Mid-term grades

Mid-term grades serve as a tool for you and your faculty advisor to assess your progress. Mid-term semester grades are available from your faculty advisor approximately four days after midsemester. Check the University Calendar (at the Registrar's Office webpage and in the current Schedule of Classes) for that date.

Final Grades

Following the end of each semester, final grade reports are mailed to you at your permanent address or the address specified by you. In addition to listing the grade received for each class taken during the semester, the grade report may include other notations. The chart below lists each grade and notation, its definition, and where appropriate, the point value assigned to the grade.

Grade Definitions and Points

Grade Definition Grade Points

A Superior Achievement 4
B Good Achievement 3
C Average Achievement 2
D Minimum Passing Achievement 1
U Unsatisfactory Achievement 0
P Pass (D or above)*
NC No Credit (U)*
CR Credit
AUD Audit**
I Incomplete (assigned at the discretion of the instructor when work is otherwise of passing quality but incomplete, usually for reasons beyond the student's control)
W Withdrawal from a class up to six weeks before the end of the semester
WC Cancellation (non-payment of fees)

* To learn about taking a course Pass/No Credit, please consult pages 54-55 of the University Catalog.

** To learn about auditing a class, please consult page 65 of the University Catalog.

The grade point average (GPA) is calculated by dividing the total number of points earned by the total number of credit hours in which grade points were recorded.

If a student feels that the grade on the final report is inaccurate or unfair, the student may appeal the grade through the university's prescribed appeal process.