Graduate Grading Scale
The grading scale for the graduate program does not consider grades below C as passing. Any grade below a C carries zero quality points. Academic standing, which is expressed as the grade point average (GPA), is based upon the following grading system:
| Grade |
Explanation |
Quality Points |
Grading Scale |
| A |
Excellent |
4 |
90–100 |
| B |
Good |
3 |
80–89 |
| C |
Average |
2 |
70–79 |
| F |
Failure |
0 |
69 or below |
| P |
Pass† |
0 |
80–100 |
| NP |
No Pass† |
0 |
79 or below |
| F* |
Failure (Admin.) |
0 |
|
| F** |
Failure (Admin.) |
0 |
|
| WF |
Withdrew Failing |
0 |
|
| WP |
Withdrew Passing |
|
|
| Status |
Explanation |
|
|
| I |
Incomplete |
|
|
| W |
Withdrew |
|
|
| X |
Audit |
|
|
| NS |
No-Show+ |
|
|
| R |
Repeated Course+ |
|
|
† Pass and No Pass grades do not have quality points associated with them and are not factored into GPA.
F* Indicates administrative failure.
F** Indicates academic integrity administrative failure.
+ Historical grades only