Grading and Transcript Keys

• Adelbert College (1882-1971)*
  
  
  • Prior to September 1939
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    E	Excellent	3
    G	Good	2
    F	Fair	1
    P	Passing	0
    X	Failure	0

  
  
  • September 1939 to September 1952
    
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    A	Excellent	3
    B	Good	2
    C	Fair	1
    D	Passing	0
    F	Failure	0
    I	Incomplete	0
    W	Withdrawn without grade	0
    WP	Withdrawn, passing	0
    WF	Withdrawn, failing	0

  
  
  • Since September 1952**
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    A	Excellent	4
    B	Good	3
    C	Fair	2
    D	Passing	1
    F	Failure	0
    I	Incomplete	0
    W	Withdrawn	0
    S	Audit	0

  
  



• Applied Social Sciences, School of (1915-1988)*
  
  
  • Prior to September 1941
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    E	Excellent
    G	Good
    F	Fair
    P	Pass
    X	Failure
    Inc.	Incomplete

  
  
  • September 1941 to September 1947
    
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    A	90-100
    B	80-89
    C	70-79
    D	60-69
    F	Failure
    Inc.	Incomplete

  • September 1947 to September 1955
    
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    H	Honors
    Cr.	Credit
    N.C.	No credit
    Inc.	Incomplete

  
  
  • Since September 1955**
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    A	Excellent
    B	Good
    C	Poor (minimum passing)
    F	Failure
    W	Withdrew without grade
    WP	Withdrew passing
    WF	Withdrew failing
    Inc.	Incomplete

  
  



• Architecture, School of (1929-1953)*
  
  
  • Prior to September 1938
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    E	Excellent	4
    G	Good	3
    F	Fair	2
    P	Passed, subject to quality rules	1
    D	Deficient, conditioned	0
    X	Failed, repeat course	0

  
  
  • September 1938 to September 1947
    
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    A	Excellent	4
    B	Good	3
    C	Fair	2
    D	Passing	1
    E	Condition with privilege of re-examination	0
    F	Failure	0
    I	Incomplete	0
    W	Withdrawn	0

  
  
  • Since September 1947
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    A	Excellent	4
    B	Good	3
    C	Fair	2
    D	Passing	1
    F	Failure	0
    I	Incomplete	0
    W	Withdrawn	0
    S	Audit	0

  
  



• Case Institute of Technology (1947-1987)
  
  
  • Undergraduate - Prior to September 1962
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    A	Excellent	3
    B	Good	2
    C	Satisfactory	1
    D	Passing	0
    F	Failure	-2
    Conditional Grades
    I	Incomplete
    P	Passing
    L	Audit
    W	Withdrew
    WF	Withdrew failing
    WP	Withdrew passing
    EX	Excused

  
  
  • Undergraduate - Since September 1962**
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    A	Excellent	4
    B	Good	3
    C	Satisfactory	2
    D	Passing	1
    F	Failure	0
    Conditional Grades
    I	Incomplete
    P	Passing
    L	Audit
    W	Withdrew
    WF	Withdrew failing
    WP	Withdrew passing
    EX	Excused

  
  
  • Graduate - Prior to September 1963
    
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    A	Excellent	3
    B	Good	2
    C	Satisfactory	1
    D	Unsatisfactory	0
    F	Unsatisfactory	-2*
    Conditional Grades
    I	Incomplete
    P	Passing
    L	Audit
    W	Withdrew
    WF	Withdrew failing
    WP	Withdrew passing
    EX	Excused

    * Except during period September 1961 - September 1963 where F=0 quality points

  
  
  • Graduate - Since September 1963**
    
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    A	Excellent	4
    B	Good	3
    C	Satisfactory	2
    D	Unsatisfactory	0
    F	Unsatisfactory	0
    I	Incomplete
    P	Passing
    L	Audit
    W	Withdrew
    WF	Withdrew failing
    WP	Withdrew passing
    EX	Excused





Case Western Reserve University (1967-present)



• Prior to 1973
  
  

