| Note:
There is no official percentile equivalent for grades
at American University.
| Grades calculated in the grade
point average: |
| Grade |
Quality Points (QP) |
| 4-point |
3-point * |
| A (Excellent) |
4.0 |
3 |
| A- |
3.7 |
|
| B+ |
3.3 |
|
| B (Good) |
3.0 |
2 |
| B - |
2.7 |
|
| C+ |
2.3 |
|
| C (Satisfactory) |
2.0 |
1 |
| C- |
1.7 |
|
| D (Poor) |
1.0 |
0 |
| F (Failure) |
0 |
-1 |
| X (administrative
penalty) |
0 |
|
* The 3-point system was used prior to fall 1970
| Grades not calculated
in the grade point average: |
| I |
= |
Incomplete* |
| IP |
= |
In progress |
| L |
= |
Audit |
| N |
= |
No grade reported or invalid grade |
| P |
= |
Pass** |
| W |
= |
Withdrawal (after first two weeks
of semester) |
| ZF |
= |
Fail on pass/fail option |
| ZL |
= |
Administrative withdrawal from audit |
| ZX |
= |
Fail (administrative penalty) on pass/fail
option |
*Incompletes: Before fall 1980, an Incomplete
could stand as a permanent grade.
Effective fall 1980, an Incomplete may no longer
stand as a permanent grade. The Incomplete Contract between
student and instructor includes a default grade specified
by the instructor; this grade is recorded as the final
grade should the student fail to submit the outstanding
work by the end of the following semester.
**Pass: Indicates a quality of performance no less
than C for undergraduates or B for graduate students on
a conventional grading scale.
| Discontinued: |
| R |
= |
Repeated course (follows the grade) |
| S |
= |
Satisfactory |
| U |
= |
Unsatisfactory |
| WF |
= |
Withdrawal failing |
| WP |
= |
Withdrawal passing |
| Z |
= |
No grade reported (on pass/fail option) |
|
