Grades assigned and their significance are as follows:

A+, A, A- Excellent
B+, B, B- Good
C+, C, C- Fair
D+, D, D- Pass
F, F- No Credit
Inc Incomplete
IP In Progress
NR No Report

For the purpose of calculating a grade point average, the following numerical equivalents are used:

A+ 13 A 12 A- 11
B+ 10 B 9 B- 8
C+ 7 C 6 C- 5
D+ 4 D 3 D- 2
F 1 F- 0 NR 0

A student's progress within a program will be evaluated on the basis of the grade point average. For purposes of calculation, the grade point earned in a 6.00 credit hour course will be double the weight of that earned in a regular 3.00 credit hour course. A grade point earned in a 1.50 credit hour course will be given one-half the weight earned in a 3.00 credit hour course.

Example:

Letter Grade	Grade Points		Credit Weight
A	12	x	1.5	=	18
B	9	x	3	=	27
B-	8	x	6	=	48
C+	7	x	3	=	21
F-	0	x	1.5	=	0
			15		114

Average: (114/15) = 7.6

Some programs calculate weighted averages based upon the number of contact hours for each course. In these programs, the average is calculated as follows:

Letter Grade	Grade Points		Credit Weight
A	12	x	2.50	=	30.00
B	9	x	3.00	=	27.00
B-	8	x	4.25	=	34.00
C+	7	x	6.00	=	42.00
F-	0	x	8.00	=	0.00
			23.75		133.00

Weighted Average: (133.00 / 23.75) = 5.6

Courses in which an F or F- grade is received will be recorded on the student's transcript and may be factored into the Grade Point Average but will carry no credit toward a degree. A grade of IP is recorded at the end of the first term of a two-term course.

A grade of NR is assigned to students who although registered in a course have neither attended regularly nor submitted assignments. In computing a student's average, NR is equivalent to F-.

Subject to regulations laid down by the faculty or school, a grade of “Incomplete” may be assigned to a student who so requests at the discretion of the instructor and academic unit head. Such a grade may be granted to a student who has not been able to complete all course requirements by the date of the final evaluations. The grade of “Incomplete” could be used in situations such as:

(i) the missing of an examination or test for a valid reason,

(ii) the failure to complete required projects or assignments in the allocated time owing to circumstances beyond the student's control.

A grade of "Incomplete" must be changed to a letter grade not later than six weeks after the last date of the examination period. If no grade has been assigned by that date, a final grade of F is automatically entered in the student's record by the Office of the Registrar.