| A |
= |
4.000 grade points per credit hour |
|
A– |
= |
3.700 grade points per credit hour |
| B+ |
= |
3.300 grade points per credit hour |
| B |
= |
3.000 grade points per credit hour |
|
B– |
= |
2.700 grade points per credit hour |
| C+ |
= |
2.300 grade points per credit hour |
| C |
= |
2.000 grade points per credit hour |
| C– |
= |
1.700 grade points per credit hour |
|
D+ |
= |
1.300 grade points per credit hour |
| D |
= |
1.000 grade points per credit hour |
| F |
= |
0.000 grade points per credit hour |
| P |
= |
Credit earned without affecting on the student’s GPA. See the policy on Pass/Fail Option. |
| I/IE |
= |
Incomplete. Incomplete Extended (see incomplete grade policy). |
| S |
= |
Satisfactory progress. This grade is reserved for a course that typically goes beyond |
| W |
= |
Withdrawal or drop from a course without jeopardy or effect on GPA, in the period beginning |
| AUD |
= |
Audit only; no credits earned. |
| NGS |
= |
No grade submitted. This is a temporary notation used when a faculty member has not submitted a grade by a prescribed deadline. The course grade is pending. The faculty member will report the actual course grade by means of the official Request for Grade Change Form. NGS has no effect on a student’s term or cumulative GPA. |
The description and interpretation of the letter grades is as follows:
|
A, A– |
= |
Excellent (unusual and superior achievement) |
|
B+, B, B– |
= |
Good (above average, articulate achievement) |
|
C+, C |
= |
Satisfactory (average work) |
|
C–, D+, D |
= |
Passing (below standard) |
|
F |
= |
Failing |
The GPA is calculated by adding the total number of grade points earned and then dividing by the total number of hours attempted at the University.
To achieve the minimum GPA required for a degree, the student must have obtained at least twice as many grade points as hours attempted at the University of St. Thomas. Courses taken outside the University of St. Thomas are not calculated in determining grade point averages.