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
|
Excellent
|
4.0
|
|
A-
|
90.0–92.9
|
|
3.7
|
|
B+
|
87.0–89.9
|
|
3.3
|
|
B
|
83.0–86.9
|
Good
|
3.0
|
|
B-
|
80.0–82.9
|
|
2.7
|
|
C+
|
77.0–79.9
|
|
2.3
|
|
C
|
73.0–76.9
|
Average
|
2.0
|
| C- |
70.0 - 72.9 |
|
1.7 |
|
F
|
Below 70.0
|
For students that attended
the course and failed
|
0.0
|
| 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Withdrawn - Student request Course Withdrawal through the end of the 10th week of the semester (Prorated for Shorter sessions and terms) (No credits earned and no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Withdrawn/Failing - (Not Computed as a failure in quality points/GPA)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 |
Passed (Course taken for credit and no quality points; Equivalent to "D" or better)
|
| AU |
Audit (No credits earned and no quality points; attendance not needed to record audit status |
*** "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.