POL 6.020 Grade Reporting System

Grades are issued at the end of each semester or session and become a permanent part of the student’s record. The following grades are computed in the semester/term and cumulative/career grade point average: A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, and E.

Academic achievement is recorded as follows:

Grades, Definitions, and Honor Point Values

A:

• Definition: Excellent performance
• Honor Point Value: 4

A-:

• Definition: Excellent performance
• Honor Point Value: 3.7

B+:

• Definition: Above average performance
• Honor Point Value: 3.3

B:

• Definition: Above average performance
• Honor Point Value: 3

B-:

• Definition: Above average performance
• Honor Point Value: 2.7

C+:

• Definition: Average performance
• Honor Point Value: 2.3

C:

• Definition: Average performance
• Honor Point Value: 2

C-:

• Definition: Below average performance
• Honor Point Value: 1.7

D+:

• Definition: Below average performance
• Honor Point Value: 1.3

D:

• Definition: Below average performance
• Honor Point Value: 1

D-:

• Definition: Below average performance
• Honor Point Value: 0.7

E:

• Definition: Failure
• Honor Point Value: 0

I:

• Definition: Incomplete
• Honor Point Value: N/A

W:

• Definition: Withdrawal
• Honor Point Value: N/A

AU:

• Definition: Audit
• Honor Point Value: N/A

CR:

• Definition: Transfer Credit
• Honor Point Value: N/A

R:

• Definition: Registrar Grade
• Honor Point Value: N/A

S:

• Definition: Satisfactory
• Honor Point Value: N/A

U:

• Definition: Unsatisfactory
• Honor Point Value: N/A

WIP:

• Definition: Work In Progress
• Honor Point Value: N/A

Approved April 17, 1997
Revised November 19, 2020
Reviewed October 16, 2025