  Letter Grade	Meaning	Notes
  A	Excellent
  B	Good
  C	Fair
  D	Passing
  F	Failure
  P	Passing (pass/fail option)
  H	Honors (pass/fail option)	Nursing only
  PD	Passed with distinction (pass/fail option)	School of Mgmt. only
  R	Satisfactory - credit earned	Graduate and professional schools only
  U	Unsatisfactory - no credit	Graduate and professional schools only
  I	Incomplete
  R	Extended incomplete, no credit	Undergraduate schools only
  AD	Audit
  W	Withdrew
  WP	Withdrew passing
  WF	Withdrew failing
  FW	Failure assigned by Registrar (undergraduate)
  UW	Failure assigned by Registrar (graduate)
  ( )	Hours not earned toward degree



• 1973 to 1987
  
  

  Letter Grade	Meaning	Notes
  A	Excellent
  B	Good
  C	Fair
  D	Passing
  U	Unsatisfactory
  P	Passed
  PD	Pass with distinction	Mgmt. only
  H	Honors	Nursing only
  F	Failure
  AD	Audit
  I	Incomplete
  R	Satisfactory	Graduate only
  R	Conditional grade	Undergraduate only
  W	Withdrew
  WP	Withdrew passing	Case only
  WF	Withdrew failing	Case only
  CR	Credit	Western Reserve College only
  ( )	Hours not averaged or earned toward degree



• 1987 to 2008
  
  

  Letter Grade	Meaning	Notes
  A+		Law School only, prior to fall 1994
  A	Excellent
  A-		Law School, Dental School only
  B+		Law School, Dental School only
  B	Good
  B-		Law School, Dental School only
  C+		Law School, Dental School only
  C	Fair
  C-		Law School, Dental School only
  D+		Law School, Dental School only
  D	Passing	Not awarded at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and School of Nursing; considered a poor grade for students in the School of Graduate Studies or any professional school
  F	Failure
  I	Incomplete
  IN	Incomplete	Graduate and professional schools only, beginning fall 1989
  R	Satisfactory	For undergraduate courses which extend more than one semester; final grade issued at conclusion of course
  AD	Successful audit
  NG	Unsuccessful audit	Graduate and professional schools prior to fall 1998
  P	Passing	Pass/fail course only
  NP	Not passing	Pass/fail course only
  H	Honor	Law School LL.M. USLS
  H	High Honors	Pass/fail course only; School of Nursing
  S	Satisfactory	Master/doctoral thesis (also may be used in research courses)
  U	Unsatisfactory	Used in the School of Graduate Studies as punitive through 1990
  W	Withdrew from the class
  WD	Withdrew from all classes	Beginning fall 1989
  WF	Withdrew under Academic Regs. 5&6	Law School only
  WU	Withdrew from all classes	Prior to fall 1989
  Z	Instructor did not turn in grade



• Since Fall 2008






• Cleveland College (1925-1971)
  
  
  • Prior to September 1939
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    A	Excellent	3
    B	Good	2
    C	Fair	1
    D	Passing	0
    E	Failure	1
    I	Incomplete	1
    W	Withdrawn	1
    abs	Absent from final examination	1

  
  
  • September 1939 to September 1968
    
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points - Prior to Sept. 1952	Quality Points - Since to Sept. 1952
    A	Excellent	3	4
    B	Good	2	3
    C	Fair	1	2
    D	Passing	0	1
    F	Failure	1	0
    I	Incomplete	1	0
    W	Withdrawn	1	0
    S	Audit		0

  
  
  • Since September 1968**
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    A	Excellent	4
    B	Good	3
    C	Fair	2
    D	Passing	1
    F	Failure	0
    P	Pass/Fail	0
    I	Incomplete	0
    W	Withdrawn	0
    L	Audit	0

  
  



• Education, School of (1928-1945)*
  
  
  • Prior to September 1939
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    E	Excellent
    G	Good
    F	Fair
    P	Passing
    D	Failure
    Inc.	Incomplete
    W	Withdrawn

  
  
  • Since September 1939
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    A	Excellent
    B	Good
    C	Fair
    D	Passing
    F	Failure
    Inc.	Incomplete
    Wd.	Withdrawn

