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Letter Grade Honor Points Explanation
     
A 4.0 Excellent
A- 3.7 Excellent
B+ 3.3 Excellent
B 3.0 Good
B- 2.7 Good
C+ 2.3 Good
C 2.0 Satisfactory
C- 1.7 Satisfactory
D 1.0 Low, pass
F 0.0 Fail, no credit
AU Not applicable Audit, no credit
H Not applicable Honors
I Not applicable Incomplete
J Not applicable Registration in the same or continuing course necessary to complete requirements
MG Not applicable Missing grade, grade not assigned
NC Not applicable No credit, course not acceptable for degree
P Not applicable Pass
W Not applicable Withdrew from course after withdrawal deadline
X Not applicable Unresolved status (instituted May 1986)

The academic year is divided into two semesters of 15 weeks each and two summer sessions of 6 weeks each. A credit hour (or semester hour) is equivalent to one class hour a week or approximately fifteen hours over one semester.




Calculating Grade Point Average
  • Divide the number of grade points earned by the number of credits attempted.
  • The grades and credits of all repeated courses are calculated in the GPA.
  • The following grade symbols are not given honor points, and are not used in the calculation of grade point averages: AU, P, W, MG, H, NC and X.
  • “I” grades are not computed until all required work is completed and an appropriate letter grade assigned.
  • “J” grades are not computed until the required work in the same or continuing course is completed. The total credits are computed in the GPA at that time.
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