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\nGrading System\n | \n\n\n | \n
University course work is measured in terms of quantity and quality. A credit normally represents one hour per week of lecture or recitation or not fewer than two hours per week of laboratory work throughout a semester. The number of credits is a measure of quantity. The grade is a measure of quality. For grades applicable to graduate courses, see the Graduate Academic Standards, Grades section of this chapter.
\nThe university-wide system for undergraduate grading is as follows:
\n| Undergraduate | \n||
| Grade | \nPoints | \nCourses | \n
| A+ | \n4.00 | \nPassing | \n
| A | \n4.00 | \nPassing | \n
| A- | \n3.67 | \nPassing | \n
| B+ | \n3.33 | \nPassing | \n
| B | \n3.00 | \nPassing | \n
| B- | \n2.67 | \nPassing | \n
| C+ | \n2.33 | \nPassing | \n
| C | \n2.00 | \nPassing | \n
| C- | \n1.67 | \nPassing | \n
| D | \n1.00 | \nPassing | \n
| F | \n0.00 | \nFailing | \n
No credit toward graduation accrues from a failing grade or a grade that is replaced by a retaken course. For more information, see the Registration and Attendance section of this chapter.
\nSatisfactory/No Credit (S/NC): An S grade reflects satisfactory work (C or better for undergraduate students, B- or better for graduate students); otherwise, the student receives no credit (NC). S and NC have no effect on the student’s GPA. Entire courses normally graded S/NC are annotated in the catalog. Students may also elect to take credit without grade. For more information, see the Registration and Attendance section of this chapter.
\nA/B/C/NC: Students who successfully complete English Composition and Introduction to Literature (ENGL 101) or Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English (ENGL 100) are graded A, A-, B+, B, B-, or C. Students who do not attain at least a C in these courses receive no credit (NC). NC has no effect on the GPA.
\nIncomplete (IN): This grade may be given to students who are passing a course but who may be unable to complete scheduled course work for a cause beyond reasonable control. Unless the faculty member has specified an earlier deadline, the student must then complete all the requirements by the end of the ninth week of the next semester, not including summer term, and the instructor must turn in the final grade by the end of the 10th week. Faculty members who choose to require an earlier incomplete deadline will be required to file an Incomplete Grade Contract with the local academic unit’s office, detailing the work that remains to be done, the general reason for the incomplete, and the student’s grade at the point of receiving the incomplete. Unless an explicit written extension is filed with the Registrar’s Office by the faculty deadline, the grade of IN is changed by the registrar to an F. The maximum IN extension is to the end of the same semester in which it was originally due. Students who have filed their intent to graduate have only six weeks from the date of degree conferral to resolve any incomplete grades and have the final grades recorded by the Registrar’s Office.
\nWhile a grade of IN remains on the transcript, it is treated as an unsatisfactory grade in determining probation, suspension, termination, or dismissal. Removal of INs from the transcript may result in retroactive elimination of probation, suspension, termination, or dismissal.
\nIncomplete, extended (IX): IX is given by the Registrar’s Office after receiving an Incomplete Extension form signed by the instructor and the appropriate dean. The extension gives students additional time to complete work; the amount of time is specified by the instructor. The final grade must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office before final exams for the semester in which the IN grade was originally due. A grade of IX affects the academic record in the same way as does a grade of IN.
\nIn Progress (IP): This grade may be given in selected courses, including graduate theses, dissertations, practica, and internships. IP may also be used when the work of BIS 490 or a course that is graded S/NC or A/B/C/NC is not completed within one semester. IP has no effect on the GPA. With the exception of BIS 490, IP remains on the record until the work is completed and a final grade is assigned. An IP in BIS 490 not changed to a final grade by the last day of classes of the next semester, not including summer term, is changed by the registrar to an F. IP grades will also be awarded in courses numbered 998 and 999 until successful completion, and then they will be changed to S/NC. Upon successful completion of 998 or 999 and submission of the final grade, grades for all prior sections will be changed to S/NC.
\nAbsent with permission (AB): A student who has received permission from the academic dean or director to be absent from a final exam for cause beyond reasonable control may receive a temporary grade of AB. A rescheduled exam must be administered within 10 business days of the original exam date, or the AB will automatically become an F. Final determination of academic status is not complete while the AB remains on the transcript.
\nSpecial Provision (SP): The grade of SP may be given by a dean to students who are unable to complete the course requirements because of extraordinary long-term circumstances, such as major illness or military deployment. SP has no effect on the GPA and remains on the transcript until the work is completed and a final grade is assigned.
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