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  Grades and Grading Policies
 The evaluation of the academic work of undergraduate stu­dents is indicated by letters as follows:
  
Standard Academic Course Grades
  
 A  Excellent – Valued at four quality points per semester hour.
  
 B  Good – Valued at three quality points per semester hour.
  
 C  Average – Valued at two quality points per semester hour.
  
 D  Below average – Valued at one quality point per semes­ter hour.
  
 E  Failure – No semester hours earned and no quality points.
   
 I

Incomplete – Given only when a relatively small amount of work is not complete because of illness or other reasons satis­factory to the instructor. Incompletes must be made up by midterm of the following semester (summer school excluded). “I” is calcu­lated as an “E” in computation of GPA for the current term.
  
IP

Course work has not been completed, and the student must register for same course the following semester; no credit hours or quality points (restricted to approved courses (such as developmental English, Reading, and Math courses).
  
R Course repeated – Replaces original grade for repeated course; not computed in GPA.
  
Pass-Fail Course Grades
  
K Credit, pass-fail course – Semester hours earned; no quality points; not computed in GPA.
  
N Failure, pass-fail course – No quality points; computed in GPA.
    
Withdrawal Grades
  
P Withdrew from school passing – Not computed in GPA.
  
F Withdrew from school failing – Computed in GPA as credits attempted.
  
U Unofficial withdrawal – Computed as credits attempted; computed as zero quality points in GPA calculation.
  
W Withdrew officially – No hours attempted; not comput­ed in GPA.
  
Audited Course Grades
  
Y Audit credit – No hours attempted; not computed in GPA; not applicable to degree program.
  
WY Withdrawal from audit class – Not computed in GPA.
  

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