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This record is released on the condition that the student information contained herein will not be transferred to a third party without the written consent of the student.

Carnegie Mellon University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor West, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

College and department accreditations include:

• Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET) – Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering and Public Policy, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering
• National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) – Architecture
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) – Art and Design
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) – Music
• American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and Middle Atlantic Association of College of Business Administration (MAACBA) – David A. Tepper School of Business
• American Chemical Society (ACS) – Chemistry
• National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NAPAA) – H. John Heinz III College.

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

All Carnegie Mellon University courses are taught in English.

TEACHING LOCATION

This transcript reflects all Carnegie Mellon coursework, independent of campus or teaching location.

Carnegie Mellon observes the semester system (fall, spring, and summer) with two six-week mini sessions. Courses may be taught in other shortened sessions.

Each Carnegie Mellon University course number begins with a two-digit prefix which designates the department offering the course (e.g., 76-xxx courses are offered by the Department of English, etc.). Although each department maintains its own course numbering practices, typically the first digit after the prefix indicates the class level: xx-1xx courses are first-year-level, xx-2xx courses are second-year level, etc. Prior to fall 2016, xx-6xx courses may be either undergraduate senior level or graduate level, depending on the department. After fall 2016, all xx-6xx courses and higher are graduate-level courses.

Degrees are awarded upon satisfactory completion of all requirements in the approved curriculum(a), university residency, and by recommendation for degree(s) by the faculty of the appropriate college(s).

Units carried refers to the total number of units for which the student is registered. Units passed is the total of all units that have a passing grade. Grades of R, N, and I are not included in units passed. Units factored is the total of all units factored into QPA. Please refer to the Undergraduate Student and Graduate Student QPA Grading Scales for examples of non-factorable units.

Carnegie Mellon University uses course units rather than course hours. Three units equal one semester hour of credit. For example, a 9 unit course is equivalent to a 3 credit course at another institution. In most majors, students enrolled in 36 units or more are considered full time.

Carnegie Mellon University defines a quality point as a point value multiplied by units for a given course. QPAs are calculated according to the following formula:

• Semester QPA: total points divided by units factored per semester.
• Cumulative QPA: total points divided by units factored combining all undergraduate record semesters or all graduate semester records.

Undergraduate courses are not factorable into QPA for graduate students those in Carnegie Mellon University-Wide Studies (CMU), Integrated Innovation Institute (III), Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences (DC), Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy (HC), and Tepper School of Business (TSB).

A separate cumulative QPA is calculated for undergraduate and graduate records. If a student attends a combination of undergraduate, graduate studies, and/or non-degree studies, a cumulative QPA may not be calculated. Cumulative QPA may not be available on transcripts for semesters prior to 1989.

After the midpoint of the spring 2020 semester, a global pandemic caused a significant disruption that warranted temporary changes to our grading policy, which were for the spring 2020 semester only. These changes offered broader use of our pass/no pass (P/NP) grading option and the acceptance of passing grades to fulfill degree requirements.

Undergraduate Students

When undergraduate students elect a pass/no pass final grade option, any grade of D or above will be recorded as a P, and R grades will be recorded as N.

Graduate Students

When graduate students elect a pass/no pass final grade option, grades are assigned per the student’s home college policy. Students in CIT and SCS will receive S grades instead of P grades. S grades are the equivalent of a P grade, and vice versa. For more information, refer to our website.

Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap or disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, ancestry, belief, veteran status, or genetic information. Furthermore, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and is required not to discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or executive orders.

Inquiries concerning the application of and compliance with this statement should be directed to the Office for Institutional Equity and Title IX, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-7125.

Obtain general information about Carnegie Mellon University by calling 412-268-2000.

The university does not provide conversions to other grading scales, such as percentage, GPA (grade point

average), or ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System).

4.0 GRADING STANDARDS

The 4.0 grading scale is applicable to all undergraduate students. Prior to fall 1995, the 4.0 scale was also applicable to graduate students in certain colleges; refer to the graduate student grading scale section.

The 4.33 grading scale is applicable to all graduate students attending after fall 1995.

Graduate students in College of Fine Arts (CFA), Carnegie Institute of Technology (CIT), Carnegie Mellon University Wide-Studies (CMU), Mellon College of Science (MCS) and School of Computer Science (SCS) were graded on the 4.0 scale.

Graduate students in the Graduate School of Industrial Administration (GSIA) and the School of Urban and Public Affairs (SUPA) were graded on the 9.0 scale.

Graduate students who were admitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS) between fall 1986 and fall 1995 were graded on the 9.0 scale.