The following is a description of the criteria used in assigning letter grades.
| Grades | Quality Points Per Semester |
Description Hour |
| “A” | 4.0 | Excellent, work of exceptional quality which indicates the highest level of attainment in a course. |
| “B” | 3.0 | Good, work above average which indicates a high level of achievement. |
| “C” | 2.0 | Work of average quality representing substantial fulfillment of the minimum essentials of a course. |
| “D” | 1.0 | Poor, representing passing work but below the standards of graduation quality. |
| “EP” | 0.0 | Represents the successful completion of examination for credit with an equivalent grade of “C” or better. |
| “EF” | 0.0 | Represents the unsuccessful completion of examination for credit. |
| “F” | 0.0 | Failure, representing unacceptable performance in credit course. |
| “I” | 0.0 | Represents incomplete work of passing quality and is given when a student is unable to complete required course work because of documented medical reason or catastrophic events beyond the control of the student. |
| “IP” | 0.0 | An “in process” grade indicates that the student has satisfactory attendance and has shown serious commitment to study but has not yet acquired the skill level in development or remedial courses to perform successfully at the college-level. The student must re-enroll in the course in which he/she receives this grade. While it is not a failing grade, it is considered an unsuccessful attempt. This grade is used only in Developmental Studies courses. |
| “S” | 0.0 | Represents satisfactory performance in a non-credit course. |
| “U” | 0.0 | Given for unsatisfactory performance in a non-credit course. |
| “W” | 0.0 | Represents official withdrawal from a course or the University. |
| “AU” (Audit) | 0.0 | Given when the student has registered and attended a course for audit rather than for credit. |
| “X” | 0.0 | Unofficial Withdrawal — Given when the student stops attending and/or never attended a course(s) and carries the same weight as “F”. |