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GRADING SYSTEM

The following grading system is used at Case Western Reserve University:

Letter Grade Meaning Quality Points
A Excellent 4
B Good 3
C Fair 2
D Passing 1
F Failure 0
I Incomplete
W Withdrawal from a class
WD Withdrawal from all classes for a particular semester
WF Withdrawn under Academic Regs. 5 & 6 (Law School)
AD Successful audit
NG Unsuccessful audit
P Passing in a pass/no pass course
NP Not passing in a pass/no pass course
COM Commendable (School of Medicine only)
H Honors in a pass/no pass course (Nursing, Law and Medicine only)
R For courses that extend for more than one semester.
S* Satisfactory (for master's or doctoral thesis, EMBA seminar courses and Medicine only)
U* Unsatisfactory (for master's or doctoral thesis, EMBA seminar courses, Law School and Medicine only)
RPT Repeated Course
FF** Failure N/A
WW** Withdrawal from a class N/A
NPP** Not passing in a pass/no pass course N/A
Z Instructor did not turn in grade

* Allowed for undergraduates as midterm grades only.

** Indicates special non-evaluative grades given for freshman forgiveness. Starting with the Fall 1999 semester, these grades will show on grade reports only. Freshman forgiveness grades do not appear on official University transcripts.

For more information on freshman forgiveness, see the Academic Standing section marked "The Freshman Year:" in the Undergraduate Studies section of the General Bulletin.