4.0 UNDERGRADUATE Student Grading Standard
This maintains the current grading standard for all students classified as seeking an undergraduate degree and special students taking either undergraduate or graduate courses. Grades for courses that receive unit credit but that the University considers as non-factorable towards cumulative grade point average (such as Physical Education courses, Computer Skills Workshop, etc.) will be graded on a pass/no credit basis and will be indicated on the student's record by either a P or N. Any +/- grades received by undergraduate students {when taking graduate level} courses will be automatically converted by Enrollment Services to the corresponding letter grade as listed in the scale above. 4+ GRADUATE Student Grading Standard (as of Fall 1995)This standard is applicable to ALL graduate students who have entered and returned after Summer 1995 and special students taking graduate courses.
NOTE: Pass/No Credit policies for graduate students vary and students should be advised to check with their individual colleges/departments/programs for details. Minimum passing grades in graduate courses are determined by department and college policy. Any course that a graduate student completes will be graded using this scale, subject to the below exceptions. This includes undergraduate courses taken by graduate students, and special students taking graduate courses. Any graduate student who has taken a leave of absence and returned to Carnegie Mellon during or after Fall 1995 will return and graduate with their returning and future semesters under the new 4.33-point grading scale. These students will not have their past semster QPAs recalculated at the time of their return. 9.0 GRADUATE Student Grading Standard
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Grade | Quality Points | Description |
A+ | 9.0 | (not applicable to CIT, HSS graduate students) |
A | 8.0 |
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A- | 7.0 |
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B+ | 6.0 |
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B | 5.0 |
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B- | 4.0 |
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C+ | 3.0 |
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C | 2.0 |
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C- | 1.0 |
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D+ | 0.0 | (not applicable to SIA, HSS, HNZ graduate students) |
D | 0.0 | (not applicable to SIA, HSS, HNZ graduate students) |
R | 0.0 | Failure |
X | 0.0 | Conditional Failure |
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| (can be replaced by no grade higher than "D") |
S | Non-factorable units | Satisfactory |
P | Non-factorable units | Passing |
N | Non-factorable units | No Credit |
O | Non-factorable units | Audit |
W | Non-factorable units | Withdrawal (only applicable MCS/SIA graduate students) |
I | Non-factorable units | Incomplete |
AD | Credit granted for work completed at |