Grades

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You should refer any real questions or concerns you have about your grades to the Office of the Registrar at x5211.

Undergraduate Grades
? Grade Not Submitted
  other notes: the faculty member missed the grade deadline
 
A A
  other notes: on a project, an A represents 'consistently excellent work'
 
AT Attended
  other notes: represents participation in a non-credit college sponsored seminar, such as the Major Selection Program
 
B B
  other notes: on a project, a B represents 'consistently good effort'
 
C C
  other notes: on a project, a C represents 'acceptable effort'
 
I Incomplete
  other notes: course grade, changed to NR if not changed within one term
 
L Transferred Advanced Placement Credit
 
NAC Not Acceptable
  other notes: this grade, unlike the NR, is placed on the transcript
 
NR No Record
  other notes: a grade denoting an effort insufficient for the credit for which the student is registered
 
Q Grade Not Submitted
  other notes: the faculty member missed the grade deadline
 
SP Satisfactory Progress
  other notes: reserved for projects that span multiple terms
 
Graduate Grades
A Excellent
 
AU Audit
 
B Good
 
C Pass
 
CR Credit from Another Institution
 
D Unacceptable for Graduate Credit
 
F Fail
 
I Incomplete
  other notes: transition grade only, becomes a grade of F if not changed by instructor within 12 months
 
NC No Credit
  other notes: only for thesis work, will not be recorded on transcript
 
P Pass
  other notes: not acceptable for graduate credit
 
SP Satisfactory Progress
  other notes: continuing registration in thesis/dissertation/directed research
 
UP Unsatisfactory Progress
  other notes: this grade remains on the file transcript
 
W Withdrawal
 

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