Grading Schemes
You can determine which grading scheme to use for a student by noting the number or letter in the CLASS column of you grade roster. Match this number or letter with the appropriate grading scheme below. Note that there are two possible graduate student grading schemes. (Graduate students enrolled in the 100-level course may be assigned grades according to the Undergraduate Student Grading Scheme.)
| 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 (Note: D+ and D- grades may not be used for courses in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) | 0.7 |
| E | Failure | 0.0 |
| I | Incomplete | |
| P | Pass (Pass-Fail system) For all xxxP courses and PSY 368 but NO others. | |
| S | Satisfactory (Satisfactory-Fail option) | |
| F | Fail (Satisfactory-Fail option and Pass-Fail System) | |
| N | No Grade Reported | |
| CR | Credit (ONLY courses MUR 151 through 159, ONLY through Spring 1995) | |
| NC | No Credit (ONLY courses MUR 151 through 159, ONLY through Spring 1995) | |
| W | Withdraw without effect on the grade-point average | |
| W05 | A W with a numeric suffix indicates the week the course was dropped |
| Grade | Explanation |
|---|---|
| A | Excellent |
| A- | |
| B+ | |
| B | Good |
| B- | |
| C | Poor |
| E | Failure |
| I | Incomplete |
| IE | Incomplete and Failure |
| W | Withdrawn |
| N | No Grade Reported |
| Grade | Explanation |
|---|---|
| S | Satisfactory |
| E | Failure |
| I | Incomplete |
| N | No Grade Reported |
| IE | Incomplete and Failure |
| W | Withdrawn |
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 (897, 997/899, 999) may be graded only with the ALTERNATIVE GRADING SCHEME.