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Valid Grades - Faculty Instructions

Undergraduate Level Courses:
(course numbers 1000-6999)

 

Graduate Level Courses:
(course numbers 7000-9999)

 

  A    A-    B+   B    B-   C+   C   C-   D+   D   D-  F
Valid undergraduate letter grades under Normal (N) Grade Mode
    A    A-    B+   B    B-   C+   C   F

Valid graduate letter grades under Normal (N) Grade Mode

 

N Incomplete   N Incomplete
S / U Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Courses with grade mode = S or for individual students registered for Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory status only (grade mode or G mode column will indicate S).

Pass/Fail grades are not valid grades.

  S / U Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Courses with grade mode = S or for individual students registered for Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory status only (grade mode or G mode column will indicate S).

Pass/Fail grades are not valid grades.

NG No Grade reported. 

To be posted only if student never attended (notice should be sent to Office of the Registrar, as well).

NG grades will be inserted by the registrar's office at the close of grading if the grade is left blank on the grade sheet.

  NG   No Grade reported. 

To be posted only if student never attended (notice should be sent to Office of the Registrar, as well).

NG grades will be inserted by the registrar's office at the close of grading if the grade is left blank on the grade sheet.

Unofficial withdrawal or (for freshmen only) failure due to excessive absences

Last Date of Attendance must be entered for all Y grades.  If student is a freshman and has excessive absences, enter final day of class as Last Date of Attendance.  

An unofficial withdrawal refers to a student who stops attending class and does not pursue an official withdrawal with his/her dean's office.

  F   Failure or Unofficial withdrawal


For a graduate student with an unofficial withdrawal, F should be assigned and Last Date of Attendance entered.

An unofficial withdrawal refers to a student who stops attending class and does not pursue an official withdrawal with his/her dean's office.

SP Satisfactory Progress
For use at Mid-Term Only
  IP In Progress

For graduate thesis or research courses only.

Pre-Assigned Grades

The following grades must be pre-approved and they should appear on grade lists prior to final grading by instructors.   Instructors are not authorized to assign the following grades.

AU            Audit          

WX/W      Approved withdrawal without penalty/with penalty

Personal Enrichment Students

It is important that every student on the grade list have a grade entry except for senior citizens enrolled for "Personal Enrichment" (PE).   For these students, the code "PE" or the words "Personal Enrichment" should appear in the REG/STATUS/DATE column.   Please do not enter any grade for these students.

 
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