Grading Policy
The following grading system is used in the Graduate Programs: (Effective Fall 2008)
| Grades(Alpha) |
Grades(Numeric) |
Classification |
Quality Point Index |
| A |
93.0–100 |
Superior |
4.0 |
| A- |
90.0–92.9 |
Excellent |
3.7 |
| B+ |
87.0–89.9 |
Very Good |
3.3 |
| B |
83.0–86.9 |
Good - Lowest acceptable grade in
Education and Nursing
|
3.0 |
| B- |
80.0–82.9 |
Lowest acceptable grade in Business, Criminal Justice, Mental Health Counseling, Music Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology |
2.7 |
| C+ |
77.0–79.9 |
Not accepted for credit toward degree requirements |
2.3 |
| C |
73.0–76.9 |
Not accepted for credit toward degree requirements |
2.0 |
| F |
Failure |
|
0.0 |
| AU |
Audit (Audit requires permission of Program Director and the Instructor. No credits earned and no quality points) |
| I |
Incomplete(Computed as Failure: Some requirement of the course is lacking. Automatically becomes an "F" if requirement is no met within a specified time) |
| W |
Withdrawn- Passing (no credits earned and no quality points) |
| WA |
Withdrawn-Absent from the last class meeting or final |
| WF |
Withdrawn-Failing(Computed as a failure) |
| WIP |
Work-in-Progress |
| P |
Pass (Represents competency in meeting course requirements. Depending on the discipline "Pass" grades represent the equivalent to a "B" or "B-" and confirm required competency. "Pass" is not a letter grade and does not count in the GPA. Courses taken with Pass/Fail grading cannot be used to meet a degree requirement, where the program requirements must be satisfied with a minimum letter grade.) |
| NA** |
Never Attended(No credits earned and no quality points) |
** "NA" is no longer available as a final grade, effective Fall 2004.
*** "W" grade is retired from use, effective Fall 2021.
NOTE: "WA" and "WF" grades are recorded during the term. After the term ends, letter grades may not be converted to withdrawal grades. Incompletes may not be converted to withdrawal grades.