Grading Policies
The achievement of a student in a course is indicated by the grade that is received. The significance of these marks is indicated below:
Grading
A: Superior work
B: Above average work
C: Average work
CR: Credit for military experience
D: Below average, but passing work
F: Failure
NP: Not passing in the pass/fail grade mode
P: This grade indicates that the student has received credit for the course on a pass/fail grading option. This option is generally limited to elective courses and to certain courses offered only on a pass/fail basis. Plus and minus grades may, at the discretion of the instructor involved, be recorded. Pluses and minuses do not affect the computation of the grade point average. Note: Graduate students are not eligible to receive the grade of "D".
Special Grading
I: This grade indicates that because of illness or for other good reason, the work of the semester has not been completed. When this work has been completed acceptably, a final grade will be reported. A grade of "Incomplete" will revert automatically to a grade of "F" for undergraduate students if the necessary makeup work has not been completed and the grade recorded by the middle of the subsequent regular semester. Graduate students must complete all makeup work by the end of the subsequent semester.
R: Re-enroll. This symbol indicates that a student has made satisfactory progress, but needs to repeat the course to reach the required exit proficiency level. The R grade will be used only in English 041, 051, and 061 and Mathematics 03 and 04.
P: Pass
AU: This symbol indicates participation on a non-credit (audit) basis by students who meet certain minimum standards set by the course instructor. Students wishing to audit must have permission from the chair of the department (except for courses in the School of Business and Economics, see the Dean) in which the course is offered and are subject to the same tuition and fees as students enrolled for credit.
W: This symbol indicates withdrawal without penalty. It is automatically assigned for withdrawal from the end of the drop period (first two weeks) through the seventh week of the semester and for other documented withdrawals (click here to see Withdrawal Policy).
Pass/Fail
Students may take certain courses under pass/fail. Pass/Fail courses are open to undergraduate students with 30 or more credit hours. A student may take a maximum of three courses; these courses may not be those which are required for general education or for major or minor requirements. Special non-degree students may also elect the pass/fail grading option.
The student must do satisfactory work in order to obtain a passing grade. Satisfactory work is defined as "C" work or better. Courses taken under the pass/fail option will not be included in the calcualtion of the grade point average. Students who wish to take a course for Pass/Fail credit must notify the Registration Office of that fact by the end of the first six weeks of classes in the semester, or the equivalent portion of a summer session. Once this declaration is made, grading status cannot be changed.
Audit
With department approval, a student may register for a course on an audit basis. Auditing a course means that a student enrolls in a course but does not receive academic credit. A student who registers for an audit may be subject to other course requirements at the discretion of the instructor. Audit students are charged the regular rate of tuition and fees, and an audit course is counted as part of the student's semester load.
A change in registration from "audit" to "credit" or from "credit" to "audit" must be effected by the end of the add period. A course taken for audit cannot be changed to credit at a later date, nor can a course taken for credit be changed at a later date to audit.
Repeated Courses
Students may repeat one or more courses, up to a total of five repeats, and have the most recent grade replace the original in grade point average calculations. All enrollments and grades appear on the transcript. After the fifth repeat, both the original and repeated grade will be included in GPA calculations.
Grade Estimates
During the regular session, grade estimates are issued to all first-year students and any other students making a "D" or "F." Estimate grades are due to the Registration Office by noon on Monday of the fifth full week of classes and are accessible to students by using the WIN on-line student information system.