Transcript Information - Grading System
Degrees
Awarded
Grading System
College
Key
Additional Information
4.0 Undergraduate (currently used) |
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Undergraduate students and graduate students (in CFA, CIT, CMU, MCS, and SCS who entered before Fall 1995 |
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Grades |
Point Value |
Description |
A |
4.0 |
Excellent |
B |
3.0 |
Good |
C |
2.0 |
Satisfactory |
D |
1.0 |
Passing |
R |
0.0 |
Failure |
X |
0.0 |
Conditional Failure |
S |
non-factorable units |
Satisfactory |
P |
non-factorable units |
Passing |
N |
non-factorable units |
Failure in Pass/Fail Course |
O |
non-factorable units |
Audit |
W |
non-factorable units |
Withdrawal |
I |
non-factorable units |
Incomplete |
AD |
non-factorable units |
Credit granted for work completed at another institution or examination credit. |
4+ Grading Standards |
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Graduate students (who entered in and after Fall 1995) |
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Grade |
Point Value |
Description |
A+ * |
4.33 |
(not applicable to CIT, HSS graduate students) |
A |
4.00 |
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A- |
3.67 |
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B+ |
3.33 |
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B |
3.00 |
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B- |
2.67 |
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C+ |
2.33 |
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C |
2.00 |
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C- |
1.67 |
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D+ |
1.33 |
(not applicable to TSB, HSS, HNZ graduate students) |
D * |
1.0 |
(not applicable to TSB, HSS, HNZ graduate students.) |
R |
0.0 |
Failure |
X |
0.0 |
Conditional Failure (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, TSB graduate students) |
I |
non-factorable units |
Incomplete |
AD |
non-factorable units |
Credit granted for work completed at another institution or examination credit. |
NOTE: Pass/No Credit policies for graduate students vary and students are 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 after summer 1995 will return and graduate with their eturning and future semesters under the new 4.33-point grading scale. These students will not have their past semester quality point averages recalculated at the time of their return.
9.0 Grading Standards |
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Graduate students (in SIA, HNZ, HSS, SCS, and UPA who entered before Fall 1995 |
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Grade |
Point Value |
Description |
A+ * |
9.0 |
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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 |
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D * |
0.0 |
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R |
0.0 |
Failure |
X |
0.0 |
Conditional Failure |
S |
non-factorable units |
Satisfactory |
P |
non-factorable units |
Passing |
N |
non-factorable units |
Failure in Pass/Fail Course |
O |
non-factorable units |
Audit |
W |
non-factorable units |
Withdrawal |
I |
non-factorable units |
Incomplete |
AD |
non-factorable units |
Credit granted for work completed at another institution or examination credit. |
* College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Carnegie Institute of Technology graduate students are not permitted to receive an A+. Tepper and Heinz graduate students do not receive D or D+ grades.