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Grading System

Letter grades indicating the quality of course work completed, and for which the semester hours credit earned can be applied toward graduation requirements, generally can be interpreted as follows:

A, excellent
B+ and B, good
C+ and C, average
D+ and D, poor
S for satisfactory
P and DP for pass.

The letter grades assigned for unsatisfactory course work are F, failure; U, for unsatisfactory; NP and DNP for no pass. No credit toward graduation is granted for these grades.

The designation IN (incomplete) also may be used in special circumstances. An incomplete grade (IN) may be given only at the end of a term to a student whose work is passing, but who has left unfinished a small amount of work, for example, a final examination, a paper, or a term project which may be completed without further class attendance. The student must act to remove the "IN" grade within one calendar year. If action is not taken, the "IN" grade will revert to an "F." In the event the instructor from whom a student receives an incomplete is not available, the disposition of a case involving an incomplete grade resides with the appropriate dean.

An In Progress (IP) final grade is given in Advanced Senior Project classes which require enrollment in the same class in successive semesters. An "IP" grade means the student cannot receive credit for the course under any circumstances without re-enrollment in the course.

A withdrawal (W) is given when a student officially withdraws from a course during the automatic "W" period (see Schedule Changes and/or Withdrawal from the Semester/Term). A "W" also is given if the student is passing at the time of drop/withdrawal after the automatic "W" period has ended. A "W" means the student cannot receive credit for the course under any circumstances without re-enrollment in the course.

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