1999-2000 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        Withdrawal          withdrawn from the university for a given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.