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%
Some programs may use a more rigorous standard than stated above.