Grades Table

Grade1

General Meeting

Grade Points Assigned Per Credit (Quality points)

Credit Count Toward Graduation?

Does Credit Transfer?

Can Be Repeated To Improve Graduation GPA?

Does It Affect Cumulative GPA?

Does It Count As “Attempted Credits”For Standards of Academic Progress?

A

Excellent

4.0

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

B+

Very good

3.5

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

B

Good

3.0

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

C+

High average

2.5

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

C

Average

2.0

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

D+

Below average

1.5

Yes

Sometimes

Yes

Yes

Yes

D

Poor

1.0

Yes

Sometimes

Yes

Yes

Yes

F

Failure

0.0

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

I4

Incomplete

0.0

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

W5

Withdrew

0.0

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

P6,9

Passing

0.0

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

N5

No Credit

0.0

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

X5,7

Audit

0.0

No

No

Yes

No

No

NC5,7

Non-Credit

0.0

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

SP8

Showing Progress

0.0

No

No

No

No

No

S10

Satisfactory

0.0

No

No

No

No

No

U10

Unsatisfactory

0.0

No

No

No

No

No

  1. Final grades are based upon daily work, special reports, research papers, laboratory and field work, tests, and final examinations.
  2. Upon written request, transcripts will be furnished without charge.
  3. Courses with final marks of “P” or “C” or higher cannot be repeated for credit or to improve one’s GPA.
  4. “I” (Incomplete) grades received at the end of any Term become “F” if not completed by the date assigned by the instructor or the maximum completion date of one academic year.
  5. A grade of “N” is used only in remedial courses. A grade of “N” may be assigned to students earning a “D” or “F” in such courses. VA-assisted students education benefits will not be affected by an “N” grade, but VA students should not expect to retain benefits for any courses assigned a “W”, “NC,” or “X.”
  6. Credits earned examinations such as advanced placement tests, College Examination Program (CLEP), and departmental examinations do not affect GPA. They count as credits toward graduation and are counted as meeting certain course requirements.
  7. Not to be assigned by instructor. Except in CEU courses, a student may elect to audit a course at registration or before drop/add ends, and the status cannot be changed later.
  8. For use in coursed offered through the Adult Basic Education Department indicating that although coursework has not been satisfactorily completed, positive progress is being made.
  9. Credit earned through the Pass/Fail option will carry a grade of “P” or “F”. A grade of “P” will not be included in the calculations of grade point average; a grade of “F” will be included in the calculations of grade point average.
  10. Assigned only in non-credit classes.
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