Grades/GPA
Grades are due in the Office of the Registrar the Tuesday following the end of the grading period. Midterm and final grades are available immediately after they are posted via your UIndy Self-Service account.
For more information on grading policies, consult the Academic Information and Policies section of the Academic Catalog.
Calculating Your Grade Point Average (GPA)
A student’s grade point average is determined by dividing the total number of quality points earned by the total number of quality hours attempted. Quality points and quality hours are calculated in classes graded by traditional letter grades (A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, and F, including Fs earned in pass/fail courses).
| Course | Letter Grade | Hours x Quality Points | Total Quality Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART-110 (2 hours) | B | 2 x 3.0 | 6.0 |
| ENGL-101 (3 hours) | C+ | 3 x 2.3 | 6.9 |
| MATH-190 (4 hours) | A- | 4 x 3.7 | 14.8 |
| BIOL-155 (4 hours) | B+ | 4 x 3.3 | 13.2 |
| HIST-102 (3 hours) | C | 3 x 2.0 | 6.0 |
Total hours = 16 hours
Total quality points = 46.9
Equation: Total number of quality points (46.9) divided by total number of quality hours (16) equals grade point average.
Example: 46.9 ÷ 16 = 2.93
The student has a 2.93 grade point average for the semester. The student’s cumulative grade point average is calculated by dividing the total number of quality points for all semesters by the total number of quality hours for all semesters.
Grading Scale
Academic progress is evaluated on the following 4.0 grading scale.
| Letter Grade | Quality Points |
|---|---|
| A | 4.0 |
| A- | 3.7 |
| B+ | 3.3 |
| B | 3.0 |
| B- | 2.7 |
| C+ | 2.3 |
| C | 2.0 |
| C- | 1.7 |
| D+ | 1.3 |
| D | 1.0 |
| D- | 0.7 |
| F | 0.0 |
The following grades are not used in computing a student’s grade point average, but the hours earned are included in the earned hours totals:
- S - Satisfactory; credit awarded for grade of C- or above in
designated courses - P - Passing; credit awarded for grade of D- or above in a
pass/fail course - CR - Credit; credit awarded in credit/no credit course
The following grades are not used in computing a student’s grade point average, and hours are not included in either quality hours or earned hours:
- AU - Audit; no credit
- MP - Mathematics proficiency demonstrated
- MN - Mathematics proficiency not demonstrated
- NC - No credit awarded for credit/no-credit course
- U - Unsatisfactory progress in designated courses
- W - Withdrawal; no credit awarded
- WN - Withdrawn administratively; no credit awarded
The following grades are temporary grades not used in computing a student’s grade point average:
- DE - Deferred*
- IN - Incomplete**
- IP - In progress (used for graduate or doctoral thesis only)
- Z - No grade submitted by instructor
* A DE (deferred) grade is submitted in courses having requirements that normally extend beyond the semester’s end (e.g., research/thesis projects and some internships, practica, or student teaching assignments).
** An IN (incomplete) grade may be submitted when a student has not completed all work required for a course. The remaining work must be completed within six months of the time the incomplete grade was submitted or within a time frame established by the instructor. If the work is not completed in the prescribed time, the registrar will record a grade of F for the course.
Grades are due in the Office of the Registrar the Tuesday following the end of the grading period. Midterm and final grades are available immediately after they are posted via your UIndy Self-Service account.
For more information on grading policies, consult the Academic Information and Policies section of the Academic Catalog.