Grading System

Grading Symbols 

AC/Advance Credit — Awarded to students with informal learning experience.

AU/AUDIT — Student attended course on a regular basis. Performance not evaluated. No credit earned. Not calculated in GPA.

CC/Challenge Credit — Credit earned for successfully challenging an examination. CF Challenge Fail Student failed to demonstrate a satisfactory level of achievement. No credit earned. Not calculated in GPA

IN/Incomplete — Academic performance satisfactory but course requirements not completed. A temporary grade awarded in special circumstances to students who require a specified amount of extra time (maximum six months) to complete course requirements. No credit earned. Not calculated in GPA. Incomplete will be changed to failing grade of F if course work not completed by prescribed deadline.

IP/In Progress — A permanent grade awarded when course instruction continues after the prescribed end date for the term. No credit earned. Not calculated in GPA.

MD/Mark Delayed — Awarded as an interim grade in situations where marks submission is delayed.

P/F Pass/Fail — Awarded as final grade in specially designated courses as stated in the course outline. Credit earned for Pass grade. Not calculated in GPA.

RW/Required to Withdraw Suspension from a course. No credit earned. Calculated as failing grade in GPA.

TC/Transfer Credit Awarded to students with prior formal learning experience.

W/Withdrawal Student officially withdrew from the course prior to the prescribed deadline. No credit earned. Not calculated in GPA.

WF/Withdrawal with Failure Student withdrew from the course after the prescribed deadline. No credit earned. Calculated as a failing grade in GPA.

How to calculate your GPA (Grade Point Average)

Your grade point average (GPA)  is calculated by taking the sum of all points earned during a term and dividing it by the sum of all credits attempted in a particular term.

To calculate your GPA

1. Add together all the points for the grades you received in each course. See the chart above for specifics.
2. Add together all the credits attempted for all your courses. See the grading symbols to see if specific course credits should be included in your total.
3. Divide your point total by the credit total.

For example:
You took HE 122 Human Anatomy worth 3 credits and AN 199 Animal Anatomy worth 2 credits. Your credit total would be 5.

You received a B in HE 122 and the A in AN 199. Those are worth 9.00 and 8.00 points. Your total points are 17.00.

17.00 divided by 5 credits is equal to a GPA of 3.40.

Grading Scale July 1, 2000 - August 31, 2015