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Grading Policies

The APUS grading system is provided in the following chart. Additional information regarding the posting of grades and the petitioning of grades is available in the Student Handbook.

Grade

Quality Points

Description

A

4.0

All: Very high quality, clearly above average work

A-

3.67

 

B+

3.33

 

B

3.0

Undergraduate: Above average
Graduate: Expected performance level

B-

2.67

 

C+

2.33

 

C

2.0

 

C-

1.67

Undergraduate: Below Average
Graduate: Unsatisfactory

D+

1.33

Undergraduate: Unsatisfactory
Graduate: Failing

D

1.0

Undergraduate: Unsatisfactory
Graduate: Failing

D-

.67

Undergraduate: Unsatisfactory
Graduate: Failing

F

0.0

Undergraduate: Failing
Graduate: Failing

P

NONE

Undergraduate: Pass
Graduate: Pass

PD

NONE

Graduate Comprehensive Exam Only: Pass with Distinction

FAIL

NONE

Graduate Comprehensive Exam Only: Failed the Exam

I

NONE

All: Incomplete

DP

NONE

Dropped

W

NONE

All: Withdrawn

WP

NONE

All: Withdrawn Passing

WF

NONE

All: Withdrawn Failing

x

NONE

Audit grade: No Academic Credit awarded

S

NONE

Satisfactory:
No Academic Credit awarded

U

NONE

Unsatisfactory
No Academic Credit awarded



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