A

Superior achievement. Four quality points given per semester hour.

AU

Audit. Course attendance as a listener. No credit given, no quality points assigned, no attendance requirement.

B

Average achievement. Three quality points given per semester hour.

C

Below average achievement. Two quality points given per semester hour.

D

Unacceptable work. One quality point given per semester hour. Cannot be counted toward a graduate degree or certificate.

F

Failing work. No credit given; no quality points assigned.

I

Incomplete. Assigned by the instructor when a student, due to circumstances beyond his or her control, has not satisfied some requirement of the course. The deadline for a student to remedy a grade of I is the last day of class of the next semester enrolled or one calendar year from the date of the grade whichever occurs first. If the grade of I is on a student's record at the time of graduation, it is treated as an F.

N

No grade. Assigned by the Office of Student Records when a grade is not reported by the instructor.

S

Satisfactory work. Applicable to specified credit courses, and all thesis and dissertation work, and will not be counted in the GPA.

U

Unsatisfactory work. Applicable to specified credit courses.

W

Withdrawal. Recorded by the Office of Student Records when a student withdraws. (Non attendance does not constitute withdrawal; see "Withdrawal Policy" on page 34)

X

Excused absence from examination. Assigned by the instructor when a student completes all course requirements except the final examination. This grade becomes an F unless the examination is completed by the time of the announced deferred examination date at the beginning of the semester of next regular enrollment of the student. (See Examinations and UAH calendar.) Time schedule permits a student to take only one examination on this date. If a student receives more than one grade of X, he or she should make arrangements directly with other instructors for additional make-up examinations.