Graduate School Grading System The following letter grades and their achievement equivalents are used by instructors in the Graduate School to evaluate a student's performance in a course. Grade points corresponding to each letter grade determine a student's academic average and eligibility to graduate. Each grade, A through F, has a specific point value. The points earned in any course equal the point value of the grade multiplied by the number of semester hours credited. The grade point average (GPA) is found by dividing the total grade points earned by the total number of semester hours credited in those courses for which grade point values have been assigned. Note: Credits that are accepted for a Marquette degree, if transferred from another university, will not be included when calculating the student's GPA. Grade Achievement Point Value A Excellent 4.00 AB   3.50 B Satisfactory 3.00 BC   2.50 C Minimally acceptable on a limited basis for graduate credit 2.00 F Failure 0 Grade points are not affected by the following grades: W Withdrawal (before withdrawal deadline). Signifies an official withdrawal with the approval of the vice provost for research and graduate programs. ADW Administrative withdrawal.  Assigned when a student is withdrawn from a course for administrative reasons, as determined by the university via a formal hearing and / or appeal process. UW Unexcused Withdrawal.  Assigned when a student is registered for the course, never attends, and fails to officially withdraw from the course. S/U Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.  Alternative grading option to the A - F scheme used by the colleges in credit-bearing, competency-based courses.  Refer to S/U Grading below SNC/UNC Satisfactory / No Credit and Unsatisfactory / No Credit.  Mandatory grading option used for satisfactory or unsatisfactory work done in zero credit-bearing courses. CR/NC Credit / No Credit.  An option chosen by students, available in a limited number of elective credit-bearing courses.  This grade replaces the S / U grade previously used for this option. NG No grade available.  Assigned when grades are not submitted by the instructor by the grading deadline. AU Audit. Carries no graduate credit. Students must register for the course as auditors, attend class meetings regularly, and fulfill such other requirements as may be assigned in writing by the course instructor no later than the second meeting of the class after registering for audit. I Incomplete X Missed Examination IX Both Incomplete and Missed Examination IE Temporary grade assigned to those students who are granted an extension to the deadline to remove an I, IX, or X grade. IC Temporary grade assigned in any course not scheduled for completion by the term grading deadline. This grade does not infer any negative activity on the part of the student. IR Temporary grade assigned to those students who are required to remediate a portion of a course before proceeding to the next course in a series of required courses PI Permanent grade assigned to those students who do not have the temporary grades of I, IX or X removed by the published deadline SY Permanent grade indicating satisfactory work completed in the first term of a series of year-long courses, and where grades are assigned only to the final course in the series All graduate students must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.00 to graduate. Normally, graduate courses are not repeated for a higher grade. S/U Grading Under no circumstances may the undergraduate S/U option be exercised by a graduate student taking an undergraduate course for graduate credit. Further, graduate students required to take undergraduate courses as prerequisites or to remedy deficiencies may not take those courses for S/U grades, as this option is not available. However, a few select graduate courses are offered for S/U grades only. S/U graded courses are different than S/U option. Courses of this type usually are limited to practica, department colloquia, or special seminar courses.