Grades

A system of letter grades of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, and F is employed except for those courses approved for Pass/Fail grading. With some restrictions, students may elect the Pass/Fail option for one elective course each semester. Students electing the option are graded with the usual letter grade, but the grade of P is entered into the academic record for any letter grade of D or higher. A cumulative index of 2.0 is required for graduation for undergraduates, and a 3.0 for graduate students.

In the seventh week of the semester, each faculty member will be provided with grade rosters indicating the freshmen enrolled in his or her classes. Faculty are responsible for reporting a meaningful mid-semester letter grade (A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, or F) for each of these students in accordance with the Records Office guidelines.

Near the end of the semester, class lists will be provided for each faculty member. These lists should be checked for completeness and discrepancies reported to the Records Office. Faculty are responsible for reporting a final grade for each student at the end of the semester, in accordance with Records Office guidelines. In the event that a student fails to complete a course for illness or other reason deemed adequate by the instructor, the grade of I (Incomplete) is given. The appropriate catalogs should be consulted concerning the various other grades used at the University.

Changes in grade may be initiated only by the instructor. A change in a permanent grade must also have the approval of the dean of the college where the course is offered; such changes generally will be approved only where computational errors have been made. The instructor must be notified of the dean's action.

If a student has an academic grievance, the student must follow the specified procedure (see #4 of this section, "Student Grievance Procedure"). In cases where a student has filed a grade complaint under the Student Grievance Procedure the decision of the ad hoc committee appointed by the Senate Committee on Faculty Welfare and Privileges shall be final.

The Student Judicial System is mandated to impose an automatic grade of "F" if a student is found guilty of academic dishonesty.

Credit toward graduation is given for all courses in which the grade of D or higher is earned by the student; however, all grades are averaged to determine the satisfactory completion of graduation requirements. In graduate programs, grades of D and F cannot be counted toward a graduate degree.