The grade given in a course is the teacher's evaluation of the student's performance, achievement, and understanding in that subject as covered in the class. The following adjectives indicate the meaning of the letter grades:

Hence, the grade A means that the student's performance, achievement, and understanding were excellent in that portion of the subject covered in the class.

If a student withdraws officially from a class during the first ten class days of a semester or the first six class days of a term, the permanent record will not show a registration for that class. If the student properly withdraws from a class between the eleventh and twenty-fifth class days of a semester or between the seventh and thirteenth class days of a term, the record will be marked W. A W is not a grade and is not calculated in the GPA.

A WE grade will be given if a student petitions to withdraw from a class after the deadline and he or she is failing the class at that time.

A UW grade indicates that a student unofficially withdrew or stopped attending a class and did not officially withdraw with the Registration Office. The UW is calculated in the GPA as a failing grade. As of fall semester 2005, UW is no longer given.

A grade of P indicates a passing grade. It has no effect on the GPA.

The letter grade I (Incomplete) is given on a contractual basis with the instructor for students who are eligible to complete the work in a prescribed time period. (See Incomplete "I" Grades.) An incomplete is only given when extenuating circumstances (serious illness, death in the immediate family, etc.) occur after the twelfth week of a semester or the sixth week of a term. If the extenuating circumstances arise before the twelfth week of a semester or the sixth week of a term, the student should petition through the Registration Office to withdraw officially from the class(es). The Incomplete Grade Contract must be completed and signed by the instructor and the fee paid before submission of the official grade roll at the end of the semester. A copy of the Incomplete Grade Contract must accompany the grade roll, or the grade will be changed to an E.

An incomplete is never given when one is failing or has failed the course. The instructor should indicate a specific length of time in which the student must complete the incomplete, not to exceed one year. Class attendance in a subsequent semester or reregistration is not permitted to make up the incomplete. In some special instances, such as a lab class, attendance may be required for the portion of the class or lab section missed. Once the work has been completed, the instructor should complete the portion of the Incomplete Grade Contract, showing the grade earned, and submit the form to the Records Office (B150 ASB).

An "I" is computed in the grade point average as a neutral grade for four months. After four months, if the work has not been completed, the "I" is changed to an "IE".

The grade of IE indicates that the time period for completing the incomplete grade has expired. The IE grade is computed as a failing grade.

A grade of T indicates course work in progress and is only used in certain approved courses in which work may extend beyond the semester. The T grade may be changed to A, B, C, D, E, or P, depending on the grade rule for the course, when the work is completed.

NS is placed on the permanent record when a grade roll has not been submitted by the instructor. Until corrected, the NS will not be considered in computing the grade point average.

Once recorded in the Records Office, no final grade may be changed except to correct the permanent record when a calculation error has been made. (See Grade Change.) When such corrections need to be made, an official Grade Change Authorization Form must be completed by the instructor/dept and sent to the Records Office.

Step one: For each class, multiply the credit hours by the grade points. (Click here for grade point values)

Step three: Divide the total grade points by the total number of credits. (Do not include P credits.)

Step four: If the digit in the thousandths place of your GPA is a five or above you may round up. If it is a four or below you need to round down.

Note: A grade of E, WE, I, IE, or UW converts to a grade point score of 0.0. An Incomplete is changed to an IE if it is not completed within one year. A grade of T, W, P, or NS is never used in the grade point calculation. Do not calculate any course with a RPT next to it.

Numeric Grade Values (Law School)