2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

Academic Policies

 Grade  Description             Quality Points
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   A    Excellent           4 quality points/semester hour
   B    Good                3 quality points/semester hour
   C    Average             2 quality points/semester hour
   D    Passing             1 quality points/semester hour
   F    Failing             0 quality points/semester hour
   P    Passing             0 quality points/semester hour 
                             (for credit courses only.)
                             (See Pass/Fail policy for more information.)
   S    Satisfactory        0 quality points (for zero-credit courses only) 
   U    Unsatisfactory      0 quality points (for zero-credit courses only) 



Other Designations (carrying no quality points):

   I    Incomplete          Student was unable to complete the coursework
                            due to unexpected illness or personal emergency.
                            (See I (Incomplete) Policy for more information.)

   L    Late Grade/         Student work is expected to extend beyond a
        Continuing Course   given semester.
                            (See L (Late Grade, Continuing Course) Policy
                            for more information.)

   Q    Total University    Used when a student has totally and officially
        Withdrawal          withdrawn from the university for a given
                            semester. The  Q  designation is not issued by
                            instructors.
                            (See Total University Withdrawal Policy for
                            more information.)

   R    Research in         Only to be used to indicate deferred status for
        Progress            graduate thesis and dissertation courses.

   W    Individual Course   Used when a student has elected to withdraw from
        Withdrawal          an individual course but not from all courses. 
                            The W grade is not issued by instructors. 
                            (See Individual Course Withdrawal Policy for
                            more information.)

   *    Grade not reported  No grade information was reported by the end of
        by instructor       the normal grading period.