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| A+ | 4.0 Highest Passing Grade |
| A | 4.0 |
| A– | 3.7 |
| B+ | 3.3 |
| B | 3.0 |
| B– | 2.7 |
| C+ | 2.3 |
| C | 2.0 |
| C– | 1.7 |
| D+ | 1.3 |
| D | 1.0 |
| D– | 0.7 Lowest Passing Grade |
| F | 0.0 Failing Grade |
| P | Pass |
| S | Satisfactory |
| I | Incomplete |
| R | Deferred Grade |
| NC | Course taken as Audit (No Credit) |
| NR | Grade not yet received in Office of Registrar |
| NY | Special program enrollment for which credit earned will be recorded when completed. Typically used for Study Abroad |
| W | Withdrew after the first week of classes. Grade will appear on transcript |
| WX | Withdrew through the first week of class. Grade will not appear on transcript. |
| WZ | Changed sections of the same course. Grade will not appear on transcript. |
The faculty member will set a specific date (up to one year) by which all unfinished work must be completed. Upon submission of the completed work, the faculty member files a Removal of Incomplete form with the Office of the Registrar, and students receive notification by mail of the new grade and the updated cumulative GPA. A grade of I that has not been removed within one calendar year of the time it is recorded will automatically be converted to a grade of F. The student will receive notification of this pending change and should take immediate steps to resolve the Incomplete. In rare cases, the instructor may agree to extend the deadline for resolving the Incomplete beyond the initial one-year period and in turn will submit a grade of IX on the Removal of Incomplete Form.
The faculty member is not required to give the student a year to finish the work. The instructor has the right to set an earlier deadline if deemed appropriate.
If students have to re-take the course in order to remove the Incomplete, they should not reenroll in the course. Instead, they should make arrangements with the original instructor and any new instructor to sit in on a portion of or the entire course as required by the instructor(s). In all cases, the original instructor is responsible for assigning the final grade. If he or she is unavailable or no longer with the university, the student should consult with the chair of the department in which the course is offered. If after receiving an Incomplete, students wish to withdraw from the course, they must follow the official IUPUI procedures for withdrawal.
Students should understand that sitting in on a course or otherwise making up the Incomplete does not count as part of the full- or part-time course load for financial aid purposes or for loan deferments.
Instructors are not involved in the decision to use the Pass/Fail option and are not informed that the student is taking a course on a Pass/Fail basis. All instructors report the traditional letter grades to the Office of the Registrar where all grades of D– or above will be converted to grades of P.
A grade of P does not affect the grade point average, but a grade of F does. Once a student requests that a course be taken Pass/Fail, the student cannot request that the Pass/Fail option be reversed. A course in which a student earns a P will count towards graduation.
Courses taken on a Pass/Fail basis count toward full- or part-time standing for purposes of financial aid or loan deferments.
The student must turn in the signed Pass/Fail forms to the Office of Registrar by the deadline specified in the Schedule of Classes.
Grades of S/F (Satisfactory/Fail)
Certain courses are taught on an S (Satisfactory) or F (Fail) basis. Everyone in the course receives either S or F grades, and individuals do not have the option of receiving A+ through D– grades. Courses graded on an S/F basis usually carry a footnote to that effect in the Schedule of Classes.
A grade of S does not affect the GPA; a grade of F does. Most other universities will not accept S grades for credit.
To calculate a semester GPA, take the value (or quality points) for each
grade and multiply it by the number of credits. For example, a 3 credit course
with the grade of A equals 12 GPA points. (The grade of A equals 4 quality
points multiplied by 3 credit hours.) Add all GPA points together and then
divide by the total number of GPA credit hours completed.
Example:
The cumulative GPA is calculated by combining the credits for all the
semesters taken at IUPUI or an IU campus and dividing that number into the total
number of credits earned in courses with grades of A+ through F. Courses taken
at other non–IU institutions are not used in calculating the IU GPA.
Credit hours passed is the number of IU course credit hours completed with a
passing grade (A+ through D–, S, P) at the level indicated (undergraduate,
graduate, or cumulative). Any credit hours earned as a transfer student from
outside the IU system are recorded on the transcript as transfer credit hours.
IU credit hours passed and transfer credit hours are added together to determine
a student’s class standing.
In some cases, schools calculate a degree GPA, which may vary slightly from
the cumulative GPA as it appears in the summary portion of a student’s
transcript or IUCARE audit. This is due to differences in program requirements,
especially when students are earning Purdue degrees.
The degree GPA for IUPUI students pursuing Purdue degrees offered by the
Schools of Engineering and Technology; Science; and the Tourism, Convention, and
Event Management programs will be calculated using the Purdue University grading
policy. Courses taken at any IU or Purdue campus and included in the student’s
program of study will be used in calculating the final GPA at the time the
degree is awarded.Grades of R (Deferred)
The grade of R (Deferred Grade) will be applied when the student’s work only can be evaluated after two or more semesters. The grade of R is appropriate in thesis and research courses in which the student’s work is evaluated only when the thesis or research is done. It may also be used at the end of the first of a two-term course or a course that overlaps two terms if the course is approved as a Deferred Grade course.
Grade Appeals
Each degree-granting unit has policies and procedures for handling student appeals regarding academic decisions such as grades. If students believe they were given an incorrect grade, they should contact the instructor first and then the director or chair of the unit offering the course. If that proves unsatisfactory, the student should contact the unit regarding the process for appealing the grade in question. See school sections for additional information or see the registrar’s Web site.
Semester and Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA)
Only courses with grades of A+ through D– and F are used in calculating grade
point averages (GPA). P and S grades are passing grades in completed courses,
but they are not used in calculation of a GPA.
3 credit A
3 credits x 4.0 pts = 12.0 pts.
3 credit B–
3 credits x 2.7 pts. = 8.1 pts.
2 credit C
2 credits x 2.0 pts. = 4.0 pts.
2 credit F
2 credits x 0.0 pts. = 0.0 pts.
2 credit S
not used in calculation
2 credit I
not used in calculation
3 credit W
not used in calculation
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10 credits
24.1 pts.
24.1 points ÷ 10 cr. = 2.41 GPA
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