Grading Schemes—SON
You can determine which grading scheme to use for a student by noting the number or letter in the CLASS column of your grade roster. Match this number or letter with the appropriate grading scheme below. Note that there are two possible graduate student grading schemes.
| Grade | Explanation | Cumulative Average |
|---|---|---|
| A | Excellent | 4.0 |
| A- | 3.7 | |
| B+ | 3.3 | |
| B | Above Average | 3.0 |
| B- | 2.7 | |
| C+ | 2.3 | |
| C | Minimum Satisfactory Grade | 2.0 |
| C- | 1.7 | |
| D+ | 1.3 | |
| D | 1.0 | |
| D- | Minimum Passing Grade | 0.7 |
| E | Failure | 0.0 |
| I | Incomplete | |
| P | Pass | |
| N | No Grade Reported | |
| WE | Withdrawn and failing at the time of withdrawal | |
| WP | Withdrawn and passing at the time of withdrawal |
| Grade | Explanation |
|---|---|
| A | Excellent |
| A- | |
| B+ | |
| B | Good |
| B- | |
| C | Poor |
| E | Failure |
| I | Incomplete |
| IE | Incomplete and Failure |
| WE | Withdrawn and failing at the time of withdrawal |
| WP | Withdrawn and passing at the time of withdrawal |
| N | No Grade Reported |
| Grade | Explanation |
|---|---|
| S | Satisfactory |
| E | Failure |
| I | Incomplete |
| N | No Grade Reported |
| IE | Incomplete and Failure |
| WE | Withdrawn and failing at the time of withdrawal |
| WP | Withdrawn and passing at the time of withdrawal |
Please Note:Graduate Grading Schemes may NOT be mixed. All graduate students in a course must be graded according to the same system (Reading and Research courses are excluded from this rule.) Dissertation courses (595, 899, 990, 995 and 999) may only be graded with the ALTERNATE GRADING SCHEME.
