Grades and symbols
Campus offices use a standard set of grades and grading symbols to mark a student's progress at the university.
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An undergraduate student's performance in academic work is expressed by the following five grades.
A |
Excellent |
4 grade points |
|---|---|---|
B |
Above average |
3 grade points |
C |
Average |
2 grade points |
D |
Pass |
1 grade points |
F |
Failure |
0 grade points |
To receive credit for a course, an undergraduate must earn a grade of at least D. Academic departments may require a higher grade for the course to be counted toward the student's degree.
A graduate student's performance in graduate courses is expressed by the following grades.
A |
4 grade points |
|---|---|
A- |
3.67 grade points |
B+ |
3.33 grade points |
B |
3 grade points |
B- |
2.67 grade points |
C+ |
2.33 grade points |
C |
2 grade points |
C- |
1.67 grade points |
D+ |
1.33 grade points |
D |
1 grade point |
D- |
0.67 grade points |
F |
0 grade points |
One of the following symbols may be assigned instead of a grade. Courses in which these symbols are recorded are not included in the grade point average.
CR |
Credit |
|---|---|
NC |
No credit |
Q |
Course was dropped |
W |
Student withdrew from the University |
X |
Temporary delay of course grade |
I |
Permanent incomplete |
* asterisk |
Course is continuing |
S |
Satisfactory |
U |
Unsatisfactory |
# pound sign |
Grade was not submitted in time for this report |
Z |
Student is registered on the credit/no credit or pass/fail basis |
Complete information on grades and symbols is given in General Information.
To receive the symbol CR, an undergraduate must earn a grade of at least D. To receive the symbol CR, a graduate student must earn a grade of at least C.
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- Joy Hill, asst registrar
- 512 475-7644
- Main Bldg room 1, Registrar Records M5505 | off campus: The University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Registrar, Student Academic Records, PO Box 7216, Austin TX 78713-7216