Current Grading System


Letter Grade Meaning Quality Points Notes
A Excellent 4.000  
A-   3.666 1
B+   3.333 1
B Good 3.000  
B-   2.666 1
C+   2.333 1
C Fair 2.000  
C-   1.666 1
D+   1.333 2
D Passing 1.000 3
D-   0.666 2
F Failure 0.000  
AD Successful audit n/a 9
AE Achieves or exceeds competencies n/a 5
AP Advanced placement n/a 4
AS Advanced subsidiary n/a 4
COM Commendable n/a 5
CR Non-graded course, earns credit n/a  
H Honors n/a 6
I Incomplete n/a  
IB International baccalaureate n/a 4
M Met or exceeded expectations n/a 5
NC No credit, credit/no credit course n/a 7
NG Unsuccessful audit n/a 9
NOGNon-graded Course, no credit n/a  
NP No pass n/a  
P Pass n/a  
PR Proficiency n/a  
R In progress or extends > one term n/a  
RPT Repeated course (until Summer 2006) n/a  
S Satisfactory n/a 8
SA Special audit n/a 9
TR Transfer n/a 4
U Unsatisfactory n/a 8
W Withdrawal from the class n/a  
WD Withdrawal from all classes n/a  
WF Withdrawn under Academic Regs. 5 & 6 n/a 7
1 - 69 Nonpassing grade n/a 10
70 - 100 Passing grade n/a 10

1 - Schools of Applied Social Science, Dental Medicine, Law only

2 - Schools of Dental Medicine, Law only

3 - Not applicable for Schools of Applied Social Science, Nursing

4 - Test credit or transfer credit only

5 - School of Medicine only

6 - Schools of Law (L.L.M.) and Medicine only

7 - School of Law only

8 - Master’s/doctoral theses, EMBA seminar courses, Schools of Law, Medicine, School of Dental Medicine (M.S.D.) only

9 - Included in hours attempted, but not in hours earned or GPA

10 - School of Dental Medicine only; not included in GPA

--- Grading system as of Fall 2008