Student Academic Affairs

understanding your academic report

understanding grades

Incomplete (IN)
Dropped Passing (DP)
Dropped Failing (DF)
Withdrew Passing (WP)
Withdrew Failing (WF)
No Grade Assigned (NX)

Incomplete (IN).   Normally, an incomplete is assigned only after a student and professor have discussed it.  The incomplete grade form indicates the date by which your work must be completed and the grade to be assigned if you fail to complete the course work by the deadline.

DP or DF.   DP or DF is assigned to a course a student has dropped.  DP is assigned when the student was passing at the time the course was dropped, and DF is assigned when the student was failing at the time the course was dropped.  Neither grade is included in GPA calculations.

WP and WF.   WP or WF is assigned to each course for a student who has withdrawn from the university.  WP is assigned when the student was passing at the time of withdrawal, and DF is assigned when the student was failing at the time of withdrawal.  Any grade of WF is included in the gpa calculation.

NX.  NX on a grade report indicates that the instructor did not assign a grade for the course.

Course Repeat Policy

Any course may be repeated once for GPA improvement. The better of the two grades earned is used in gpa calculation.  However, both grades will be recorded on the transcript.

Change of Grade

If you believe an error was made in a grade assignment, you are encouraged to speak with your professor immediately.  You may want to review the Procedures for Appeals of Academic Matters.  If a professor determines an error was made in a grade assignment, s/he submits a change of grade form to the Dean's Office.

Midterm Grades

Click here for detailed information concerning midterm grades.

Academic Standing

At the end of each graded term, students achieve one of three academic standings:

Good Standing:  cumulative GPA is 2.00 or above.

Academic Probation:   cumulative GPA is below 2.00.

Students on probation can enroll in a maximum of 13 credit hours.  Students who are on academic probation in a given semester will be academically dismissed at the end of that semester if they fail to earn the minimum term (semester) gpa required while on academic probation (see "Academic Dismissal" below).

Academic Dismissal:   term GPA was below minimum requirement for students on academic probation, or term gpa was 1.0 or less for first-term freshmen.

If a student is on academic probation and earns a term (semester) gpa that is below the required minimum shown below, the student will be academically dismissed following that term.

Academic dismissal of students on academic probation is determined by earned hours:
      0- 31 earned hours - dismissed if term GPA is 1.70 or less;
      32 - 62 earned hours - dismissed if term GPA is less than 2.00;
      63 or more earned hours - dismissed if term GPA is less than 2.20.

First-term freshmen are academically dismissed following their first term if their term GPA is 1.0 or less.

After a first academic dismissal, a student must sit out of classes a minimum of one regular term.  Following a second dismissal, a student must sit out a minimum of one year.  After the minimum suspension time, a student may submit a Petition to Return following Academic Dismissal.   No student may return after being dismissed a third time.

If a Petition to Return is approved by the Dean, the student's academic standing will be changed temporarily to "Probation-Dean's Option" to allow registration for classes.  Students returning from academic dismissal are on probation and subject to the same restrictions as all other students on academic probation.  The academic dismissal is not removed from a student's record.

Please note that the University Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy governing aid eligibility places students who are academically dismissed on SAP Suspension.  Aid Suspension must be remedied separately from the academic process of return from dismissal.  Students must submit an appeal of SAP Suspension directly to Financial Aid.

Dean's List

Students who achieve a term (semester) GPA of 3.75 or higher earn the honor of the "Dean's List".