Grading System
Course grades are recorded on the student’s permanent transcript at the end of each semester. Students can view final grades using the student portal. Students may request a progress report from the instructor in each of their courses prior to the last day for withdrawal in each semester. Letter grades, which may be modified by plus or minus symbols, indicate the level of performance in a course as follows: A (Excellent), B (Good), C (Average), D (Poor); a grade of F indicates that a student has failed the course. Only grades for courses taken at Assumption University and at HECCMA Consortium partner institutions through cross-registration are included in the calculation of GPAs for transcript purposes.
Grade Point Average
Assumption uses a four point system. The following is a numerical conversion of letter grades: A (4.0); A- (3.7); B+ (3.3); B (3.0); B-(2.7); C+ (2.3); C (2.0); C- (1.7); D+ (1.3); D (1.0); D-(.7); F (0).
| Letter Grade | Points Earned |
|---|---|
| A | 4.0 |
| A- | 3.7 |
| B+ | 3.3 |
| B | 3.0 |
| B- | 2.7 |
| C+ | 2.3 |
| C | 2.0 |
| C- | 1.7 |
| D+ | 1.3 |
| D | 1.0 |
| D- | 0.7 |
| F | 0.0 |
Grade point averages are calculated by multiplying the points for the grade earned by the number of credits the course is worth, then dividing by the total number of credits attempted. If a student earns a B in five 3-credit courses, she would have earned 3 points times 3 credits, or 9 grade points for each of five courses. Nine times five yields a total of 45 grade points. Divided by the 15 credits attempted, the student has a 3.0 grade point average for the semester.
Pass/No Credit
In order to allow students the opportunity to explore courses which they might otherwise D+ 1.3 be hesitant to take, the University offers a Pass/No Credit option. Under this option, the D 1.0 student receives a grade of P (Pass) for performance at the level of C- or higher and NC D- 0.7 (No Credit) for performance at an unsatisfactory level (i.e., below C minus). Neither grade F 0.0 will include quality points calculated into the student’s overall GPA. This option is available to all second, third, and fourth year students who have an overall GPA of 2.0 at the time the option is requested. Transfer students must have completed at least one semester at Assumption before they are eligible. Qualified students must request this option by contacting the Registrar’s Office up to the last day for withdrawing from a course, as published in the academic calendar. Once the pass/no credit has been approved by the Registrar’s Office, the P/NC option is final. The student will not receive a letter grade in the course on his or her grade report or transcript. This option applies only to free elective courses and may not be used for any courses taken to satisfy Foundations Program, Major, or Minor requirements. Only two courses may be taken for Pass/No Credit during the student’s time at the University, and only one may be taken in any given semester.
Incomplete
An Incomplete may be awarded if a student is unable, due to documented serious illness or emergency in the last two weeks of the semester, to complete the requirements of his/her course by the final grade deadline. The Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, in consultation with the instructor of record, authorizes the awarding of an Incomplete. An Incomplete cannot be approved if the student has completed the requirements for the class. Requests for Incomplete must be submitted prior to the end of the semester. Authorization of an Incomplete extends the time allotted to complete the course by six weeks. Faculty overseeing an Incomplete must submit a Change of Grade form no later than six weeks after the last day of finals for the relevant term (fall, intersession, spring, or summer). After the six-week period has elapsed, the Incomplete will be converted to an F.
Change of Grade
All grade changes must be requested by the instructor of record before the end of the sixth week of the following semester. Students requesting a change of grade do so by petitioning the faculty member in writing, stating the reason for the request. If the faculty member agrees, he/she submits a change of grade form, available on the Faculty Team Site on the portal. Grade changes are approved only in the case of error in the computation or submission of a grade, or other accident or error. All requests for changes of grade based on work turned in after the last day of the semester will be denied.