Grades and Course Credits
University Policy
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Policy
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences uses a system of letter grades for evaluating coursework, as shown in the following chart.
Grade Explanation
| Grade | Explanation |
| A | Pass with credit |
| A– | |
| B+ | |
| B | |
| B– | |
| C+ | Considered failure |
| C | |
| C– | |
| D | |
| F | |
| P | Pass with credit; directed study and research courses at the 900 level only |
| I | Incomplete, with additional work required |
| J | Registration in same or continuing course in the following semester necessary (excluding summers) |
| AU | Audit, no credit |
| N | No credit granted toward a graduate degree |
| W | Withdrew after five weeks |
| MG | Missing grade, grade not assigned |
