Grade Point System
University grades are reported in letter symbols, each carrying a value in honor points per credit hour. The grade point average (GPA) is the average of the student’s honor points on a 4.00 point scale. The system is as follows:
|
Grade
|
Significance
|
Per Credit Hour
|
|
A
|
Superior
|
4
|
|
B
|
Above Average
|
3
|
|
C
|
Average
|
2
|
|
D
|
Below Average
|
1
|
|
F
|
Failure
|
0
|
|
W
|
Withdraw
|
0
|
|
I
|
Incomplete
|
0
|
|
S
|
Satisfactory
|
0
|
|
U
|
Unsatisfactory
|
0
|
|
AU
|
Audit
|
0
|
Although grading is at the discretion of an instructor, typically a letter grade for a course would equate to following percentage of content mastery:
A = or > 90%
B = or > 80%
C = or > 70%
D = or > 60%
F = Below 60%