Grading System

There are other grading scales for certain academic programs and for certain courses.

Course grades indicate the degree of student achievement in any given course. The University has established a quality point system to be used in accumulating and summarizing these grades. This quality point system is used to determine the minimum degree of general competence for graduation and for continuing the program at any level and to assign special honors to students who excel. Grades are reported in accordance with the following grading system:

A-	Superior academic achievement; 4 honor points per credit hour.
B-	Above average academic achievement; 3 honor points per credit hour.
C-	Average academic achievement; 2 honor points per credit hour.
D-	Deficiency in academic achievement; 1 honor point per credit hour.
F-	Failure in academic achievement; no honor point per credit hour.
P-	Passing; this grade is assigned to students satisfying the requirements in courses taken by proficiency examinations and for courses in which such grade is required. This grade is not included in the computation of the grade point index.
NP-	Not passing; this grade is assigned to students who fail in the courses indicated under the grade P. This grade is not included in the computation of the grade point index.

Courses completed at the University and taken in other higher education institutions having previous authorization from the corresponding authorities at Inter American University will be included in the computation of the grade point index. The grade point index is determined by dividing the total number of honor quality points by the total number of credits completed with the grades of A,B,C,D, or F.

All courses that grant academic credit require tests or other grading tools. This includes a final examination or its equivalent. Faculty members will indicate on their class register how the final grade was determined.