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Grade and Credit Point System

The following grades are considered in computing semester or cumulative grade averages. Plus and minus grades are computed in cumulative averages effective First Semester 1977-78. Repeated courses or hours with a grade of F are counted when computing grade averages but do not count toward the earned hours required for degrees.

A+	(4.0 Pts.)	B+	(3.3 Pts.)	C+	(2.3 Pts.)	D+	(1.3 Pts.)
A	(4.0 Pts.)	B	(3.0 Pts.)	C	(2.0 Pts.)	D	(1.0 Pts.)
A‑	(3.7 Pts.)	B-	(2.7 Pts.)	C-	(1.7 Pts.)	D-	(0.7 Pts.)
WF	Withdrawn Failing (0 Pts.) (Discontinued First Semester 1977 78)
F	Failing (0 Pts.)

Undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) exception:
Courses that have been retaken under the conditions of the Extended-X (Retaken Course/GPA Exclusion) Policy are noted with an “X” following the grade. Under this policy, both enrollments in the course and their grades remain on the record, but the enrollment of the “X” graded course is excluded from the University credit hour totals and grade point average (IU GPA). This “X” grade may or may not be excluded from the program credit hours and grade point average (Student Program GPA) depending upon the policy of the student's primary program.

The following grades are not considered in computing semester or cumulative university grade point averages:

AU	Audit No credit (Discontinued 1965)
AX through DX	(Including plus and minus grades) Denotes a graded course taken under the Extended-X Policy (See Undergraduate GPA exception above).
CF	Credited on Certificate (Discontinued 1965)
DF	Deferred (Discontinued 1965; Treated as Incomplete)
E	Conditional (Discontinued 1965; Treated as Incomplete)
EX	Exemption (Discontinued 1965)
FX	Denotes a course originally failed and subsequently retaken during or after First Semester 1976-77. (See Undergraduate GPA exception above).
I	Incomplete (Effective First Semester 1977-78, automatically changed to F after one calendar year; See also grade of R.)
NC	No Credit (Established 1971); replaced AUDIT (AU)
NR	No Report Submitted by Instructor (Used for unreported grades for prior semesters or coursework that has not been graded for the current semester)
NY	Used to signify enrollment in a special program for which credit when earned will be shown as an ADDITIONAL entry on the permanent academic record.
O	Denotes an Incomplete in a course taught through Purdue University.
P	Passed (Pass Fail Option) (The Pass Fail Option permits graduate and undergraduate students to enroll in a course and receive a grade of P or F. Pass Fail Option courses are normally limited to electives. The responsibility of approval, as well as special regulations affecting the Option, rests with the dean of the student's school or division under procedures which the school or division establishes. Instructors are not notified of undergraduate students registering for this Option. A grade of P cannot subsequently be changed to a grade of A, B, C, or D.)
R	Deferred (Effective First Semester 1977-78, used for course work which can be evaluated only after two or more semesters such course work was previously graded with I.)
S	Satisfactory (entire class graded S or F)
W	Withdrawn Passing (Prior to Second Semester 1974-75, used to indicate withdrawal while passing. Effective Second Semester 1974-75, used to reflect students who withdraw while passing after the official Drop and Add Period.)
X	Passed Without Grade (Discontinued 1965; Treated as Satisfactory)

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