  
  



• Flora Stone Mather College (1931-1971)*
  
  
  • Prior to September 1939
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    E	Excellent	3
    G	Good	2
    F	Fair	1
    P	Pass	0
    D	Deficient	0
    X	Deficient without privilege of re-examination	-1

  
  
  • September 1939 to September 1945
    
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    A	Excellent	3
    B	Good	2
    C	Fair	1
    D	Passing	0
    E	Deficient	-1
    F	Deficient without privilege of re-examination	-1

  
  
  • Since September 1945**
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points - Prior to Sept. 1952	Quality Points - Since to Sept. 1952
    A	Excellent	3	4
    B	Good	2	3
    C	Fair	1	2
    D	Passing	0	1
    F	Failure	-1	0
    I	Incomplete	-1	0
    W	Withdrawn
    S	Audit		0

  
  



• Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing (1923-present)*
  
  
  • Prior to September 1941
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points - Undergraduate Only
    E	Excellent	4
    G	Good	3
    F	Fair	2
    P	Passing	1
    X	Failure	0
    W	Withdrawn	0

  
  
  • September 1941 to February 1954
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points - Undergraduate Only
    A	Excellent	4
    B	Good	3
    C	Fair	2
    D	Passing	1
    E	Condition
    F	Failure	0
    W	Withdrawn	0
    I	Incomplete	0
    S	Audit	0

  
  
  • Since February 1954**
    
    
    

    Undergraduate

    Letter Grade	Meaning	Quality Points
    A	Excellent	4
    B	Good	3
    C	Fair	2
    D	Passing	1
    F	Failure	0
    W	Withdrawn	0
    I	Incomplete	0
    S	Audit	0

    
    

    Graduate

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    A	Excellent
    B	Good
    C	Fair
    F	Failure
    W	Withdrawn without grade
    WP	Withdrawn, passing
    WF	Withdrawn, failing
    I	Incomplete
    S	Audit




• Graduate School (1926-1967)*
  
  
  • Prior to September 1939
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    Cr.	Credit (good or excellent)
    U	Undergraduate credit
    N.C.	No credit
    H or A	Auditor
    W	Withdrew
    Inc	Incomplete

  
  
  • September 1939 to February 1942
    
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    A	Excellent
    B	Good
    C	Fair
    D	Pass
    F	Failure
    W	Withdrew
    Aud	Auditor
    Inc	Incomplete

  • February 1942 to September 1948
    
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    H	Honors
    Cr.	Credit
    N.C.	No Credit
    Aud	Auditor
    W	Withdrew
    Inc	Incomplete
    U	Undergraduate

  
  
  • Since September 1948**
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    A	Excellent
    B	Good
    C	Passing
    F	Failure
    W	Withdrew without grade
    WP	Withdrew passing
    WF	Withdrew failing
    Aud	Auditor
    Inc	Incomplete
    U	Undergraduate
    L or S	Audit

  
  



• Library Science, School of (1903-1981)*
  
  
  • Prior to September 1939
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    E	Excellent
    G	Good
    F	Fair
    P	Pass
    D	Deficient
    Cr.	Credit
    Aud.	Audit
    Inc.	Incomplete

  
  
  • September 1939 to September 1948
    
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    A	Excellent
    B	Good
    C	Fair
    D	Pass
    E	Deficient
    Cr.	Credit
    Aud.	Audit
    Inc.	Incomplete

  
  
  • Since September 1948
    
    

    Letter Grade	Meaning
    A	Excellent
    B	Good
    C	Passing
    F	Failure
    W	Withdrew without grade
    WP	Withdrew passing
    WF	Withdrew failing
    Cr.	Credit
    Aud.	Audit
    Inc.	Incomplete




• Medicine, School of (1843-present)*
  
  
  • University Track
  
  
  
  • College Track: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (2002-present)

* formerly part of Western Reserve University

** after 1967 also refer to Case Western Reserve University

For questions about specific historical grades or for transcript keys not listed on this page, contact us at registrar@case.edu.