grading system
grades are based on your level of achievement in each course. grades are available online after the end of each regular term.
| grade | short description | full description |
|---|---|---|
| A | excellent | 4 honor points |
| B | above average | 3 honor points |
| C | average | 2 honor points |
| D | below average | 1 honor point |
| F | fail | 0 honor points; counts as attempted credit, no grade points |
| I | incomplete | assigned in cases where the student has not completed some portion of assigned course work during a regular term for extenuating circumstances such as illness, family emergency, etc. a change of grade will be accepted up to the end of the next term following the term in which the grade is issued. no credit or honor points. |
| W | withdrawn | course formally dropped after the end of the first week of a term. no credit or honor points. |
| K | administratively withdrawn | same as w but for administrative reasons rather than student initiative. no credit or honor points. |
| N | audit | course taken for personal interest only; does not earn credits or grade. must be elected during the first two weeks of a term. no credit or honor points. |
| P | pass | course has been elected to be taken on a pass/no credit basis during the first two weeks in a term. only one course may be so elected each term, except that all courses designated as developmental may be elected as pass/no credit. in addition, some courses are offered only on a pass/no credit basis. no more than one-fourth of the total credits required for graduation may be earned with p grades. a course which is being repeated may not be elected on a pass/no credit basis. does not count as attempted credit. |
| Q | not passing | a failing grade which earns no credit; can be issued only when a course is taken on a pass/no credit basis. does not count as attempted credit. |
| T | credit granted for testing | does not count as attempted credit |
| L | credit granted by virtue of prior education or occupational experience | does not count as attempted credit. |
| z or nr | grade not reported by instructor |
