Grading Policy
The following grading system is used in the Graduate Programs: (Effective Fall 2008)
| Grades (Alpha) |
Grades (Numeric) |
Classification |
Quality Point Index |
| A |
93.0–100 |
Superior |
4.0 |
| A- |
90.0–92.9 |
Excellent |
3.7 |
| B+ |
87.0–89.9 |
Very Good |
3.3 |
| B |
83.0–86.9 |
Good - Lowest acceptable grade
in Education and Nursing
|
3.0 |
| B- |
80.0–82.9 |
Lowest acceptable grade in Business, Criminal Justice, Mental Health Counseling, Music Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology |
2.7 |
| C+ |
77.0–79.9 |
Not accepted for credit
toward degree requirements |
2.3 |
| C |
73.0–76.9 |
Not accepted for credit
toward degree requirements |
2.0 |
| F |
Failure |
|
0.0
|
| AU |
Audit (Audit requires permission of Program Director and the Faculty. No credits earned and no quality points)
|
| I |
Incomplete - Computed as Failure until changed. (Automatically becomes an F if requirement is not met by the last day of the following semester and may require a completion contract between the student and faculty.)
|
| W |
Withdrawn - Student request Course Withdrawal through the end of the 10th week of the semester (Prorated for Shorter sessions and terms) (No credits earned and no quality points)
|
| WF* |
Withdrawn/Failing - (Not Computed as a failure in quality points/GPA)
|
| WIP |
Work-in-Progress
|
| P |
Pass (Represents competency in meeting course requirements. Depending on the discipline "Pass" grades represent the equivalent to a "B" or "B-" and confirm required competency. "Pass" is not a letter grade and does not count in the GPA. Courses taken with Pass/Fail grading cannot be used to meet a degree requirement, where the program requirements must be satisfied with a minimum letter grade.)
|
** "NA" is no longer available as a final grade, effective Fall 2004.
*** "W" grade is retired from use, effective Fall 2021 to August 2024.
****"WA" grade is retired from use, effective August 2024.
NOTE: "WA" and "WF*" grades are recorded during the term. After the term ends, letter grades may not be converted to withdrawal grades. Incompletes may not be converted to withdrawal grades.