Grading System
- A. Grades awarded by faculty only:
- A: Excellent
- A-
- B+
- B
- B-
- C+
- C: Minimum satifactory grade for undergraduates
- C-
- D+: (Not used by Engineering faculty)
- D
- D-: Minimum Passing grade (not used by Engineering faculty)
- E: Failure
- I: Incomplete
- P/F: Pass/Fail used in certain courses and in some internships for credit where this mandatory grading system has beenapproved and grading publicized
- B. Grades awarded by the Registrar only:
- N: No grade reported
- C. Grades awarded by the Dean only:
- W: Withdrawal without penalty after fourth week (No credit awarded)
- D. Student grading option:
- S: Satisfactory (actual grade A through D-) (Not counted in cumulative average; not awarded by instructors; placed on grade report by Registrar.)
- F: Fail (actual grade E)
- E. Hours of credit and points of credit are determined as follows:
- Two units are employed in fixing the total requirements for graduation, the hour of credit and the point of credit. For each hour of credit, the student will receive the following number of points of credit, depending on the grade received:
| Grade | Points of Credit |
Points for 4-Credit Course |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4.0 | 16.0 |
| A- | 3.7 | 14.8 |
| B+ | 3.3 | 13.2 |
| B | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| B- | 2.7 | 10.8 |
| C+ | 2.3 | 9.2 |
| C | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| C- | 1.7 | 6.8 |
| D+ | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| D | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| D- | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| E | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The point-hour ratio (cumulative grade point average) is computed by dividing the total numbers of points earned by the total number of hours (excluding transfer credit, AP credit or credit earned with a grade of CR) for which the student has received final grades, whether passing or failing. Grades of S, F, and P do not affect this ratio.
- F. Each instructor shall furnish to the Registrar for record, at the close of each semester, a grade evaluating the student’s performance.
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