GRADES

Everything you need to know about how grades are issued and your grade point average is calculated is included in this section.

IN THIS SECTION:

• Grades
• Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Grade Report
• Transfer Credit Grades

Grades
At the close of a session or upon completion of a class, the instructor reports a final grade indicating the quality of a student’s work in the class. The University Registrar’s deadlines for submitting grades each quarter or session must be met. Failure to do so creates problems for students such as loss of employment, scholarships, financial aid, and opportunities for further study. Once grades are submitted to the University Registrar, they are final and cannot be changed unless evidence of an error can be presented or a formal grade appeal process is completed in accordance with Ohio University’s official grade appeal policy. Grades cannot be changed by arranging to complete additional work. Grade point values are assigned for each quarter-hour of credit completed according to the grading system below.

At the end of the quarter, your instructors will assign one of the following grades:

A=4.00
A-=3.67
B+=3.33
B=3.00
B-=2.67
C+=2.33
C=2.00
C-=1.67
D+=1.33
D=1.00
D-=0.67
F=0.00

CR-Credit is added to credit earned but does not figure into the GPA.

I (Incomplete) – The student has not finished the work required for a regular grade because of extenuating circumstances. A grade of “I” must be arranged with the instructor of the class. The student must complete the work and the instructor submits a grade change within the first six weeks of the next quarter of enrollment or the “I” converts to an “F.”

FS/FN (Failure Never Attended or Failure Stopped Attending) – These grades are earned when a student does not officially drop a class for which he/she is registered within the first 5 weeks of the quarter but either did not attend or attended at least once. Both the FN and FS count as an F in the GPA. 

WP/WF (Withdrawn Passing, Withdrawn Failing) – WP and WF are used when a student drops a class after the 15th calendar day of the quarter (and within the first 5 weeks). These grades do not count in the GPA. 

NR (No Report) – The instructor reports no grade or turns in grades too late to be processed. If this occurs, contact your instructor immediately.
A course for which a grade has been assigned by a faculty member will not be removed from the student’s academic record without approval of the University Review Panel and the instructor.
A course for which graduation credit is not allowed or a course that has been retaken, will be identified on the student’s academic record (transcript). Grades for these courses do not affect the grade point average, and credit hours do not count toward graduation.

Grade Point Average (GPA)
The basis for determining a student’s scholastic standing is the grade point average (GPA). This average is determined by dividing the total number of grade points earned by the total number of quarter hours of credit attempted. For example, if a student earned a C (2.0) and a B (3.0) in each of two five-hour courses, first multiply the number of hours in each course by the grade point value for that grade (5 x 2 = 10 and 5 x 3 = 15) and add the grade points for each course together to find the total number of grade points (25). Then add the number of hours attempted (5 + 5 = 10) and divide the total number of grade points by the total hours attempted (25/10 = 2.5). The student’s GPA after completing the two classes would be 2.5. A student’s GPA is figured only on credit hours attempted—courses for which the student receives letter grades (A-F), FN (failure, never attended), or FS (failure, stopped attending). FN and FS have the same value as an F. Grades of P (pass) and CR (credit) represent hours earned but are not used to calculate the GPA.

Grade Report
Final grade reports are sent to students' OAK e-mail accounts after grades are processed. Students can also retrieve their grades by accessing the Office of the University Registrar Web site, and selecting MyGrades under Online Services. By following instructions to request a grade report and successfully submitting a request, grade information is sent to students’ Catmail e-mail accounts or viewed online. Student grade information is maintained online allowing students to obtain any updated grade, GPA, and academic status information almost as soon as it changes.

Grade changes made before the end of the second and sixth weeks of the following quarter will result in corrected grade reports being automatically sent to students' Catmail e-mail accounts.

Transfer Credit Grades

Grades for all acceptable transfer courses in which grades of C- or better are earned are converted to “T” on the student’s academic record and the Degree Audit (DARS) Report. Effective fall quarter 2005–06, Ohio University will accept and apply transfer courses from Ohio public institutions in which grades of D+, D, or D- are earned. These courses will reflect a “TD” grade on the student’s academic record and DARS report (per Ohio Board of Regents policy to ensure the equitable treatment of transfer students across Ohio’s public institutions of higher education). The number of quarter hours of credit earned at each institution is recorded on the academic record, but no grades are recorded. Transfer students, therefore, enter Ohio University with no grade point average on their Ohio University academic records.

Prior to fall quarter 2005–06, D+, D, or D- grades were not transferable. However, if a student earned a D+, D, or D- in a course that was a specific prerequisite (as stated in the academic catalog of the prior school) to a course in which the student earned a grade of C or better, then the course in which the D+, D, or D- was received was accepted for credit earned, and the T was recorded on the DARS report.

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