Each instructor has the option of using a grading method within each course that best meets the needs of students and the subject. However, all grades are translated by instructors into the following grades:
| A | Excellent. | This grade is assigned 4 quality points per semester hour. |
| A- | Excellent | This grade is assigned 3.7 quality points per semester hour. |
| B+ | Above Average | This grade is assigned 3.3 quality points per semester hour. |
| B | Average | This grade is assigned 3 quality points per semester hour. |
| B- | Below Average | This grade is assigned 2.7 quality points |
| C+ | Below Average | This grade is assigned 2.3 quality points per semester hour. |
| C | Below Average | This grade is assigned 2 quality points per semester hour. |
| C- | Below Average | This grade is assigned 1.7 quality points. This grade will not count toward graduation. |
| D+ |
Minimally Passing |
This grade is assigned 1.3 quality points per semester hour. This grade will not count toward graduation. |
| D | Minimally Passing | This grade is assigned 1 quality point per semester hour. This grade will not count toward graduation. |
| F | Failure | No quality points are assigned. |
| I | Incomplete. | This grade is to be assigned only when the instructor has been presented with serious and compelling reasons why the student should be allowed to complete the course at a later date. These reasons are customarily medical. The I grade is not an automatic extension. An I grade which has not been made up by the sixth week of the subsequent term, excluding summer terms, will be changed automatically to F. |
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| P | Pass. | Pass/fail grades are available only in courses designated as pass/fail. Grades of P are not counted toward quality point averages. |
| X | No Grade Submitted. | |
| W | Withdrawal. | Indicates that the student withdrew by the tenth week of class in the Office of Student Records. No credit is awarded. |
| AU | Audit Complete. | |
| AI | Audit Incomplete. | |
| AP | Advanced Placement. | |
| EX | Exempt from course requirement. | |
| FA | Audit Failed. | |
| IP | In Progress. | An IP grade may be granted for certain courses that typically are longer than a normal semester. |
The use of certain other administrative notations on student grade reports are explained in those reports. Averages are computed only on the basis of letter grades A through F.