Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013
Grades
Interim Grades
Interim (Warning) Grade for Excessive Absences (EA): Interim grades serve as warnings to students that they are at risk of failing a course due to non-attendance or poor academic performance if they do not take immediate corrective action. The interim grading period begins on the first day after the close of registration and continues until one week prior to the deadline for withdrawing from classes. Students are responsible for monitoring interim grades and taking actions in response to them. Interim grades are not permanent and have no effect on a student’s earned hours and grade point average.
1. Excessive Absences: Faculty members assign the interim grades of X and EA as warranted by the student’s attendance.
| Grade | Meaning – Effect |
| X | No-Show - Student does not attend class during the first week of semester/term. Student must either begin attending class or withdraw from it. Students who fail to take actions in response to interim grade of X will receive a final grade of F. In online classes, an X grade is assigned to enrolled students who do not interact with the course website for the first week of the semester/term. X grades are given prior to the university census date. |
| EA | Excessive Absences - Student’s class absences exceed 10% of their total contact hours. Student must resume class attendance or withdraw from it. Students who do not withdraw will receive a final grade based on evaluation criteria of the class. EA grades are given after the tenth (10th) day of classes (after census date). |
Midterm Grades:
2. Midterm grades provide an assessment of student progress in courses during the first half of the semester. Students earning a midterm grade of D or F in a class must take corrective action to improve their academic status. All faculty teaching undergraduate courses are required to post midterm grades for all students. All students are required to review their midterm grades using their online accounts.
Final Grades
Final grades are calculated on a four-point system and affect a student’s grade point average as indicated below. Faculty members will delineate in each class syllabus the methods and evaluative criteria for determining final grades in the class. All students are required to review their final grades using their online accounts.
| Grade | Credit Hours | Quality Points | Meaning |
| A |
Hours attempted and earned |
4 per credit hour | Exceptionally high |
| B |
Hours attempted and earned |
3 per credit hour | Good |
| C |
Hours attempted and earned |
2 per credit hour | Satisfactory |
| D | Hours attempted and earned |
1 per credit hour | Marginally passing |
| F | Hours attempted - Not earned | 0 per credit hour | Failing |
| FN | Hours attempted - Not earned | 0 per credit hour | Failing due to non-attendance and/or excessive absences. |
| W | Hours attempted - Not earned | No impact on GPA. Students are permitted a maximum of five class withdrawals during their academic career. Beyond this limit, students must earn a final grade of A,B,C,D,F, or FN. | Class withdrawal prior to deadline (see Academic Calendar) |
| P |
Hours attempted and earned |
No impact on GPA | Satisfactory - Assigned only in classes specified as Pass/Fail |
| WU | Hours attempted - Not earned | No impact on GPA | Withdrawal from all classes for semester or term |
| AU |
Hours attempted - Not earned | No impact on GPA | Auditing |