Grading

Individual faculty members are responsible for evaluating the achievement of students officially enrolled in their classes. It is the right and responsibility of faculty assigned to teach a course to:

• Establish the criteria used to evaluate a student’s achievement in the course.
• Communicate the criteria, in writing, via the course syllabus.
• Make the course syllabus available to all students within one week from the first day of class. For shortened courses, the time frame for distribution shall be adjusted accordingly.
• Evaluate and assign grades according to the criteria established in the syllabus.
• Submit grades in Faculty eServices according to institutional timeline.

Credit courses shall be assigned grades according to the following:

A – Superior Achievement, 4 Grade Points
​​Represents achievement that is outstanding relative to the level necessary to meet course requirements.

​B – Above Average Achievement, ​3 Grade Points
​Represents achievement that is significantly above the level necessary to meet course requirements.

​C – Average Achievement, ​2 Grade Point
​Represents achievement that meets the course requirements in every respect.

D – Below Average Achievement​, ​1 Grade Point
​Represents achievement that is worthy of credit even though it fails to meet fully the course requirements.

​F – Failure​, ​0 Grade Points
​Represents failure and signifies that the work was completed but at a level of achievement that is not worthy of credit.

FW – Failure due to Unofficial Withdraw, (Excluded from GPA)
​Represents grade assigned as a result of faculty last date of attendance reporting.  Excluded from GPA.  Counts as credits attempted/not completed.

FN – Failure for Non Attendance, (Excluded from GPA)
Represents grade assigned to a student who did not officially withdraw from the course but stopped attending class or participating in an online class prior to the withdraw deadline.  Assigned as a result of faculty last day of attendance reporting.  Excluded from GPA. Counts as credits attempted/not completed.

​P – Pass, ​0 Grade Points
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​NC – No Credit, ​0 Grade Points
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In addition to grades, the following symbols may be used:

AU – Audit (Policy 03.36.90.0 Course Audits)
W – Withdraw (Policy 03.25.12.0 Incomplete, Withdrawal and Repeat Courses)
I – Incomplete (Policy 03.25.12.0 Incomplete, Withdrawal and Repeat Courses)
Z – In Progress​