 ACADEMIC INFORMATION GRADING SYSTEM GRADING SYSTEM A (Distinction) — A grade of A indicates achievement of distinction and carries four quality points per semester hour. B+ — A grade of B+ carries three and a half quality points per semester hour. B (Above average) — A grade of B indicates above-average achievement and carries three quality points per semester hour. C+ — A grade of C+ carries two and a half quality points per semester hour. C (Average) — A grade of C indicates average achievement and carries two quality points per semester hour. D+ — A grade of D+ carries one and a half quality points per semester hour. D (Below average) — A grade of D indicates below-average achievement but acceptable credit toward graduation and carries one quality point per semester hour. F (No Credit) — A grade of F indicates unsatisfactory achievement or withdrawal from the course after completion of one-third of the course without passing grades. Semester hours are included as work taken in computation of grade point average. No quality points or credits are earned. IN (Incomplete) — IN is given a student who for an acceptable reason is allowed to postpone beyond the end of the semester or term the completion of some part of a course requirement. Approval by the department chair or dean is required. The designation of IN is not computed in the grade point average. If the IN is not replaced by a permanent grade by the end of the next semester or summer term in which the IN was given, the designation of IN will automatically become a grade of F. The grade of IN may not serve as a prerequisite for sequenced courses. W (Withdrew) — W indicates that a course was dropped with permission prior to completion of one-third of the course or that a course was dropped with a passing grade after completion of one-third of the course. It is not included as semester hours taken in computation of grade point average. CO (Continuing) — CO is reserved for students who at the end of the semester have not completed all their work in self-paced mathematics, French, English 100 and 111 courses, and/or Honors 491-99. This grade is not computed in determining grade point average; however, these hours are included in the gross hours attempted and therefore are used to determine eligibility to stay in school. Under penalty of F, students must enroll the next semester in those courses in which CO was earned. Students will not be allowed to receive the CO grade more than once in the same course. S (Satisfactory) — S indicates average or better than average achievement in certain courses which are graded on an S-U (Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory) basis only. Such courses are not included in computation of grade point average. U (Unsatisfactory) — U indicates unsatisfactory achievement in certain courses graded on an S-U (Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory) basis only. No credit is earned.  Back to top |