| Grade Description | Letter Grade | Grade Point Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding | Outstanding performance, demonstrating complete and comprehensive understanding of the subject matter; full mastery of concepts and skills; exceptional interpretive and analytical ability; originality in the use of concepts and skills; achievement of all major and minor objectives of the course. | A+ | 4.0 |
| Excellent | Excellent performance, indicating superior grasp of subject matter and concepts; development of relevant skills to a high level; a high level of interpretive and analytical ability; originality or intellectual initiative; achievement of all major and minor objectives of the course. | A | 4.0 |
| A− | 3.7 | ||
| Very Good | Very good to good performance, indicating thorough understanding of subject matter and concepts; development of relevant skills to a fairly high level; good interpretive and analytical ability; evidence of intellectual initiative; achievement of major and minor objectives of the course. | B+ | 3.3 |
| B | 3.0 | ||
| Good | B− | 2.7 | |
| Satisfactory | Intellectually adequate performance, of fair but not good quality, demonstrating an acceptable understanding of the subject matter and concepts; development of skills to a satisfactory level; adequate interpretive and analytical ability; achievement of major objectives of the course; some minor objectives may not be achieved. The bottom of this range (C−) is the minimum satisfactory standard of achievement in a course. In courses graded CR or NC, CR denotes that the student has attained at least the C− level. |
C+ | 2.3 |
| C | 2.0 | ||
| C− | 1.7 | ||
| Poor | Minimally acceptable performance, demonstrating some understanding of basic subject matter and concepts and partial development of relevant skills, with some evidence of interpretive or analytical ability; achievement of most but not all major objectives of the course; failure to achieve several minor objectives. | D+ | 1.3 |
| Minimal Pass | The bottom of this range (D) indicates that the student has achieved a marginal level of performance which may not be sufficient background for success at the next level in the discipline. | D | 1.0 |
| Failure | Unsatisfactory performance, demonstrating an inadequate understanding of the basic subject matter; failure to develop relevant skills; insufficient evidence of interpretive and analytical ability; and failure to achieve major and minor objectives of the course. | F | 0 |