Grades

How do all these letters and numbers stack up? How do pass/no-pass grades get calculated into a GPA? Check out the tables below for conversions and calculations!

Midterm Grades

In conjunction with frequent evaluations, mid-semester grades help students understand their level of progress. Faculty members submit mid-semester grades for each student to the Registrar's Office for all 15-week courses. These grades are internal and do not appear on student transcripts. These grades are also released to FERPA-authorized parents.

Grade	Achievement	Grade Equivalent Standard
S (satisfactory)	C- or better	A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-
U (unsatisfactory)	Passing, but D+, D, D-
F (failing)	Not passing: F

Semester Grades

At the end of each semester, faculty members submit to the registrar a final grade for each student.

Grade	Range	Achievement Standard	Grade Points per Credit Hr.
A	(93+)	Outstanding	4.00
A-	(90-92)	Outstanding	3.67
B+	(87-89)	High quality	3.33
B	(83-86)	High quality	3.00
B-	(80-82)	High quality	2.67
C+	(77-79)	Acceptable	2.33
C	(73-76)	Acceptable	2.00
C-	(70-72)	Acceptable	1.67
D+	(67-69)	Passing*	1.33
D	(63-66)	Passing*	1.00
D-	(60-62)	Passing*	0.67
F	(Below 60)	Failing	0.00
P		Pass	Not computed
NP		No Pass	0.00
W	Withdrawn before the end of the 11th week of a 15-week course*		Not computed
I	Incomplete		Not computed
AU	Audit		No grade or credit earned

*For exceptions, see the Education, Game Art & Animation, Game Design, Paralegal, Social Work, Software Development and Software Engineering majors.

*After the end of the 11th week of a 15-week course, students may not withdraw from a course.