Undergraduate Grading Scale

Students work is assessed by the use of a standard 4.0 grading scale as follows:

Numerical Grade Conversion Scale
Grading Scale Points Conversion Percentages (%) and/or Definitions
Attempted Successfully Completed for:
General Education
Courses (Pre-Licensure Programs)
General Education Courses

(Online Programs)

Pre-licensure Nursing
Courses
Post-Licensure Nursing Courses

BSBA/

BSHA/BSPH 

Dental Hygiene Courses   
A 4.0 93-100 Y Yes to All
A- 3.7 90-92 Y Yes to All
B+ 3.3 87-89 Y Yes to All
B 3.0 83-86 Y Yes to All
B- 2.7 80-82 Y Y  Y  Y
C+ 2.3 76-79 Y Y  Y  Y N   Y Y
C 2.0 73-75 Y Y  Y N N Y N
C- 1.7 70-72 Y N Y N N N
D+ 1.3 66-69 Y No to All
D 1.0 63-65 Y No to All
D- 0.7 60-62 Y No to All
F 0.0 59 and below Y No to All
AU 0.0 Audit N No to All
CR 0.0 General Education:
Credit


Nursing & Dental Hygiene:
Credit for Nursing Advanced Standing Credit, or 76% or higher on Challenge Exams
Y Yes to All
P 0.0 Pass Y Y Y Y Y Y N/A
NP
0.0 No Pass Y N N N N N N/A
I 0.0 Incomplete Y No to All
WNP 0.0 Withdrawal No Pass Y N N N N N N
TC 0.0 Transfer Credit Y Yes to All
W 0.0 Withdrawal Y No to All
WP
0.0 Withdrawal-Passing
 Y  No to All
WF 0.0 Withdrawal-Failure Y No to All
Note: AU, CR, I, P, NP, TC, W, WF, WNP, and WP are used on the Academic Record but have no point values and are not computed in the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

A minimum passing grade is required for each course and varies by program.

Earned grades below the minimum passing grade reflect that the course has not been successfully completed. 

Each academic program has unique prerequisite requirements.  Please see the specific program section for additional information.

"C*" grades in core Pre-licensure Nursing and core Dental Hygienecourses reflect that the course has not been successfully completed. is the minimum grade in the General Education Program.  

C+” is the minimum passing grade in the core Nursing and Dental Hygiene Programs.

C*” grades in core Pre-licensure Nursing, and core Dental Hygiene courses reflect that the course has not been successfully completed.

P” or "NP" are the grades issued for all Nursing Clinicals, Global Studies/Symposium, and Capstone courses (e.g. NURS 492 and NURS 493 or NURS 493R).