ | 4.0 (highest passing grade) |
| A | 4.0 |
| A- | 3.7 |
| B+ | 3.3 |
| B | 3.0 |
| B- | 2.7 |
| C+ | 2.3 |
| C | 2.0 |
| C- | 1.7 |
| D+ | 1.3 |
| D | 1.0 |
| D- | 0.7 (lowest passing grade) |
| F | 0.0 (Failing) |
Passing Grades
These are not used in GPA Calculation
| Grade | Description |
|---|---|
| P | Pass |
| S | Satisfactory |
Non-Standard Grading
These are not used in GPA Calculation
| Grade | Description |
|---|---|
| I | Incomplete |
| R | Deferred grade (for courses which may not be completed in one term) |
| NC | Audited, no credit |
| NR | Grade not yet submitted by Instructor. |
Withdrawal from Course
These are not used in GPA Calculation. Only “W” will appear on transcript.
| Grade | Description |
|---|---|
| W | Withdrew after first week of classes. |
| WZ | Changed sections of same course. |
